Pokemon Go Mega Raid Event, Bonuses, Field Research Tasks and Boosted Spawns

Trainers, starting from September 1, at 8 Am to September 7 at 10 PM local time, players around the globe have to complete two million Mega Raids to unlock Mega Pidgeot in Mega Raids.

The Mega Raid event is now live and players are reporting of seeing an increased number of Mega Raids, new Field Research tasks and rewards, shiny Pokemon, and some Pokemon have boosted spawn rate.

Here is everything you should know about the first Mega-themed event:

Event times

• Start time: Tuesday, September 1, 2020, at 8 AM local time
• End time: Monday, September 7, 2020, at 10 PM local time

Field Research tasks and rewards

• Battle in a Raid: 500 Stardust
• Win a Raid: Lotad (can be shiny)
• Win 3 Raids: Aerodactyl (can be shiny)
• Win 5 Raids: Chansey (can be shiny)
• Win a Mega Raid: Cranidos
• Battle another Trainer: 5 Mega Energy

Bonuses

• Increased number of Mega Raids
• Increased attack bonus from Friends in Raids
• Mega Pidgeot in Mega Raids (only if we complete two million Mega Raids)

Pokemon with increased spawn rate

• Abra (can be shiny)
• Aerodactyl (can be shiny)
• Beldum (can be shiny)
• Cranidos
• Electabuzz
• Exeggcute (can be shiny)
• Lotad (can be shiny)
• Magnemite (can be shiny)
• Murkrow (can be shiny)
• Omanyte (can be shiny)
• Rhyhorn (can be shiny)
• Roselia (can be shiny)
• Tangela (can be shiny)
• Torchic (can be shiny)
• Treecko (can be shiny)

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