Time to upgrade your Porygon!
Porygon won the vote to become the next Community Day Pokemon for September. This digital duck will be all over the place on Sunday, September 20th!
Event Details
This event will run from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday, September 20th, 2020 . It was also reveal that the special bonus will be 3x Catch bonus along side three hour Incense. Full details for the event can be found by clicking here.
There will be also plenty of Porygon for trainers to capture. This will give trainers the chance to catch Shiny Porygon for the first time. If you evolve your Porygon2 into Porygon-Z then it will learn Tri Attack!
Below are the full details for the event.
- Porygon will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
- Evolve Porygon2 (the evolved form of Porygon) during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a Porygon-Z that knows Tri Attack. This will be the first time this attack will be available in Pokémon GO. In Trainer Battles, Tri Attack has a chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Attack and Defense.
- Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
- There’ll be a special one-time-purchase September Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins, featuring an Elite Fast TM, three Incense, six Lucky Eggs, and 30 Ultra Balls.
- For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the September Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Decoding Porygon. Work alongside Professor Willow as he learns all about Porygon—a Pokémon made completely out of programming code—and its subsequent Evolutions. Stay tuned for when tickets for the Decoding Porygon Special Research story go live! Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.
How to get Items to Evolve Porygon
One of the things that make Porygon so unique is that it takes plenty of items to evolve it. You will need an Upgrade to evolve Porygon into Porygon2. If you want to evolve Porygon2 into Porygon-Z then you will need a Sinnoh Stone.
Well, it looks like Pokemon GO is going to give you some help to get all the items you will need to evolve your Porygon into Porygon-Z. below are the details.
- During the Mega Battle Challenge event week from Friday, September 11, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time, all Trainers can earn an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing the event’s Timed Research.
- On September 20, all Trainers can earn up to three Upgrades and three Sinnoh Stones by completing Timed Research tasks.
- Trainers who purchase a ticket for the September Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Decoding Porygon, can earn an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing that Special Research.
Get ready to capture plenty of Porygon!