Pokémon GO Fest

Pokémon GO Fest was a real-world event that was initially held in. The first event was hosted in and the second one was hosted in.

Features
There were challenges for both attendees and Trainers around the world. The event featured the region-exclusive Pokémon Heracross.

Attendees

 * PokéWalks
 * Timed Catch Challenges
 * Mystery Challenge

Trainers worldwide

 * Extending bonuses from Timed Catch Challenges
 * Unlocking Mystery Challenge

Rewards
As a result of all the hard work put in during Pokémon GO Fest, incredible in-game bonuses were unlocked for the entire Pokémon GO community.


 * Double Stardust
 * Double Candy
 * Double XP
 * Increased Pokémon encounters
 * Reduced hatching distance
 * Reduced buddy distance

Based on the efforts of the Trainers at the event, Lugia was revealed as the first Legendary Pokémon to enter the real world. In addition, since Team Mystic captured the most Pokémon during the event, Articuno joined Lugia in Raid Battles immediately upon completing the challenge.

Legendary Birds release
The other two Legendary Birds - Moltres and Zapdos, were also unlocked, but they will be available in the weeks to come.

Shop special offer
There was a special item boxes offer in the shop for time of the event. These three following boxes were available with the start of the event on July, 2017 until July , 2017.

Reception
There were numerous networking and connectivity issues present, during the event. Many Trainers could not log into their accounts during the event. The game's CEO,, was booed on stage for the frustration. Because of these issues, all attendees were refunded their admission cost, received $100 in Shop credit and given a free Lugia.

Features
The following goals were the second phase of Global Challenge. They were set to be done on July and July, for players attending to GO Fest 2018 and these worldwide. The rewards for each goal last between July and, 2018 and the bonus reward for completing all goals &mdash; the Zapdos Day, happening on July , 2018. The event featured the region-exclusive Pokémon Torkoal.

Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon were appearing more frequently in wild globally, Alolan Diglett and Geodude were only available in wild during this period.

Moreover, these Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event.

Exclusive Pokémon
Attendants received an exclusive Special Research to obtain Mythical Pokémon Celebi. Question mark of Unown was first released in this event.

Shop special offer
There was a special item boxes offer in the shop for time of the event.

2019 Event
This will be the first year that Pokémon GO Fest is hosted outside of the United States. Tickets for the event will go on sale through the Pokémon GO application.

Grant Park
The event will be hosted at Chicago's Grant Park from June, 2019 through June , 2019. This will be the second time the event has been hosted at Grant Park in Chicago. This was the original location for the event when it debuted in 2017. The event will feature the region-exclusive Pokémon Pachirisu.

Westfalenpark
The event will be hosted at Westfalenpark in from July, 2019 through July , 2019. Westfalenpark was the location for the 2018 Safari Zone event. The event will feature the region-exclusive Pokémon Carnivine.

A few days prior to the announcement, a leaked image for the upcoming Westfalenpark event depicted as a potential host for the event. A follow-up to this image included a digital brochure that stated that an unnamed event would be hosted at the park from July, 2019 through July , 2019.

Yokohama
The event will be hosted at three venues in from August, 2019 through August , 2019. These venues include Yamashita Park, Rinko Park and Akarenga Park. Yokohama was the location for the 2017 Pokémon GO Park event. The event will feature the region-exclusive Pokémon Chatot.

Event participation is free, but there will be a pre-application lottery system. Application for participation will be open from Wednesday, June 19, 2019 to Friday, June 28, 2019. Winners will be notified on Saturday, June 29, 2019.

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Trivia

 * It was the first officially sanctioned event by Niantic and.
 * This event initially coincided with the 1st Anniversary and Chester Heritage Festival events.
 * Unown spawns:
 * There were A, C, G, H, I and O forms of Unown spawning very frequently at the event in 2017. These letters spell "Chicago" - location of the event.
 * There were B, C, E, I, L and ? forms of Unown spawning frequently at the event in 2018. These letters spell "Celebi?" - Mythical Pokémon that debuted in the game on this event.