pokemon go has a Swinub Community Day Classic event April 29 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time.
As expected at a Community Day event, Swinub will spawn in large numbers with a high chance of appearing shiny. There are also several other bonuses and benefits, which we list below.
How do I catch a Shiny Swinub?
This is according to research from the Pokémon community site The Silph RoadShiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 24, meaning if you keep playing through the three-hour window you should find quite a few Shiny Pokémon.
Image: Julia Lee/Polygoon | Image source: Niantic
If you’re short on time or Poké Balls, you can get one Incensethen quickly tap each Swinub to check for shiny ones, walking away from any that aren’t shiny. Specifically, any Swinub you’ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help identify which ones you may have already checked.
What Community Day movement does Swinub’s evolution teach?
If your Piloswine evolves into Mamoswine between 2pm and 10pm local time, it learns the charged movement Ancient power.
If you can’t evolve it during this time, you may be able to evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get Ancient Power. If you don’t want to wait, you can use an Elite TM to get started.
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How is Mamoswine doing in the meta?
For raids and other PvE activities, Mamoswine is one of the best non-legendaries in the game, thanks to strong moves and survivability, meaning this Community Day is a great opportunity to come away with one or two strong Swinubs to evolve and level up to add to your attacking party.
If you want to take Mamoswine to PvP, only consider the Master League, because only then will it come into its own. If you still want to try something lower, the community (like Warsaw on Reddit) suggests using mid-evolution Piloswine instead.
Unusually for a Community Day, the exclusive charged attack Ancient Power must be ignored in favor of Avalanche (ice type) or High Horsepower (ground type). Ideally, you’d want both – assuming you can afford the candy and stardust cost for the second move slot – giving you strong coverage to take advantage of Mamoswine’s dual-typing.
How do I get the most out of Swinub Community Day?
The following bonuses are active during Swinub Community Day:
- Tripled Stardust for catching Pokémon
- Incense lasts three hours
- Lure Modules last three hours
- Swinub special photobombs when taking snapshots
That said, you should definitely pop a Star Piece and an Incense and try to get your hands on a powerful Swinub.
If you can Mega evolve Steelix, Swampert, Glalie or Abomasnow, you score extra Swinub Candy per catch.