3rd Anniversary

The 3rd Anniversary was an event that begins on June, 2019, to celebrate the third anniversary of Pokémon GO. This event coincides with the Global Challenge 2019 event.

Features
Through July :

Featured Pokémon
Some Alolan Pokémon appeared more frequently in the wild.

These Shiny Pokémon would be released with the start of the event:

PS Rattata PS Raticate PS Sandshrew PS Sandslash PS Vulpix PS Ninetales PS Diglett PS Dugtrio PS Meowth PS Persian PS Geodude PS Graveler PS Golem PS Grimer PS Muk PS Exeggutor

Through July — Once per day, Trainers had the chance to encounter a Pikachu wearing a party hat when taking a GO Snapshot photo. Pichu wearing a party hat was also available to hatch from 7-km Eggs.

Special Research
Trainers could complete new Special Research series &mdash; Jump-Start Research for helpful rewards that can jump-start their new or continuing adventures. This Special Research was only available for the summer for players at level 10 or higher.

Avatar items
Avatar items featuring the Team Leaders' personal styles are available in the Style Shop.

Shop special offer
There were four bundles available during the 3rd Anniversary. They were added on June.

Trivia

 * Similarly to the key artwork of previous anniversary, Starter Pokémon from a region that hadn't been released at the time were featured. In this case, they are Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott - Unova Starter Pokémon.