The annual Pokemon Go event returns July 17-18 and will feature rotating habitats, special Pokemon spawns, and more bonuses for all players and ticket holders alike.
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Pokemon Go Fest 2021 is set for July 17 and 18, with special music-themed events for both ticketed and free attendees.
Speaking of tickets, the first big piece of Pokemon Go Fest news is that Niantic is slashing prices from previous years: in honor of Pokemon Go s fifth anniversary (and Pokemon s 25th) you ll only need to pay $5 instead of $14.99 to get your virtual ticket. The
complete experience will include a Special Research story where you help Professor Willow put on a concert, including whether you want Pikachu Rock Star or Pikachu Pop Star to take the stage. Your choice will determine which special new track from Pokemon series music producer Junichi Masuda will play throughout the event, so choose wisely.
Pokemon Go Fest 2021 Will Have Lower Ticket Price, Plus Several New Event Pokemon
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Pokemon Go has announced new details about this summer s Pokemon Go Fest. The upcoming event, which takes place on July 17th and 18th, will add several new costumed Pokemon, including the arrival of Pikachu Rock Star and Pikachu Pop Star from
Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. The event will also feature three Pokemon usually exclusive to a specific geographic region - Sawk, Throh, and Chatot will all appear in the wild to players who participate in the event. This year s event will also have a lower ticket cost - players will only have to pay $5 for a ticket compared to last year s cost of $15.
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Pokémon Go Fest will return this July as an online event, similar to the virtual Go Fest held in 2020 in response to the pandemic.
Pokémon Go developer Niantic announced Thursday that the two-day virtual event will run take place July 17-18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time each day, and will feature a reduced ticket price of just $4.99.
Tickets for last year’s Pokémon Go Fest cost $14.99, and this year’s lowered price marks the fifth anniversary of
Pokémon Go, which launched July 6, 2016.
Pokémon Go Fest 2021 will feature a music festival theme. In accordance with that theme, ticket buyers will have to choose between one of two ticket variations: one featuring Pikachu Rock Star or one featuring Pikachu Pop Star (Niantic says they’ll be tradable). Depending on which ticket players choose, Pikachu Rock Star or Pikachu Pop Star will appear in the wild, and players can fill out their Go Fest in-game “band” with Galarian Ponyt
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Here s everything we currently know about
Ticket prices have been drastically reduced from $14.99 to $5 USD!
The event will be split into two themed days again.
Pokémon GO Fest 2021 Day 1: Catch! will take place Saturday, July 17, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. Features include:
Themed habitats: Jungle, Desert Mountain, Ocean Beach, and Cave.
Jungle spawns: Scyther, Aipom, Froakie, and more. Unown F, Unown G, Ludicolo, Chatot, Leafeon, and Serperior will be attracted to Incense.
Desert Mountain spawns: Skarmory, Shieldon, Hippopotas, and more. Flareon, Unown F, Unown G, Tyranitar, Flygon, and Throh will be attracted to Incense.