Tricky Pokémon 2021

Tricky Pokémon in 2021 was the fourth April Fools' Day Event in Pokémon GO.

Features
During this event Team GO Rocket Balloons could appear in a three-hour window instead of six-hour.

Featured Pokémon
These Shadow Pokémon were released with the start of the event:

Tricky Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

There was also a chance of being photobombed by either of these Pokémon up to 5 times:

Timed Research
From the start of event to April 11:59 p.m. local time, there was a Timed Research series that was titled Tricky Pokémon in game.

Shop special offer
The following offers were available from the shop from the start of the event.

Trivia

 * Unlike what happened in previous year's event, shiny Aipom and Croagunk generated from this event's Photobombs did not display their shiny colors in the Map View.