Pokémon GO is Helping You Prepare for the GO Tour: Johto

It's all systems go for the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto, which is happening on February 26. That's over a week away which means there's still time to prepare for the big day like having enough Poké Balls. Not to worry since all trainers are invited to join the GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally. It starts on February 18 and runs until February 25.

One of the things to look forward to is that trainers who complete research tasks will earn Poké Balls. There's also the bonus which lets your Buddies gift you with Poké Balls. Hopefully, this should be enough to get a good supply of Poké Balls.

This event also sees the official debut of Hisuian Electrode to the game. To get this Pokémon, trainers first need to get Hisuian Voltorb. Once they have that, it can be evolved into Hisuian Electrode by using 50 Voltorb Candy.

This event also has these Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild:

• Voltorb
• Hisuian Voltorb
• Koffing
• Marill
• Wailmer
• Solosis
• Foongus

Meanwhile, those lucky enough could encounter:

• Jigglypuff
• Electrode
• Amoonguss
• Galarian Stunfisk

Finally, there is the new Avatar Item which is the Ball Guy Costume Heading to Pokémon GO. With this, trainers can dress up as iconic and mysterious characters known to appear at the Galar Pokémon League. This outfit is available in the shop at the start of the event.

GO Tour: Johto

Talking about the upcoming GO Tour, those who buy tickets get access to the Special Research which unlocks a new Masterwork Research line. This Masterwork Research has been designed to be completed over a long period. Trainers who progress through this Masterwork Research get to encounter Legendary Shadow Pokémon. These are Apex Shadow Ho-Oh and Apex Shadow Lugia, which give off an aura that has never been seen before, and when purified have that aura appearing to change.

Here are some details of these Legendary Shadow Pokémon:

• Apex Shadow Ho-Oh
  • Sacred Fire+
    • Apex Shadow Ho-Oh knows Sacred Fire+, a stronger version of Sacred Fire.
    • Trainer Battles: 130 power
    • Gyms and raids: 135 power
  • Sacred Fire++
    • When Apex Shadow Ho-Oh is purified, Sacred Fire+ will change to Sacred Fire++.
    • Trainer Battles: 130 power
    • Gyms and raids: 155 power
• Apex Shadow Lugia
  • Aero Blast+
    • Apex Shadow Lugia knows Aeroblast+, which is a stronger version of Aeroblast.
    • Trainer Battles: 170 power
    • Gyms and raids: 200 power
  • Aeroblast++
    • When Apex Shadow Lugia is purified, Aeroblast+ will change to Aeroblast++.
    • Trainer Battles: 170 power
    • Gyms and raids: 225 power

Learn more about them here.

Pokémon GO is available on Android and iOS.