Pokémon GO Safari Zone

The Pokémon GO Safari Zone is a regional event that occurred across Europe and Asia. It has been hosted throughout various countries within the Europe and Asia such as France, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Japan and Taiwan.

The common feature of Safari Zone events is that, they give Trainers the possibility to catch region-exclusive Pokémon that aren't "native" for region where the event is hosted. Additionally, there is increased spawnrate of select Pokémon and Unown.

Europe
There was a total of seven events taking place at select Unibail-Rodamco shopping centers during the months of August and September.

Each event gave Trainers the opportunity to catch a wide variety of Pokémon in special zones featuring Pokémon originally encountered in the Kanto and Johto regions, including Australian region-exclusive Pokémon &mdash; Kangaskhan, that had been never before encountered in Europe. Trainers in attendance had a chance to take on unique and powerful Raid Bosses that made appearances at these events.

Dates and locations of events
October, 2017 (Originally planned for August , 2017)
 * Fisketorvet—Copenhagen,
 * Centrum Cerny Most—Prague,

October, 2017 (Originally planned for August , 2017)
 * Mall of Scandinavia—Stockholm,
 * Stadshart Amstelveen—Amstelveen,

September, 2017
 * CentrO—Oberhausen,
 * Les Quatre Temps—Paris,
 * La Maquinista—Barcelona,

Features

 * Increased spawnrate of Larvitar and Chansey
 * Austrial region-exclusive Pokémon &mdash; Kangaskhan, available to be caught in the wild.
 * Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, F, I, R, and S, which spell "SAFARI".
 * Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters E, O, P, R, and U, which spell "EUROPE".
 * Increased chance of catching shiny Magikarp and Pikachu.
 * Team Lounges & Photo Opportunities

Unusual sightings
There was increased spawn of Unown and Kangaskhan in following European cities, until August, 2017. Additionally, Lure Modules were activated at many PokéStops found at these locations throughout the weekends of August and August.


 * Vienna
 * Prague
 * Copenhagen
 * Helsinki
 * Dijon
 * Lille
 * Lyon
 * Marseille
 * Nice
 * Paris
 * Rennes
 * Berlin
 * Bochum
 * Gera
 * Leipzig
 * Mönchengladbach
 * Munich
 * Oberhausen
 * Recklinghausen
 * Milan
 * Naples
 * Rome
 * Oslo
 * Warsaw
 * Lisbon
 * Bratislava
 * Badajoz
 * Barcelona
 * Cádiz
 * Madrid
 * Sevilla
 * San Sebastián
 * Valencia
 * Valladolid
 * Stockholm
 * Zürich
 * Almere
 * Amsterdam
 * Leidschendam
 * Zoetermeer
 * Belfast
 * Birmingham
 * Cardiff
 * Glasgow
 * London
 * Manchester
 * Stockholm
 * Zürich
 * Almere
 * Amsterdam
 * Leidschendam
 * Zoetermeer
 * Belfast
 * Birmingham
 * Cardiff
 * Glasgow
 * London
 * Manchester
 * Cardiff
 * Glasgow
 * London
 * Manchester

Japan

 * Event Date: November -, 2017
 * Location: Tottori,

Features

 * Increased spawnrate of various Ground and Water Pokémon, including "Fosil Pokémon" &mdash; Kabuto and Omanyte.
 * European region-exclusive Pokémon &mdash; Mr. Mime, available to be caught in the wild.
 * Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, F, I, R, and S, which spell "SAFARI".
 * A pop-up Pokémon Center near the Aeon Mall with a Pikachu nest.

Taiwan

 * Event Date: February - March, 2018
 * Location: Chiayi County,

Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Taiwan happened to celebrate Lunar New Year and took place during.

Features

 * Increased spawnrate of Growlithe and Dratini during the day.
 * Increased spawnrate of Chinchou and Lanturn after 5pm local time.
 * European region-exclusive Pokémon &mdash; Mr. Mime, available to be caught in the wild.
 * Increased spawnrate of Unown in various forms.
 * Pikachu with party hat spawning even after Pokémon Day event ended.