Pokemon Go Fest 2022 tickets, new Pokemon and gameplay details announced

Niantic has announced details about this year’s Pokemon Go Fest. They include confirmations of at least one new Pokemon (Shaymin) and teasers for another. The two-day event is open to Pokemon Go players, with or without tickets. Pokemon Go Fest 2022 tickets are now on sale, and cost $14.99.

Pokemon Go players who purchase a ticket for the event will have opportunities to catch rare and regional Pokemon like Axew, Tropius, and Torkoal during Go Fest 2022. Shiny versions will be added to the event of Shroomish and Numel as well as Karrablast, Axews, Shelmet, Unown B, Shelmet and Axew.

Players can also catch Land Forme Shaymin by completing customizable special research. That customization means that players will be able to choose from Relaxed, Standard and Master difficulty levels (each with their own sticker rewards), and personalized gameplay focus (Catch, Explore, or Battle) to get special research tasks that suit their play style.

Players believe they’ve also spotted an unannounced addition: Zygarde appears to be hiding deep in the background in official art released for Go Fest.

Here’s how Pokemon Go Fest 2022, which runs Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 5, will go down, for players without tickets:

Day 1

Rotating Habitats – Different Pokemon will appear during each habitat hour – City, Plains, Rainforest, Tundra.

City: Magnemite, Alolan Grimer, Hitmonchan, Baltoy, Trash Cloak Burmy, Pidove, Trubbish, Gothita, and Litten. If you’re lucky, you may encounter Bronzor or Golett!

Plains: Girafarig, Larvitar, Numel, Trapinch, Buizel, Patrat, Drilbur, Shelmet, and Litleo. If you’re lucky, you may encounter Dunsparce or Rufflet!

Rainforest: Mudkip, Seedot, Shroomish, Slakoth, Turtwig, Chimchar, Venipede, Karrablast, and Rowlet. If you’re lucky, you may encounter Binacle or Skrelp!

Tundra: Omanyte, Swinub, Wingull, Meditite, Wailmer, Spheal, Piplup, Cubchoo, and Popplio. You may be lucky enough to encounter Vanillite and Bergmite.

Shiny Pokemon Debuts – For the first time in Pokemon GO, Trainers will be able to encounter Shiny Shroomish, Shiny Numel, Shiny Karrablast, Shiny Axew and Shiny Shelmet, if they are lucky.

Day 2

Global Challenge Arena – Trainers can work together to complete a collaborative challenge each hour. If they succeed, they’ll earn a bonus for the remainder of the hour.

Pokemon Go Raid Debut – A certain Pokemon will appear in five-star raids for the first time in Pokemon Go.

Special Research – Log in during event hours to claim a short Special Research story

Both Days

Pikachu with a Shaymin-inspired Gracidea flower costume will be in the wild and one-star raids. Axew may appear in one star raids. There is a possibility that he will be shining.

Players who purchase a ticket to Pokemon Go Fest 2022 will get the following gameplay features and bonuses:

Day 1

Rotating Habitats – In addition to the Pokemon featured during each habitat hour, the following Pokemon will be attracted to Incense if you have an event ticket.

City: Galarian Weezing, Unown B, Unown G, Unown O, Unown U, and Klink.

Plains: Unown B, Unown G, Unown O, Unown U, Torkoal, and Axew.

Rainforest: Unown B, Unown G, Unown O, Unown U, Tropius, and Pancham.

Tundra: Galarian Mr. Mime, Unown A, Unown G and Unown O. Unown U is Galarian Darumaka.

Customized Special Research – Conduct Special Research to encounter Land Forme Shaymin

Rewards

By dividing your experience into Standard, Relaxed and Master levels of difficulty you can get different stickers.

Personalize the gameplay focus between Catch, Explore or Battle to change Special Research tasks accordingly.

Shiny Pokemon Debut – For the first time in Pokemon GO, Trainers will be able to encounter Shiny Unown B, if they’re lucky.

Increased Shiny Rate – Trainers will have increased chances of encountering Shiny Pokemon in the wild during event hours. On Saturday, chances are better than Sunday.

Global Challenge Arena – Trainers can work together to complete a collaborative challenge each hour. If they succeed, they’ll earn a bonus for the remainder of the hour.

Day 2

Additional Special Research story after completing Sunday’s short Special Research story available to all Trainers.

Team GO Rocket balloons will appear more frequently and Trainers will earn twice the Mysterious Components after defeating Team GO Rocket Grunts.