As spring is rolling in, the bugs are coming out. I like bugs, especially when they are Bug-type Pokemon.
Starting April 12, 2024, and ending April 17, 2024, Trainers are going to be participating in a brand-new event in Pokemon GO called Bug Out. From what I can see, this event is going to be focusing on Bug-type Pokemon, and that type is my favorite type.
There are going to be a lot of bonuses, a lot of Pokemon, and Collection Challenges that are quite promising, and I hope that we can all have fun, especially when hunting down the Shiny Pokemon, which are a lot.
Bug Out event bonuses
- 2x XP for successfully catching Pokemon with Nice Throws or Better.
- Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better.
- Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy.
Bug out wild encounters
In every event, there are featured Pokemon that have increased spawns in the wild.
- Caterpie
- Weedle
- Shuckle
- Wurmple
- Kricketot
- Combee
- Sewaddle
- Dwebble
- Nincada
- Cutiefly
Bug Out Raid list
For this event, if two or more Trainers complete an in-person Raid, given that it is a successful one, there are going to be more Pokemon appearing around the Gym that hosted the Raid for 15 minutes.
One-Star Raids
- Pineco
- Shuckle
- Nincada
- Skorupi
Three-Star Raids
- Beedrill
- Pinsir
- Kleavor
Five-Star Raids
- Tapu Bulu
Mega Raids
- Mega Charizard X – until April 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
- Mega Heracross
Bug Out Field Research task rewards
If you spin a PokeStop, you will get a Field Research task, and some of them have event-themed Pokemon available as encounters.
- Paras
- Venonat
- Plant Cloak Burmy
- Sandy Cloak Burmy
- Trash Cloak Burmy
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
- Dewpider
- Wimpod
Also, some Field Research tasks will have Mega Energy as rewards for certain Pokemon.
- Mega Beedrill
- Mega Pinsir
- Mega Scizor
The Bug Out event is also going to have event-themed Collection Challenges, and these will have Pokemon encounters as rewards, as well as Mega Energy for some Bug-type Pokemon.
Trainers will also have the opportunity to purchase new avatar items that are in the spirit of the event.
Bug Out new avatar items
- Burmy Earrings (Plant Cloak)
- Burmy Earrings (Sandy Cloak)
- Burmy Earrings (Trash Cloak)
- Male Combee Bag
- Female Combee Bag
Last but not least, there are going to be Showcases at different PokeStops, and all event-themed Pokemon will be eligible to enter.
Don’t spray the Bug-type Pokemon though, they are our friends. During the Bug Out event at least.
