Community Day

Pokémon GO Community Day (Japanese: コミュニティ・デイ Community Day) is a monthly in-game event in Pokémon GO that features specific Pokémon through limited-time increased spawn rates and obtainable exclusive moves for three hours. Recent Community Day events have allowed players to obtain these exclusive moves up to two hours after the regular time window.

During these events, different resource bonuses occur, such as increased XP gain or decreased Egg distances. Field Research tasks specific to the Community Day event are also available during the three hour period.

During the Community Day event, the featured Pokémon is much more likely to be Shiny than usual (at about a 1/25 chance); additionally, the Community Day event is usually the first time the Pokémon's Shiny coloration is available.

On January 4, 2022, Niantic announced Community Day Classic (Japanese: コミュニティ・デイ（復刻）), which are returns of previous Community Days in the same month as the original events, but on a different date. Community Day Classics last for three hours.

Event time

Starting in April 2022, Community Day times are held for three hours. Incenses and Lure modules activated during the event also last for three hours. The Community Day in May 2022 will be held from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M. local time.

Since the October 2018 Community Day, exclusive moves learned by an evolution of a featured Pokémon are obtainable up to one hour after the end of the event; starting on the September 2019 Community Day, this time window was increased to two hours.

Past event times

January 2018 to February 2019

The event ran at one of three GMT times, depending on the player's location. The three different regions were as follows.

• Asia-Pacific, from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. JST (GMT +9)
• Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. UTC (GMT +0)
• The Americas and Greenland, from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. PST (GMT -8)

March 2019 to June 2019

Community Day times were changed to 3 P.M. until 6 P.M. local time.

July 2019 to August 2019

Community Day times were changed to 4 P.M. until 7 P.M. local time, due to the northern hemisphere summer.

September 2019 to November 2019

Community Day times were changed to 11 A.M. until 2 P.M. local time.

January 2020 to February 2020

Community Day times were changed to:

• 11 A.M. until 2 P.M. local time in the northern hemisphere
• 3 P.M. until 6 P.M. local time in the southern hemisphere

April 2020 to March 2022

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Community Day times were doubled, from 11 A.M. until 5 P.M. local time. Incenses and lure modules activated during the event lasted three hours. The Community Day duration was returned to three hours starting in April 2022.

April 2022

Community Day times were changed to 2 P.M. until 5 P.M. local time.

May 2022

Community Day times were changed to 11 A.M. until 2 P.M. local time.

List of Community Day events

2022

Community Day

Featured Pokémon	Date	Exclusive move	Pokémon eligible for exclusive move	Resource bonus	Notes
Spheal	January 16, 2022	Powder Snow Icicle Spear	Walrein	3× Catch XP 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Up to 5 photobombs by Spheal	Second Community Day to feature two exclusive moves.
Hoppip	February 12, 2022	Acrobatics	Jumpluff	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 3× free Raid Passes from Gyms Skiploom spawning in parks with bonus Hoppip Candy XL Up to 5 photobombs by Hoppip
Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew	March 13, 2022	Night Slash	Sandslash	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Up to 5 photobombs by both Sandshrew, which spawned one of them afterwards	First Community Day to feature both the original and regional forms of a Pokémon.
		Shadow Claw	Alolan Sandslash
Stufful	April 23, 2022	Drain Punch	Bewear	3× Catch XP 2× Catch Candy 2× chance of receiving Stufful Candy XL from catching Stufful 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 50% reduced Stardust cost for trades, up to two hours after the event 1 extra special trade per day, up to two hours after the event Up to 5 photobombs by Stufful	First Community Day to introduce a new Pokémon evolutionary family. Group Play Bonus: If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers from a single Lure Module, the 3× Catch XP bonus near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to 4× Catch XP for 30 minutes.
Alolan Geodude	May 21, 2022	Rollout	Alolan Golem	3x Catch Stardust 2× Catch Candy 2× chance of receiving Geodude Candy XL from catching Alolan Geodude 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 50% reduced Stardust cost for trades, up to two hours after the event 1 extra special trade per day, up to two hours after the event Up to 5 photobombs by Alolan Geodude	Group Play Bonus: If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers from a single Lure Module, the 3× Catch Stardust bonus near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to 4× Catch Stardust for 30 minutes.
Deino	June 25, 2022	Brutal Swing	Hydreigon	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 2× Catch Candy 2× chance of receiving Deino Candy XL from catching Deino 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 50% reduced Stardust cost for trades, up to five hours after the event 1 extra special trade per day, up to five hours after the event Up to 5 photobombs by Deino	Group Play Bonus: If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers from a single Lure Module, wild Zweilous will start spawning near the Lured PokéStop. Four-star Raid Battles featuring Zweilous will appear for five hours after the event. Winning the raid will cause wild Deino to spawn in a 300 meter radius around the Gym where the Raid was held for 30 minutes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used for these Raid Battles. Community Day repeated in some locations on July 16, 2022.
Starly	July 17, 2022	Gust	Staraptor	3x Catch XP 2× Catch Candy 2× chance of receiving Starly Candy XL from catching Starly 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 50% reduced Stardust cost for trades, up to five hours after the event 1 extra special trade per day, up to five hours after the event Up to 5 photobombs by Starly	Group Play Bonus: If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers from a single Lure Module, the 3× Catch XP bonus near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to 4× Catch XP for 30 minutes. Four-star Raid Battles featuring Staravia will appear for five hours after the event. Winning the raid will cause wild Starly to spawn in a 300 meter radius around the Gym where the Raid was held for 30 minutes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used for these Raid Battles.
Galarian Zigzagoon	August 13, 2022	Obstruct	Obstagoon	3x Catch Stardust 2× Catch Candy 2× chance of receiving XL Candy from catching Pokemon (for Trainers level 31 and up) 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 50% reduced Stardust cost for trades, up to five hours after the event 1 extra special trade per day, up to five hours after the event Timed Research for Obstagoon-inspired avatar items and pose Up to 5 photobombs by Galarian Zigzagoon	Group Play Bonus: If enough Pokémon are caught by Trainers from a single Lure Module, the 3× Catch Stardust bonus near the Lured PokéStop will be increased to 4× Catch Stardust for 30 minutes.* Four-star Raid Battles featuring Galarian Linoone will appear for five hours after the event. Winning the raid will cause wild Galarian Zigzagoon to spawn in a 300 meter radius around the Gym where the Raid was held for 30 minutes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used for these Raid Battles.

Community Day Classic

Featured Pokémon	Date	Exclusive move	Pokémon eligible for exclusive move	Resource bonus	Notes
Bulbasaur	January 22, 2022	Frenzy Plant	Venusaur	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules 3-hour Incense Up to 5 photobombs by Bulbasaur
Mudkip	April 10, 2022	Hydro Cannon	Swampert	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules 3-hour Incense Up to 5 photobombs by Mudkip

2021

Featured Pokémon	Date	Exclusive move	Pokémon eligible for exclusive move	Resource bonus	Notes
Machop	January 16, 2021	Payback	Machamp	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense Field Research with Machop Candy rewards Up to 5 photobombs by Machop	Timed Research ticket free if the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticket was purchased before January 15, 2021.
Roselia	February 7, 2021	Bullet Seed Weather Ball (Fire)	Roserade	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense Budew in 2 km eggs Field Research with Roselia Candy rewards Timed Research for some Sinnoh Stones Up to 5 photobombs by Roselia	Timed Research ticket free if the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto ticket was purchased before February 6, 2021. First Community Day to feature two exclusive moves.
Fletchling	March 6, 2021	Incinerate	Talonflame	3× Catch XP 3-hour Incense Up to 5 photobombs by Fletchling
Snivy	April 11, 2021	Frenzy Plant	Serperior	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense Up to 5 photobombs by Snivy
Swablu	May 15, 2021	Moonblast	Altaria	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense Field Research with Altaria Mega Energy rewards Up to 5 photobombs by Swablu	Mega Altaria debuts in Mega Raid at the conclusion of the Community Day on May 15, 2021, 5 p.m. local time.
Gible	June 6, 2021	Earth Power	Garchomp	3× Catch XP 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Up to 5 photobombs by Gible
Tepig	July 3, 2021	Blast Burn	Emboar	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Up to 5 photobombs by Tepig
Eevee	August 14 and 15, 2021	Last Resort	Eevee	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Timed Research for Mossy and Glacial Lure Module Due to an issue , Eevee's walking requirement for evolving into Espeon/Umbreon was set to 0 km. Eevee required only 7 hearts as a Buddy instead of 70 to evolve into Sylveon Up to 5 photobombs by Eevee	Second Community Day to include previously featured Pokémon with different exclusive moves. Eeveelutions caught/evolved between August 13 and August 16 would also know own exclusive move after evolving.
		Scald	Vaporeon
		Zap Cannon	Jolteon
		Superpower	Flareon
		Shadow Ball	Espeon
		Psychic	Umbreon
		Bullet Seed	Leafeon
		Water Pulse	Glaceon
		Psyshock	Sylveon
Oshawott	September 19, 2021	Hydro Cannon	Samurott	3× Catch XP 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Oshawott spawning from Rainy Lure Module Up to 5 photobombs by Oshawott Oshawott Stickers from Pokéstops, Gifts, and Shop	Razor Shell permanently added to Samurott's move pool.
Duskull	October 9, 2021	Shadow Ball	Dusknoir	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules Timed Research for some Sinnoh Stones Up to 5 photobombs by Duskull
Shinx	November 21, 2021	Psychic Fangs	Luxray	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 3× Transfer Candy 4× chance for Candy XL via transferring 3× free Raid Passes from Gyms 25% reduced Stardust cost for trades Up to 5 photobombs by Shinx	First Community Day to feature a Pokémon not normally available in the wild.
Community Day Celebration: All featured Pokémon in 2020 and 2021	December 18–19, 2021	All featured moves in 2020 and 2021	Anything with community days between Piplup and Shinx	2× Catch XP 2× Catch Stardust 1/2 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules 25% reduced Stardust cost for trades 1 extra special trade per day Field Research with Charizard, Beedrill, Gengar, Gyarados and Altaria Mega Energy rewards	Pokémon from 2020 Community Days will be available in Raids and Eggs. Pokémon from 2021 Community Days will be available in the wild.

2020

Featured Pokémon	Date	Exclusive move	Pokémon eligible for exclusive move	Resource bonus	Notes
Piplup	January 19, 2020	Hydro Cannon	Empoleon	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules	Starting time differs by region 11 A.M. - 2 P.M. in Northern Hemisphere 3 P.M. - 6 P.M. in Southern Hemisphere
Rhyhorn	February 22, 2020	Rock Wrecker	Rhyperior	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Starting time differs by region 11 A.M. - 2 P.M. in Northern Hemisphere 3 P.M. - 6 P.M. in Southern Hemisphere
Abra	April 25, 2020	Counter	Alakazam	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense Great Buddy will find at least 50 Poké Balls every 30 minutes. Flee rate has been temporarily altered Field Research with Abra Candy rewards	Postponed worldwide from March 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bonuses were also changed. 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. local time
Seedot	May 24, 2020	Bullet Seed	Shiftry	3× Catch XP 3-hour Incense Great Buddy will find at least 50 Poké Balls every 30 minutes. Field Research with Seedot Candy rewards Up to 5 photobombs by Seedot
Weedle	June 20, 2020	Drill Run	Beedrill	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense Great Buddy will find at least 50 Poké Balls every 30 minutes. Up to 5 photobombs by Weedle
Gastly	July 19, 2020	Shadow Punch	Gengar	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense Field Research with Gastly Candy rewards Up to 5 photobombs by Gastly
Magikarp	August 8, 2020	Aqua Tail	Gyarados	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense Field Research with Magikarp Candy rewards Up to 5 photobombs by Magikarp
Porygon	September 20, 2020	Tri Attack	Porygon-Z	3× Catch XP 3-hour Incense Field Research with Porygon Candy rewards Timed Research for some Upgrades and Sinnoh Stones Up to 5 photobombs by Porygon
Charmander	October 17, 2020	Dragon Breath	Charizard	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Incense Field Research with Charmander Candy and Charizard Mega Energy rewards Timed Research with Charizard Mega Energy rewards Up to 5 photobombs by Charmander	First Community Day to include previously featured Pokémon with different exclusive move.
Electabuzz	November 15, 2020	Flamethrower	Electivire	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense Field Research with Electabuzz Candy rewards Timed Research for some Sinnoh Stones Elekid in 2km eggs Up to 5 photobombs by Electabuzz
Magmar	November 21, 2020	Thunderbolt	Magmortar	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Incense Field Research with Magmar Candy rewards Timed Research for some Sinnoh Stones Magby in 2km eggs Up to 5 photobombs by Magmar
Community Day Celebration: All featured Pokémon in 2019 and 2020	December 12–13, 2020	All featured moves in 2019 and 2020	Anything with community days between Totodile and Magmar	2× Catch Stardust 1/2 Egg distance hatching requirement Timed Research for an Elite Charged TM 3-hour Incense Flee rate has been temporarily altered for Abra. More frequent Mega Gengar and Mega Charizard X raids on December 12 and 13 respectively	Pokémon from 2019 Community Days were available in Raids and Eggs. Pokémon from 2020 Community Days were available in the wild.

2019

Featured Pokémon	Date	Exclusive move	Pokémon eligible for exclusive move	Resource bonus	Notes
Totodile	January 12, 2019 (Europe and America) January 13, 2019 (Asia-Pacific)	Hydro Cannon	Feraligatr	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules
Swinub	February 16, 2019 (Europe and America) February 17, 2019 (Asia-Pacific)	Ancient Power	Mamoswine	3× Catch Stardust 5× rewards per day from Trainer Battles, guaranteeing Sinnoh Stones 3-hour Lure Modules	First Community Day to introduce a new evolution for existing Pokémon species. Coinciding with the Valentine's Day event, the following bonuses are also applied: 2× Catch Candy 6-hour Lure Modules
Treecko	March 23, 2019	Frenzy Plant	Sceptile	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules
Bagon	April 13, 2019	Outrage	Salamence	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules
Torchic	May 19, 2019	Blast Burn	Blaziken	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Blaze Kick permanently added to Blaziken's move pool
Slakoth	June 8, 2019	Body Slam	Slaking	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules	Community Day repeated in some locations from July 4 - 7.
Mudkip	July 21, 2019	Hydro Cannon	Swampert	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Muddy Water permanently added to Swampert's move pool
Ralts	August 3, 2019	Synchronoise	Gardevoir Gallade	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules	All Eggs obtained during the event are 10 km containing Ralts Level 1 Raid Battles featuring Ralts were available
Turtwig	September 15, 2019	Frenzy Plant	Torterra	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Level 1 Raid Battles featuring Turtwig were available Increased PokéStop invasions by Team GO Rocket Grunts using Turtwig
Trapinch	October 12, 2019	Earth Power	Flygon	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules	Postponed to October 26, 2019, in Japan because of Typhoon Hagibis
Chimchar	November 16, 2019	Blast Burn	Infernape	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules
Community Day Celebration: All previous featured Pokémon	December 14–15, 2019	All previous featured moves	Same as above	1/2 Egg distance hatching requirement 2× Catch XP 2× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Pokémon from 2018 Community Days were available in Raids and Eggs. Pokémon from 2019 Community Days were available in the wild.
		Last Resort	Leafeon Glaceon

2018

Featured Pokémon	Date	Exclusive move	Pokémon eligible for exclusive move	Resource bonus	Notes
Pikachu	January 20, 2018	Surf	Pikachu	2× XP 3-hour Lure Modules	Pikachu could also learn Surf via Charged TM during this event
Dratini	February 24, 2018	Draco Meteor	Dragonite	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules
Bulbasaur	March 25, 2018	Frenzy Plant	Venusaur	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules
Mareep	April 15, 2018	Dragon Pulse	Ampharos	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules
Charmander	May 19, 2018	Blast Burn	Charizard	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules
Larvitar	June 16, 2018	Smack Down	Tyranitar	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules
Squirtle	July 8, 2018	Hydro Cannon	Blastoise	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules	Sunglasses Squirtle could be obtained from event Field Research by catching 5 normal Squirtle.
Eevee	August 11 and 12, 2018	Last Resort	Eevee Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon Espeon Umbreon	3× Catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Eevee evolved between the end of the Community Day on August 11 and the start of the Community Day on August 12 would also know Last Resort after evolving.
Chikorita	September 22, 2018	Frenzy Plant	Meganium	3× Catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules	For 30 minutes after the event ended, Ditto disguised as Meltan appeared.
Beldum	October 21, 2018	Meteor Mash	Metagross	1/4 Egg distance hatching requirement 3-hour Lure Modules	Community Day repeated in some locations on October 28, 2018.
Cyndaquil	November 10, 2018	Blast Burn	Typhlosion	2× Catch XP 2× Catch Stardust
Community Day Celebration: All previous featured Pokémon	November 30 - December 2, 2018	All previous exclusive moves	Same as above	On December 1*: 2× Catch XP 2× Catch Stardust 1/2 Egg distance hatching requirement	Shiny rates estimated to be 1/100

Voting

February 2020

For the February 2020 Community Day, players were given the option to vote between four different possible Pokémon. On February 1, 2020, from 12 A.M. to 11:59 P.M. (local time), players voted for their choice by completing four different research tasks (one for each candidate); other than their name and voting mechanic, the tasks were otherwise identical, requiring the player to catch 20 Pokémon and rewarding them 200 Stardust upon completion. The winner was announced as Rhyhorn on February 3, 2020. The candidate Pokémon and their corresponding exclusive moves for their fully-evolved forms were:

• Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix, with the exclusive move Weather Ball (Fire) for normal Ninetales and Weather Ball (Ice) for Alolan Ninetales. These moves were given to their respective Pokémon permanently in January 2021.
  • Throughout the event, normal Vulpix would be found in the wild and Eggs, and Alolan Vulpix would be found by completing Field Research and raids.
• Machop, with the exclusive move Payback for Machamp. This Community Day happened in January 2021.
• Rhyhorn, with the exclusive move Rock Wrecker for Rhyperior.
• Dratini, with the exclusive move Superpower for Dragonite.

June and July 2020

A second voting was held on May 23–24 to decide for the June and July Community Days, conducted through Twitter. The winner was announced as Weedle and the runner-up as Gastly soon after the voting closed on May 24.

• Squirtle, with the exclusive move Aura Sphere for Blastoise.
• Weedle, with the exclusive move Drill Run for Beedrill.
• Sandshrew and Alolan Sandshrew, with the exclusive move Shadow Claw for Sandslash and Alolan Sandslash. This Community Day happened in March 2022.
  • Throughout the event, normal Sandshrew would be found in the wild and Eggs, and Alolan Sandshrew would be found in raids.
• Gastly, with the exclusive move Shadow Punch for Gengar.

September and October 2020

A third voting was held on August 22–23 to decide for the September and October Community Days, conducted through Twitter. The winner was announced as Porygon and the runner-up as Charmander soon after the voting closed on August 23.

• Charmander, with the exclusive move Dragon Breath for Charizard.
• Caterpie, with the exclusive move Hurricane for Butterfree.
• Grimer and Alolan Grimer, with the exclusive move Fire Punch for Muk and Alolan Muk.
  • Throughout the event, normal Grimer would be found in the wild and Eggs, and Alolan Grimer would be found in raids.
• Porygon, with the exclusive move Tri Attack for Porygon-Z.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 社群日 Séhkwàhn Yaht Mandarin 社群日 Shèqún Rì French Journée Communauté German Community Day Italian Community Day Korean 커뮤니티 데이 Community Day Portuguese Dia Comunitário Spanish Día de la Comunidad Thai คอมมิวนิตี้เดย์ Community Day Turkish Topluluk Günü

References

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