June 2020 Community Day

The June 2020 Community Day was the twenty-ninth Community Day event, featuring Weedle.

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

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

Exclusive move
In order to obtain Drill Run, Trainers had to evolve Kakuna into Beedrill 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
A Hairy Situation is an unreleased Special Research campaign for Weedle Community Day. It is unknown why the Research Ticket or this Research tasks series was never released but the title, dialogue and quests texts are available in the game files.

Hey there, TRAINER! I stepped out of my mobile lab this morning only to see needlelike horns poking out of the grass all around me. Luckily, I also saw big red noses poking out of the grass and realized they belonged to Weedle, the Hairy Bug Pokémon. I guess you could say we’re in a...hairy situation! ...Uh, moving along... Weedle’s horn measures about two inches. It’s a sharp stinger that can inject poison! Let’s investigate Weedle further—but watch your step! There are Weedle everywhere, and you wouldn’t want to get poked by one.

Nice footwork, Trainer. I read a fascinating tidbit while you were conducting your research—Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It finds its favorite kinds of leaves by sniffing them out with its big, red, and—in my opinion—honkable nose. I can think of a number of times this useful skill would come in handy, like when the team leaders start sharing snacks around the lab and don’t think to offer me any. Anyway, I think that we should look further into Weedle’s Evolution. I can’t wait to see what other fascinating details we learn.

Well done with that evolving, TRAINER. However, it looks like the evolved form of Weedle, Kakuna, is just...sitting there. I knew this Cocoon Pokémon didn’t move much, but wow. Seeing it in person has made me realize that...it really does just sit there. But while it seems like it’s doing nothing, it’s actually extremely busy preparing for its upcoming Evolution. And that’s evident by how hot to the touch the shell becomes! Isn’t that exciting? Thanks to our research, we’ve learned so much about what’s happening to Kakuna! Let’s keep going! I think that Kakuna of yours is almost ready to show you what it’s been working on.

Thanks to its hard work, Kakuna has evolved into Beedrill! It now has three poisonous stingers and wings that allow it to fly quickly. Talk about a glow-up! Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokémon, is known for being extremely territorial. It sometimes attacks in swarms, and Beedrill nests are very dangerous! This powerful Bug- and Poison-type Pokémon may surprise you in Trainer Battles, too. Thanks for your help today, TRAINER. I’ll be in touch once I figure out how to maneuver my mobile lab out of this area. I wouldn’t want a Weedle poking a hole in one of the mobile lab’s tires!

Shop special offer
Following items were available from the June Community Day Box item bundle in 2020.

Voting process
The June and July 2020 Community Day featured Pokémon were voted by players. The winner and the first runner-up would be featured in June and July respectively. The vote was available in the official Twitter page on Saturday, May 23, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) until Sunday, May 24, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).