Pokémon GO "Bug Out" event runs April 12th to 17th, 2024
Grab a net, Trainers
If you’re a fan of bug-related Pokémon, an upcoming Pokémon GO event is right up your alley. The Bug Out event is set for Friday, April 12, at 10:00 a.m. and runs to Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time. You can get the complete details on this event below.
Event bonuses
- 2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
- Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better.
- Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy.
Wild encounters: The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
- Caterpie
- Weedle
- Shuckle
- Wurmple
- Kricketot
- Combee
- Sewaddle
- Dwebble
- Nincada
- Cutiefly
Raids: The following Pokémon will appear in raids. Once two or more Trainers successfully complete an in-person raid, more Pokémon will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 15 minutes.
One-Star Raids
- Pineco
- Shuckle
- Nincada
- Skorupi
Three-Star Raids
- Beedrill
- Pinsir
- Kleavor
Five-Star Raids
- Tapu Bulu
Mega Raids
- Mega Charizard X until April 13 at 10:00 a.m.
- Mega Heracross
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available! The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
- Paras
- Venonat
- Plant Cloak Burmy
- Sandy Cloak Burmy
- Trash Cloak Burmy
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
- Dewpider
- Wimpod
Complete certain Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.
- Mega Beedrill
- Mega Pinsir
- Mega Scizor
Event-themed Collection Challenges are coming! Complete the Collection Challenges to receive reward encounters and Mega Energy for certain Bug-type Pokémon.
The following avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!
- Burmy Earrings (Plant Cloak)
- Burmy Earrings (Sandy Cloak)
- Burmy Earrings (Trash Cloak)
- Male Combee Bag
- Female Combee Bag
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!
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