Pokémon Go ‘Bug Out’ 2025 event guide

Pokémon Go’s yearly “Bug Out” event for 2025 is in full swing from March 26-30 and brings back all the bug-type crawlies that you would expect. This event introduces Sizzlipede and its evolution Centiskorch to the game — a Pokémon that should get a Gigantamax form added down the line.

The event also features some other neat bonuses, including double XP for catching Pokémon with nice or better throws, increased candy and candy XL for nice or better throws, as well as some bonuses for Lure Modules. Sizzlipede will show up to lures more often and if you catch “enough Pokémon” from a single lure, even more Pokémon will show up.

Below, we list out all the other perks for Pokémon Go’s “Bug Out” 2025 event, including the Timed Research, Collection Challenge, boosted spawns, and more.

Pokémon Go ‘Bug Out’ 2025 event Timed Research and rewards

As usual with events these days, there’s both a premium and a free Timed Research for the event.

We list both research sets below.

‘Bug Out’ free Timed Research

Step 1 of 1

• Catch 10 bug-type Pokémon (Nymble encounter)
• Catch 25 bug-type Pokémon (Cutiefly encounter)
• Catch 50 bug-type Pokémon (Volbeat encounter)
• Catch 75 bug-type Pokémon (Illumise encounter)
• Catch 100 bug-type Pokémon (Sizzlipede encounter)
• Catch 150 bug-type Pokémon (Kleavor encounter)

Rewards: 1 Lure Module, Shedinja encounter

‘But Out’ premium Timed Research

The premium research costs $2 and gives you two raid passes and a Lure Module, thus making it worth the $2 price tag for the items alone (so long as you finish the research before the deadline and actually get the rewards).

An additional consideration that makes this research worth it is if you don’t have Heracross already. Heracross is usually a regional Pokémon, only obtainable in South America, Central America, Mexico, and southern Florida and Texas. If you don’t already have one, this is a great opportunity to fill in that Pokédex slot, though note that it’s one of the final rewards.

Step 1 of 2

• Catch 10 Pokémon (Nymble encounter)
• Catch 15 Pokémon (Cutiefly encounter)
• Catch 20 Pokémon (Volbeat encounter)
• Catch 25 Pokémon (Illumise encounter)
• Catch 30 Pokémon (Scyther encounter)
• Catch 35 Pokémon (Sizzlipede encounter)

Rewards: 1 Lure Module, 4,000 XP, 2,000 Stardust

Step 2 of 2

• Catch 10 Pokémon (Nymble encounter)
• Catch 15 Pokémon (Cutiefly encounter)
• Catch 20 Pokémon (Volbeat encounter)
• Catch 25 Pokémon (Illumise encounter)
• Catch 30 Pokémon (Kleavor encounter)
• Catch 35 Pokémon (Sizzlipede encounter)
• Catch 40 Pokémon (Heracross encounter)

Rewards: 2 Premium Battle Passes, 8,000 XP, 4,000 Stardust

Pokémon Go ‘Bug Out’ 2025 event Collection Challenges

The following Collection Challenges will be live throughout the duration of the event:

Bug Out Collection Challenge: String Theory

• Catch a Wurmple
• Evolve a Wurmple into a Silcoon
• Evolve a Silcoon into a Beautifly
• Evolve a Wurmple into a Cascoon
• Evolve a Cascoon into a Dustox

Rewards: Sizzlipede encounter, 2,500 Stardust, 2,500 XP

Bug Out Collection Challenge: Butterfly Effect

• Catch a Caterpie
• Evolve a Caterpie into a Metapod
• Evolve a Metapod into a Butterfree
• Catch a Weedle
• Evolve a Weedle into a Kakuna
• Evolve a Kakuna into a Beedrill

Rewards: Sizzlipede encounter, 2,500 Stardust, 2,500 XP

Bug Out Collection Challenge: Strength or Speed

• Catch a Nincada
• Evolve a Nincada into a Ninjask

Rewards: Shedinja encounter, 2,500 Stardust, 2,500 XP

Pokémon Go ‘Bug Out’ 2025 event Field Research and rewards

Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:

• Catch 15 Pokémon (Wurmple or Venipede encounter)
• Catch 20 Pokémon (Paras or Combee encounter)
• Catch 25 Pokémon (Sizzlipede encounter)
• Evolve 3 Pokémon (25 Beedrill, Pinsir, or Scizor Mega Energy)
• Open 3 gifts (3 Scatterbug Candy)
• WIn a raid (Sizzlipede encounter)

Pokémon Go ‘Bug Out’ 2025 event boosted spawns

These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period:

• Caterpie
• Weedle
• Wurmple*
• Nincada
• Venipede*
• Dwebble
• Joltik
• Grubbin
• Dewpider
• Nymble
• Cutiefly

*There is an “increased chance” of finding this shiny in the wild as part of the event.

Pokémon Go ‘Bug Out’ 2025 event raid targets

The following changes to the raid schedule will take place as part of the event: