Pokémon GO: Astral Eclipse Event Starts Tomorrow

Be the star in the darkness.
Be the star in the darkness. Niantic

There’s a lot of things happening right now in Pokémon GO. One of these is the Astral Eclipse event that features Cosmic Pokémon. That wait won’t be long since it starts tomorrow, November 23 until November 28.

This event marks the official debut of two Pokémon in the game: the Sunne Pokémon Solgaleo and the Moone Pokémon Lunala.

Here's what trainers can expect from this event:

  • Special Research
    • New chapters of the Special Research story A Cosmic Companion is available.
  • Nebula skies
    • Keep an eye on the horizon as Nebula skies appear during the event.
  • These Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild:
    • Alolan Rattata
    • Alolan Sandshrew
    • Clefairy
    • Alolan Vulpix
    • Staryu
    • Hoothoot
    • Sunkern
    • Lunatone
    • Solrock
    • Munna
    • Cottonee
    • Petilil
    • Yungoos
  • These Pokémon appear in raids:
    • One-Star Raids
      • Drifloon
      • Frillish (Pink)
      • Frillish (Blue)
      • Inkay
      • Rockruff
    • Three-Star Raids
      • Tentacruel
      • Druddigon
      • Hisuian Braviary
    • Five-Star Raids
      • Nihilego
    • Mega Raids
      • Mega Houndoom
  • ​This Pokémon is available to encounter for those who complete Field Research tasks:
    • Staryu

Avatar Items

There are avatar items available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event. These are:

  • Lunala Wings
  • Solgaleo Mask
  • Lunala Pants
  • Solgaleo Shoes
  • Galaxy Socks

Community Days

With the final Community Day of the Season of Light already done, it's time to learn more about other events. From December 17 to December 18, trainers get to see the return of all Community Day Pokémon featured in 2022 and 2021. All in one exciting weekend!

For the rest of the new season, these are the schedules of the upcoming Community Days:

  • January 7, 2023
  • January 21, 2023 (Community Day Classic)
  • February 5, 2023

While Community Days are fun, they aren’t the only events happening this new season. There are also in-game events arriving this December scheduled on:

  • December 3, 2022
  • December 10 to December 11
  • December 24 to December 25

New Avatar Items

In case you didn't know, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet were recently launched on Nintendo Switch. In celebration, new avatar items inspired by the outfits of the main characters in the newly released games are now available to all trainers.

In addition to the events mentioned, you can also prepare for the Ultra Beasts, which you learn more here.

Pokémon GO is available on Android and iOS.

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