pokemon gois annual Water festival event runs from June 6-12 this year with a focus on the beach. As the name suggests, the event focuses on water-type Pokémon, specifically the ones you’d find on the sandy shores of a beach.
Specifically, the Sandcastle Ghost-type Pokémon Sandygast was added to the game as part of this event. Clauncher is also available in glossy for the first time.
Image: Julia Lee/Polygoon | Image source: Niantic
The event features timed research, specific spawns, event field research, and specialized raid targets, which we’ve listed below.
Water Festival: Beach Week Timed Survey
Step 1 of 2
- Catch 10 Water-type Pokémon (1000 Stardust)
- Make 5 nice throws (10 Poké Balls)
- Transfer 5 Pokémon (5 Awesome Balls)
- Use 5 Berries to catch Pokémon (10 Razz Berries)
Rewards: 1,000 Stardust, Clauncher encounter, 1,000 XP
Step 2 of 2
- Catch 15 water-type Pokémon (1000 Stardust)
- Make 5 awesome throws (15 Poké Balls)
- Transfer 10 Pokémon (10 Awesome Balls)
- Use 10 Berries to catch Pokémon (5 Pinap Berries)
Rewards: Surfer avatar pose, encounter with Sandygast
Pokémon Go Water Festival Beach Week event Field research and rewards
Task | Reward |
---|---|
Task | Reward |
Water Festival: Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon | 10 Pokeballs |
Water Festival: Catch 15 Water-type Pokémon | Fresh meeting |
Water Festival: Catch 25 Water-type Pokémon | Sandygast encounter |
Water Festival: Hatch an egg | Lapras (scarf) encounter |
Water Festival: Make 5 nice throws | Clauncher encounter |
Water Festival: Make 10 awesome throws | 30 Blastoise or Swampert Mega Energy |
Water Festival: Beach Week Pokémon spawn increases
- Tentacol
- Schelder
- to scratch
- Alolan Exeggutor
- Horsea
- staryu
- Marill
- Mantine
- wing gull
- Wailmer
- Speak
- Finns
- Dwebble
- French
- Clauncher
- Popplio
Water Festival: Beach Week Attack Targets
- Alola Diglett
- Hisuian Qwilfish
- Karvanha
- Feebas
- Sandygast
- explosion
- Gyarados
- lapras (scarf)
- Alomomola
- Uxie/Mesprit/Azelf