September 2020 Community Day

The September 2020 Community Day was the thirty-second Community Day event, featuring Porygon.

Featured Pokémon
These Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event: PS Porygon PS Porygon2 PS Porygon-Z

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

There were also five chances per day to be photobombed by Porygon:

Exclusive move
In order to obtain Tri Attack, Trainers had to evolve Porygon2 into Porygon-Z after the start of event and up to 2 hours after the end of event. Trainers cannot use TMs to obtain the attack.

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively for the duration of the event.

Special Research
Decoding Porygon is a Special Research campaign for Porygon Community Day. It cost $1 to access the Special Research. The Porygon-Z in this research would know Tri Attack if it was caught during event hours.

Hey there, TRAINER! It’s great to see you again! I’m always grateful to have a helping hand with my research. Speaking of research, have you heard of Porygon, the Virtual Pokémon? Well, I’m not entirely sure why, but Porygon have been appearing more frequently in the area as of late! I’d like to take this opportunity to learn more about this odd Pokémon. How about it, Trainer? Will you go out and catch some Porygon for me?

Fantastic work, TRAINER! I was able to review the data you collected, and I discovered that Porygon is made entirely of programming code! Other reports I dug up mention that it was created by a group of scientists using state-of-the-art technology. Can you believe it? A man-made Pokémon! Porygon have made a name for themselves by protecting cyberspace from suspicious activity! For something artificial, they sure do seem caring. Maybe I should keep a Porygon around in case Team GO Rocket tries a digital take-over... Well, in the meantime, I’d like to learn more about Porygon’s evolved form, Porygon2. I have a hunch that you’ll need to use an Upgrade to evolve Porygon. Let's get back out there and see if we can't find one!

Excellent work, TRAINER! Thanks to your efforts, I’ve realized just how different Porygon2 is from Porygon. According to my findings, further research and the implementation of artificial intelligence into its code allowed Porygon2 to develop the ability to learn independent of its programming. The power of science is just astounding, isn’t it? These reports also mention that Porygon2 was upgraded to enable extraterrestrial exploration and planetary development, though it has yet to accomplish much. I wonder what this means for Porygon’s final Evolution, Porygon-Z? For your next batch of research, I want you to evolve Porygon2 into Porygon-Z using a Sinnoh Stone. Good luck out there, Trainer!

Congrats on evolving your Porygon2 into a Porygon-Z, TRAINER! I’ve uncovered some notes about this Pokémon that I thought you’d find interesting. According to reports, an update was added to Porygon-Z’s programming that was supposed to allow it to move between dimensions. But the upgrade also caused Porygon-Z to become unstable, and it began behaving erratically. Because the update caused instability, academics can’t seem to agree on whether Porygon-Z should be considered a true Evolution of Porygon2. It’s going to take a bit of time to file away all this research, but I’m thrilled we were able to learn more about Porygon and its Evolutions! Your hard work is always appreciated, TRAINER, and I’ll be in touch as soon as I’m in need of another inquisitive eye! Until then, let’s GO!

Timed Research
Community Day: Porygon is a Timed Research campaign for Porygon Community Day. Unlike Decoding Porygon, it is free and its sole purpose is to give Evolution Items of the Porygon family.

Shop special offer
Following items were available from the September Community Day Box item bundle in 2020. There was a new box giving 30 Ultra Balls for free.

Voting process
The September and October 2020 Community Day featured Pokémon voted by players. The winner and the first runner-up would be featured in September and October respectively. The vote was available in the official Twitter page on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) until Sunday, August 23, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).