Water Festival 2017


 * For other editions of Water Festival, see Water Festival 2018.

Water Festival in 2017 is the first Water Festival event in Pokémon GO. It was related with.

Features
During the event, there was an increased frequency of Water-type Pokémon encounters in the wild. Pokémon like Magikarp, Squirtle, Totodile and even the elusive Lapras were easier to find in the wild. There was also a higher chance to encounter Pokémon from Johto in water biomes.

Additionally, a new Magikarp Hat was available, in the hat section of the wardrobe, at no cost.

Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon were featured during the 2017 event and most of them were appearing more frequently in the wild:

These Shiny Pokémon were released on March, making them the first Shiny Pokémon available in game.