The pokemon go “Solstice horizonsevent is a limited-time celebration of Pokémon that specifically love day and night. It runs from June 16-25.
During the event, special Pokémon spawn at different times of the day, 2X Stardust for catching Pokémon, and Lunatone and Solrock spawn regardless of your location. (Both Pokémon are mostly migratory and regional Pokémon.)
Remarkable, Fomantis makes its shiny debut, so lucky players can find one of these critters.
Image: Julia Lee/Polygoon | Image source: Niantic
There will also be a Team Go Rocket portion of this event, but that won’t start until June 21.
Below we list all the perks and bonuses of the event, including the Special investigation And Collection challenge.
Pokémon Go ‘Starry Skies’ Special research and rewards
This set of Special Research can be repeated if you pay $4.99 to get more Cosmog, if you want. It will initially be available for free to any player who signs up and will begin on June 25.
Step 1 of 4
- Explore 2km (Solosis)
- Catch 2 Psychic (Abra)-type Pokémon
- Catch 10 different types of Pokémon (Gothita)
Rewards: 5 Razz Berries, 7 Stardust, Wobbuffet encounter
After completing step 1 of the Starry Skies Special Research, you will have the option to choose between researches Daytime Pokémon or Nocturnal Pokémon. Depending on which path you choose, you have different research tasks but (mostly) the same rewards.
☼ Help research daytime Pokémon tasks
Step 2 of 4
- Catch 20 Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon (10 Poké Balls)
- Discover 10km (Inkay)
- Spin 25 PokéStops or Gyms (10 Pinap Berries)
Rewards: 15 Poké Balls, 78 Stardust, Galarian Slowpoke encounter
Step 3 of 4
- Make 10 curveball throws in a row (3,000 Stardust)
- Catch 50 Pokémon with weather boost (Metang)
- Earn 10 candies while walking with your buddy (15 awesome balls)
Rewards: 1 Mossy Lure Module, 789 Stardust, Starmie encounter
Step 4 of 4
- Hatch 5 Eggs (3 Silver Pinap Berries)
- Catch 50 Psychic (Alakazam) type Pokémon
- Earn 7,890 stardust (1 star piece)
Rewards: 20 Ultra Balls, 7,890 Stardust, Cosmog encounter
☾ Help research nightly Pokémon tasks
Step 2 of 4
- Catch 20 Ghost or Dark-type Pokémon (10 Poké Balls)
- Take snapshots of 20 different wild Pokémon (Inkay)
- Use 30 Berries to catch Pokémon (10 Pinap Berries)
Rewards: 15 Poké Balls, 78 Stardust, Galarian Slowpoke encounter
Step 3 of 4
- Make 5 excellent throws (3,000 Stardust)
- Catch 30 different types of Pokémon (Metang)
- Complete 15 Field Research Tasks (15 Big Balls)
Rewards: 1 Glacial Lure Module, 789 Stardust, Starmie encounter
Step 4 of 4
- Win 5 Raids (3 Silver Pinap Berries)
- Catch 50 Psychic (Alakazam) type Pokémon
- Earn 7,890 stardust (1 star piece)
Rewards: 20 Ultra Balls, 7,890 Stardust, Cosmog encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ Collection Challenge: Daytime
Catch the following to get rewards:
- Solrock
- Ledyba
- Petilil
- purloin
- Driving wages
- Sewaddle
- Cottonee
- Murkrow
Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, Fomantis encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ Collection Challenge: Night
Catch the following to get rewards:
- Lunatone
- Spinarak
- Foreign
- Stunk
- Misdreavus
- Venipede
- Foongus
- phantom
Rewards: 2,000 Stardust, Fomantis encounter
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ Event Field Research and Rewards
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 5 Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon | 500 Stardust |
| Catch 5 Ghost or Dark-type Pokémon | 500 Stardust |
| Catch 10 Pokémon | Fomantis encounter |
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ enhanced spawns
- Ledyba (daytime)
- Murkrow (daytime)
- Solrock (daytime)
- Drifloon (daytime)
- Purrloin (Daytime)
- Sewaddle (Daytime)
- Cottonee (daytime)
- Petilil (daytime)
- Hisuian Sneasel (Daytime)
- Strange (night)
- Spinarak (night)
- Misdreavus (night)
- Lunatone (night)
- Stunky (night)
- Venipede (night)
- Foongus (night)
- Phantom (night)
- Sneasel (night)
- Fomantis (both day and night)
Pokémon Go ‘Solstice Horizons’ attack targets
- Sneasel
- Hisuian Sneasel
- Rock trump
- Fomantis
- night
- Espeon
- Umbreon
- Staraptor
- nihilego
- Mega Sceptile