Pokémon BD & SP Event

Pokémon BD & SP Event was an event in Pokémon GO to celebrate the release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. The event was split into two parts: Part 1 – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Part 2 – Pokémon Shining Pearl.

Pokémon Spotlight Hour featuring Lucas's hat Turtwig was available during this event.

Exclusive move
In order to obtain Grass Knot, Trainers had to catch Cresselia during the event. Trainers cannot use TMs to obtain the attack.

7-km Eggs obtained during the event would hatch Sinnoh Pokémon:

Avatar items
These avatar items were released with the beginning of the event:

Stickers
These stickers were released with the beginning of the event:

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

Collection Challenge
To complete the Collection Challenge, Trainer must catch all of the following Pokémon during the event.

Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon were released with the start of the event:

These Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event: PS Turtwig PS Chimchar PS Piplup PS Turtwig PS Chimchar PS Piplup

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

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event:

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

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

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event:

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

Trivia

 * Although official blog posts have only claimed Grass Knot to be available for Cresselia during this event, it is still available for the rest of Cresselia raids in November 2021.