Pokemon GO’s seventh birthday is approaching and will feature tons of content!
From exciting raids, to awesome wild encounters and beneficial rewards.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Pokemon GO Birthday 2023.
Dates
Starts July 6th at 10am local time and ends on the 12th July at 8pm local time.
Bonuses
- Increased chance of becoming lucky friends
- Increased chance of becoming lucky through trades
- Chance of finding 7, 77 or more Gimmighoul coins when you spin a Pokestop with a Golden Lure Module
Each day will also have unique bonuses
- 6th of July – 2XP for catching Pokemon
- 7th of July – 2 x Stardust for catching Pokemon
- 8th of July – 2 x Candy for catching Pokemon
- 9th of July – 1/2 Egg hatch distance when eggs are placed in an Incubator on this day
- 10th of July – Friendship levels will increase twice as fast
- 11th of July – 2x transfer candy
- 12th of July – 2XP for evolving Pokemon
Wild Encounters
These Pokemon will appear in the wild more frequently.
All event
- Squirtle wearing a party hat
- Pikachu wearing a cake hat
- Meowth
- Ponyta
- Togedemaru
- Galarian Ponyta
- Absol
6th of July
- Bulbasaur wearing a party hat
- Charmander wearing a party hat
- Squirtle wearing a party hat
7th of July
- Chikorita
- Cyndaquil
- Totodile
8th of July
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
9th of July
- Turtwig
- Chimchar
- Piplup
10th of July
- Snivy
- Tepig
- Oshawott
11th of July
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
12th of July
- Rowlet
- Litten
- Popplio
Raids
1-star raids
- Bulbasaur wearing a party hat
- Charmander wearing a party hat
- Squirtle wearing a party hat
- Pikachu wearing a cake hat
3-star raids
- Magneton
- Lapras
- Flareon
- Snorlax
- Sealeo
5-star raids
- Articuno
- Zapdos
- Moltres
Mega raids
- Mega Blastoise
Field Research Task Encounters
Anniversary-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
Complete them to earn encounters with first-partner Pokémon, such as Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Mudkip, and more!
Some Field Research tasks will also award Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.
- Venusaur
- Charizard
- Blastoise
- Sceptile
- Blaziken
- Swampert
Timed Research
For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.*
Complete the event-themed research tasks, such as hatching seven Eggs or evolving seven Pokémon, to receive the following.
- 1× Incubator
- 1× Super Incubator
- 1× Premium Battle Pass
- 1× Lucky Egg
- 1× Rocket Radar
- 1× Star Piece
- 1× Incense
- 77,777 XP
- An encounter with Pikachu wearing a party hat
For US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to pick up the Masterwork Research story, All-in-One #151.*
