After Hoenn, Pokémon GO Moves to Johto Region

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The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto is just a month away but that doesn’t mean Trainers should just sit and wait around. Right now, everyone’s having a good time in the Hoenn region and after that, they will be off to Johto. It’s going to start on January 26 and run through January 31.

Finish the Challenge

During the event, there’s a Johto-themed Collection Challenge that can be completed by collecting these Pokémon:

  • Chikorita
  • Cyndaquil
  • Totodile
  • Sudowoodo
  • Sunkern
  • Murkrow
  • Smeargle
  • Miltank
  • Larvitar

Once completed, Trainers get these as rewards:

  • 15 Poké Balls
  • 10 Ultra Balls
  • Incense

There’s also going to be an event-exclusive Field Research that not only gives out Stardust but can lead to encounters with:

  • Chikorita
  • Cyndaquil
  • Totodile
  • Chinchou
  • Mareep
  • Sudowoodo
  • Miltank

Main Features

In general, the journey to the Johto region involves these activities:

  • These Pokémon are going to appear more frequently in the wild:
    • Chikorita
    • Cyndaquil
    • Totodile
    • Mareep
    • Hoppip
    • Aipom
    • Sunkern
    • Yanma
    • Murkrow
    • Gligar
    • Snubbull
    • Slugma
    • Miltank
  • These Pokémon hatches from five-kilometer Eggs:
    • Pichu
    • Cleffa
    • Igglybuff
    • Wooper
    • Tyrogue
    • Smoochum
    • Larvitar

Time to Evolve

During their time in the Johto region, Trainers also have their Pokémon learn exclusive attacks from the 2018 Community Day events. Pokémon evolved during the event can learn an exclusive attack:

  • Evolve Bayleef (the evolved form of Chikorita)
    • Get a Meganium that knows Frenzy Plant.
  • Evolve Quilava (the evolved form of Cyndaquil)
    • Get a Typhlosion that knows Blast Burn.
  • Evolve Flaaffy (the evolved form of Mareep)
    • Get an Ampharos that knows Dragon Pulse.
  • Evolve Pupitar (the evolved form of Larvitar)
    • Get a Tyranitar that knows Smack Down.

Join the Raid

These Pokémon will appear in raids:

  • One-star Raids
    • Chikorita
    • Cyndaquil
    • Totodile
    • Mareep
    • Marill
    • Larvitar
  • Three-star Raids
  • Togetic
  • Espeon
  • Umbreon
  • Skarmory
  • Miltank

That’s not all since in five-star raids, these Pokémon are set to appear:

  • Entei
    • January 26 to January 31
  • Raikou
    • January 31 to February 4
  • Suicune
    • February 4 to February 9

There’s no question that there’s a lot happening as the next global event nears. In order to enjoy the current event, read more about the Hoenn region here.

As mentioned, all of these different mini-events lead to the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto. Learn more about this here.

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