Pokémon GO: Road to Unova event bonuses, raids, and featured Pokémon

If you’re excited about Pokémon GO Tour: Unova Global, then you’ll be happy to know that the wait is almost over, and in the meantime, we have the Road to Unova event to keep us occupied. The Road to Unova event will last from February 24 to March 1, leading directly into the main Unova Global event. It’s a free event for all to take part in, but there are also paid tickets that can get you some nice bonuses. As with all events, there are some featured Pokémon, worthwhile bonuses, and some raid bosses to take on. Here’s everything you need to know. Road to Unova event bonuses Image by Destructoid For the duration of the event, all players will have access to the following features and bonuses for free: Egg hatch distances cut in half Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 Themed Pokémon spawns Themed Pokémon in Eggs Themed Pokémon in Raids Daily Legendary Raid Hour Exclusive attacks available Themed Field Research Timed Research available PokéStop Showcase New avatar items If you want to pay for either the Raids Ticket or the Hatch Ticket, each of which costs $4.99 or the equivalent in your local currency, you’ll also benefit from the following bonuses and features, depending on which ticket(s) you purchase: Road to Unova: Raids Ticket Road to Unova: Hatch Ticket +5,000 Raid XP1 additional Candy for catching 5-star raid Pokémon1 additional Candy XL for catching 5-star raid Pokémon2x raid StardustAdditional Raid Pass from spinning Gym Discs each dayAdditional Timed Research 2x Hatch XP2x Hatch Candy2x Hatch StardustAdditional Timed Research Road to Unova featured Pokémon Image by Destructoid During the Road to Unova event, two new Dynamax-capable Pokémon will be available to catch in the form of Darumaka and its evolution Darmanitan. Both will also be available as a Shiny version, if you get lucky enough to find one. On top of that, the three Generation 5 starter Pokémon will see increased spawn rates in the wild, with Shiny versions available for their basic forms. Second-stage evolutions of these three starters may also appear in the wild, especially if you use Incense or Lure Modules, but you won’t be able to find a Shiny of these evolutions in the wild. Image by Destructoid Here are the three starters and their evolutions that will show up more often in the wild during the Road to Unova event: Snivy Servine Tepig Pignite Oshawott Dewott If you obtain any 2 km Eggs during the event, it’s a good idea to hatch them as soon as possible, benefitting from the halved hatching distance bonus. If you do, you’ll likely get one of the following Pokémon from a 2 km Egg: Roggenrola Timburr Karrablast Shelmet Larvesta Road to Unova Raid Bosses Image by Destructoid During the event, the Tier 1 and Tier 3 Raid Bosses will always be the same, featuring the three Unova starters once again in Tier 1 and Druddigon in Tier 3. However, the Tier 5 Raid Bosses will change each day, so it’s a good idea to learn the schedule lest you miss out on some strong Legendary Pokémon. You’ll particularly want to get involved on and after February 27, when Reshiram and Zekrom will appear. You’ll need both of them in abundance if you want to get Black and White Kyurem, so diving into their Raids is well worth it. Each of the caught Legendary Pokémon will also have exclusive attacks that wouldn’t regularly be part of their lineup. Here’s the full schedule of Raids for the event, which Pokémon will show up each day, and any exclusive attacks they can have: Date Raid Bosses Exclusive Attack February 24 GenesectShock Drive GenesectBurn Drive GenesectChill Drive GenesectDouse Drive Genesect Techno Blast February 25 CobalionTerrakionVirizion Sacred Sword February 26 Therian Forme TornadusTherian Forme ThundurusTherian Forme Landorus Bleakwind StormWindbolt StormSandsear Storm February 27 Reshiram Fusion Flare February 28 Zekrom Fusion Bolt The post Pokémon GO: Road to Unova event bonuses, raids, and featured Pokémon appeared first on Destructoid.

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Pokémon GO: Road to Unova event bonuses, raids, and featured Pokémon

If you’re excited about Pokémon GO Tour: Unova Global, then you’ll be happy to know that the wait is almost over, and in the meantime, we have the Road to Unova event to keep us occupied.

The Road to Unova event will last from February 24 to March 1, leading directly into the main Unova Global event. It’s a free event for all to take part in, but there are also paid tickets that can get you some nice bonuses.

As with all events, there are some featured Pokémon, worthwhile bonuses, and some raid bosses to take on. Here’s everything you need to know.

Road to Unova event bonuses

Eggs in Pokémon GO — Image by Destructoid

For the duration of the event, all players will have access to the following features and bonuses for free:

Egg hatch distances cut in half

Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20

Themed Pokémon spawns

Themed Pokémon in Eggs

Themed Pokémon in Raids

Daily Legendary Raid Hour

Exclusive attacks available

Themed Field Research

Timed Research available

PokéStop Showcase

New avatar items

If you want to pay for either the Raids Ticket or the Hatch Ticket, each of which costs $4.99 or the equivalent in your local currency, you’ll also benefit from the following bonuses and features, depending on which ticket(s) you purchase:

Road to Unova: Raids Ticket	Road to Unova: Hatch Ticket
+5,000 Raid XP 1 additional Candy for catching 5-star raid Pokémon 1 additional Candy XL for catching 5-star raid Pokémon 2x raid Stardust Additional Raid Pass from spinning Gym Discs each day Additional Timed Research	2x Hatch XP 2x Hatch Candy 2x Hatch Stardust Additional Timed Research

Road to Unova featured Pokémon

Darumaka and Darmanitan in Pokémon GO — Image by Destructoid

During the Road to Unova event, two new Dynamax-capable Pokémon will be available to catch in the form of Darumaka and its evolution Darmanitan. Both will also be available as a Shiny version, if you get lucky enough to find one.

On top of that, the three Generation 5 starter Pokémon will see increased spawn rates in the wild, with Shiny versions available for their basic forms. Second-stage evolutions of these three starters may also appear in the wild, especially if you use Incense or Lure Modules, but you won’t be able to find a Shiny of these evolutions in the wild.

Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott in Pokémon GO — Image by Destructoid

Here are the three starters and their evolutions that will show up more often in the wild during the Road to Unova event:

Snivy

Servine

Tepig

Pignite

Oshawott

Dewott

If you obtain any 2 km Eggs during the event, it’s a good idea to hatch them as soon as possible, benefitting from the halved hatching distance bonus. If you do, you’ll likely get one of the following Pokémon from a 2 km Egg:

Roggenrola

Timburr

Karrablast

Shelmet

Larvesta

Road to Unova Raid Bosses

Reshiram and Zekrom in Pokémon GO — Image by Destructoid

During the event, the Tier 1 and Tier 3 Raid Bosses will always be the same, featuring the three Unova starters once again in Tier 1 and Druddigon in Tier 3.

However, the Tier 5 Raid Bosses will change each day, so it’s a good idea to learn the schedule lest you miss out on some strong Legendary Pokémon. You’ll particularly want to get involved on and after February 27, when Reshiram and Zekrom will appear. You’ll need both of them in abundance if you want to get Black and White Kyurem, so diving into their Raids is well worth it.

Each of the caught Legendary Pokémon will also have exclusive attacks that wouldn’t regularly be part of their lineup.

Here’s the full schedule of Raids for the event, which Pokémon will show up each day, and any exclusive attacks they can have:

Date	Raid Bosses	Exclusive Attack
February 24	Genesect Shock Drive Genesect Burn Drive Genesect Chill Drive Genesect Douse Drive Genesect	Techno Blast
February 25	Cobalion Terrakion Virizion	Sacred Sword
February 26	Therian Forme Tornadus Therian Forme Thundurus Therian Forme Landorus	Bleakwind Storm Windbolt Storm Sandsear Storm
February 27	Reshiram	Fusion Flare
February 28	Zekrom	Fusion Bolt

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