PoGO – Pokémon Go: Shining Diamond and Shining Pearl Event

In Pokémon Go, we’re celebrating like crazy. On November 19, 2021, Pokémon Radiant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl will be released for Switch, and of course there will be a big Sinnoh celebration in Pokémon Go, with costumed Pokémon, collector challenges, hatching bonuses, and more. We have the collector challenge and counter tips for Galagladi in the quick guide to Radiant Diamond and Shining Pearl.

Update, November 16, 2021: The Pokémon Remake Release Event (SDLP) is underway, and with it comes some activities. We’ve added an overview of the Collector’s Challenge to our guide for the Pokémon Radiant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl event, which you can find below. And for those who need it, here are a few counter tips for Galagladi, which is currently pouring into the players.

Pokémon Go’s Galagladi takes increased damage from Flying, Spirit, and Fairy attacks, so you should use Mega-Gengar or Gengar, Mega-Dewoss, Skelabra, Lavados, Hoopa, or Giratina in its original form for this Tier 3 battle. Mega-Glurak and Mewtu also do well against Galagladi. Primarily put emphasis on spirit attacks or, in the case of Mega-Dauboss and Lavados, flight attacks.

Original news from November 9, 2021: For just under a week, Pokémon Go trainers will be putting on their party pants again, because the release of Pokémon Radiant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl for Switch is coming up on November 19, 2021 – and that means that there will also be a big party in Pokémon Go. You can expect costumed Sinnoh Pokémon, a collector challenge, bonuses for breeding machines and more – we give you the overview in the guide.

Pokémon Shining Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl event for Switch

In general, you will benefit from the following activities in Pokémon Go from November 16, 2021 at 10:00 am to November 21, 2021 at 8:00 pm:

Incubators hatch twice as fast
Super Hatchers hatch three times as fast
Costumed Pokémon appear: Chelast, Panflam and Plinfa with Lucius hat and Lucia hat, respectively. All of them you can meet with luck in the dazzling version.
Through a Collector’s Challenge, you’ll earn 1,000 XP, 3,000 stardust, and an encounter with Frosdedje.
In the store you can find a Chelast, Plinfa and Panflam costume for your avatar. You’ll also get a free hat, top set, pants, shoes, backpack, skirt and boots from Sinnoh, as well as stickers.
You can pick up a one-time event box with 20 Poké Balls and a Sinnoh Stone for free. In addition, you can get a one-time Super Box with 3 Super Brooders, 2 Brooders and 1 Lure Module for 300 Poké Coins.

The collector challenge

For the Collector’s Challenge, you don’t really need much more than a good eye and a lucky hand. You have to catch the event Pokémon Chelast, Panflam and Plinfa with a Lucius Hat and with a Lucia Hat. The Lucius Hat Mon will appear from November 16 to 18, and the Lucia Hat Mon will appear from November 18 to 21! The reward for completing the Collector’s Challenge is 1,000 XP, 3,000 stardust, and an encounter with Frosdedje.

Pokémon Radiant Diamond

Because the event is divided into two parts despite its short duration, you may have to hurry a bit if you want to complete certain challenges. For Part 1, Radiant Diamond, here’s what’s happening in Pokémon Go from November 16, 2021 to November 18, 2021 (10:00 a.m. each day):

Jurob, Kramurx, Fiffyen, Stollunior, Bidiza, Zirpurze, Haspiror, Skunkapuh, Sichlor, Larvitar, Burmy (Plant Cloak), and Bamelin will appear in the wild, as well as Chelast, Panflam, and Plinfa with Lucius Hat. All of these Mon, except Skunkapuh, you can catch as Shiny if you are lucky.
In the raids you can find: Tier 1 – Koknodon, Driftlon, Bronzel, Kaumalat | Tier 2 – Despotar, Schlapor, Piondragi, Toxiquak, Galagladi | Tier 5 – Cresselia | Mega Raids – Mega Schlapor
In 7km eggs you can find Knospi, Mobai, Wonneira, Pantimimi and Riolu – all also with a chance for an Iridescent.
Through field research you can get Kindwurm, Chelast, Panflam, Plinfa, Burmy (sand cloak) and Burmy (rag cloak) as well as Schilterus. All of them can be iridescent.

Pokémon Shining Pearl

Then from November 18, 2021 starting at 10:00am until November 21, 2021 at 8:00pm, spawns will change like raid bosses:

Pinsir, Traunfugil, Hunduster, Seemops, Bidiza, Zirpurze, Haspiror, Charmian, Flegmon, Kindwurm, Bamelin, and Burmy (Sand Cloak) will appear in the wild, as well as Chelast, Panflam, and Plinfa with Lucia Hat. All of them, except for Seemops, can be caught as Shiny.
In the raids you can find: Tier 1 – Schilterus, Driftlon, Bronzel | Tier 2 – Brutalanda, Schlapor, Piondragi, Toxiquak, Galagladi | Tier 5 – Cresselia | Mega Raids – Mega Schlapor
In 7km eggs you can find Knospi, Mobai, Wonneira, Pantimimi and Riolu – all of them also with chance as Iridescent.
Through field research you can get Larvitar, Chelast, Panflam, Plinfa, Burmy (Plant Cloak) and Burmy (Rag Cloak) as well as Koknodon. All of them can be iridescent.

Enjoy the Pokémon Shining Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl event in Pokémon Go!

Pokémon GO

Pokémon Go is the mobile spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon game series for Android and iOS. It is a so-called “location-based game”, i.e. a game that uses the player’s immediate surroundings. It is based on the principle of augmented reality.

Pokémon Map: Between landmarks and sights

Pokémon Go uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine the player’s location and displays it on a map that also represents the playing field. The map is based on OpenStreetMap maps. The game is played mostly outdoors and uses landmarks, landmarks and other notable or eye-catching objects in the world to position either PokéStops or arenas there for you to battle for supremacy. Join either Team Intuition (Team Yellow, Zapdos), Team Wisdom (Team Blue, Arktos), or Team Daring (Team Red, Lavados). Under their flag you can then fight for the arenas, which are placed at hotspots like churches or similar. Pokémon can appear anywhere, though.

Pocket monsters visible on the Pokémon Go Map are randomly loaded into the game’s virtual map by the game server. If several players are playing in the same location, each player can see and catch the Pokémon independently of the others.

Pokémon Go Updates, News, Raids and More

The developers at Niantic regularly provide Pokémon Go with new updates or special raids that should only be tackled in a group of several people. The Pokémon Go Raids are therefore very popular, as they also offer the prospect of particularly rare Pokémon. For example, in the past, legendary Pokémon could always be caught on special occasions (Pokémon Go events). For particularly eager mobile or smartphone Pokémon trainers, there is also an external IV calculator, such as the online tool from Pokemon.gameinfo.io or on Pokefans.net, to check the values of your Pokémon.