Pokemon GO Adding Galar Pokemon in Upcoming Event

Pokemon GO announced the debut of Rookidee, Corvisquire, and Corviknight on January 21 at the Steely Resolve event. Pokemon GO players have been waiting for the addition of the Corviknight evolutionary line for some time, and now it comes to increase the number of Galar Pokemon available in the game.

With the launch of Pokemon GO's Dual Destiny Season in December 2024, Niantic introduced a new loading screen. This screen caught the attention of players, who promptly noticed the appearance of Rookidee and Corviknight, two Pokemon that had not been announced until then. But players noticed that the Flying/Steel-type wasn't revealed by subsequent events, leaving the community wondering when the pocket monsters would finally debut in the augmented reality game.

That wait is now over, as Rookidee, Corvisquire, and Corviknight will debut in Pokemon GO on January 21 during the Steely Resolve event. The event will start at 10 am and end on January 26 at 8 pm local time, and during that time players will see the trio for the first time in the game. Another part of the Dual Destiny seasonal Special Research will be available with new rewards. Magnetic Lure Modules will attract critters like Onix and Beldum, and Shadow Pokemon can forget the Charged Attack Frustration by using a Charged TM. Niantic will increase the spawns of 10 monsters, including Clefairy, Paldean Wooper, and Carbink.

Corviknight Evolutionary Line Debuts in Pokemon GO

• When: Tuesday, January 21, at 10 am local time to Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 8 pm
• New Pokemon: Rookidee, Corvisquire, Corviknight

Added

• Dual Destiny Special Survey
• Field Research Tasks
• $5 Paid Timed Research

Bonuses

• Use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokemon forget the Charged Attack Frustration
• Magnetic Lure Modules will attract different Pokemon, such as Onix, Beldum, Shieldon, and Rookidee

Wild encounters

• Clefairy*
• Machop*
• Totodile*
• Marill*
• Hoppip*
• Paldean Wooper*
• Shieldon*
• Bunnelby*
• Carbink
• Mareanie*

(*Can be shiny)

Raids

• One-Star Raids
• Lickitung*
• Skorupi*
• Pancham*
• Amaura*

Five-Star Raids

• Deoxys (Attack Forme)* until January 24 at 10 am
• Deoxys (Defense Forme)* until January 24 at 10 am
• Dialga* beginning January 24 at 10 am

Mega Raids

• Mega Gallade* until January 24 at 10 am
• Mega Medicham* beginning January 24 at 10 am

(*Can be bright)

2km Eggs

• Shieldon*
• Carbink
• Mareanie*
• Rookidee

(*Can be shiny)

Featured Attacks

• Machamp
  • Evolve Machoke during the event to get a Machamp that knows the Fast Attack Karate Chop.

• Feraligatr
  • Evolve Croconaw during the event to get a Feraligatr that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.

• Quagsire
  • Evolve Wooper during the event to get a Quagsire that knows the Charged Attack Aqua Tail.

• Lickilicky
  • Evolve Lickitung during the event to get a Lickilicky that knows the Charged Attack Body Slam.

• Corviknight
  • Evolve Corvisquire (Rookidee's Evolution) during the event to get a Corviknight that knows the Charged Attack Iron Head.

• Clodsire
  • Evolve Paldean Wooper during the event to get a Clodsire that knows the Charged Attack Megahorn.

GO Battle Week: Dual Destiny

• When: Tuesday, January 21, at 12:00 a.m. local time to Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
• Bonuses
  • 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include end-of-set rewards.)
  • The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase from five to 20-for a total of 100 battles-from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
  • Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include shoes for your avatar inspired by Grimsley.
  • Pokemon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

Active Leagues

The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT -8) on the dates listed below.

January 14 - January 21

• Master League*
  • Color Cup: Great League Edition*

• January 21 - January 28
  • Great League*
  • Ultra League*
  • Master League*

*4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Mega raids and one- and five-star raids will be available in the Steely Resolve event, the latter with Deoxys Attack and Defense Forme, and Dialga. By hatching 2km eggs, trainers can get Shieldon, Carbink, Mareanie, or Rookidee. Like other Pokemon GO events, new Field Research tasks, $5 Paid Timed Research, Showcases, and web store offers will be available. Machoke, Croconaw, Wooper, Lickitung, Corvisquire, and Paldean Wooper, who evolve during the event, will learn a featured attack. GO Battle Week will feature new leagues, and bonuses such as 4x Stardust for winning rewards.

The year has got off to an engaging start for Pokemon GO players, with several events to take part. In addition to Corviknight and its pre-evolutions finally making their debut in the game, the new Shadow Raids announced by Niantic will take place in January and bring Shadow Ho-Oh back to the game. Other new features are the new Dynamax raids with the Legendary Birds of Kanto from January 20 to February 3, and the Pokemon GO Community Day Classic will be back months after the most recent edition.