Earth Day 2018

Earth Day in 2018 was the first Earth Day event in Pokémon GO.

Features

Mission Blue, an organization dedicated to protecting the oceans, needed the help of Pokémon GO Trainers. So they teamed up with Niantic to host clean-up events around the world.^[1]

Niantic and The Pokémon Company collectively donated $250,000 to Mission Blue.^[2]

The following rewards were unlocked worldwide, and will be available until April 30^th, 2018. The rewards became available at 9:00PM UTC on Monday, April 23^rd, 2018 along with shiny Wailmer. ^[3]

Featured Pokémon

Following Grass-, Water- and Ground-type, 1st stage Pokémon were reported to appear more frequently in the wild:

#027 Sandshrew	#043 Oddish	#050 Diglett	#060 Poliwag	#111 Rhyhorn
#129 Magikarp	#187 Hoppip	#223 Remoraid	#231 Phanpy	#246 Larvitar
#270 Lotad	#273 Seedot	#285 Shroomish	#318 Carvanha	#320 Wailmer
#331 Cacnea	#341 Corphish	#343 Baltoy	#349 Feebas

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

#320 Wailmer

#321 Wailord

References

Events

Halloween • Daily Bonus Celebration • Lapras Event • Thanksgiving • Holiday Valentine's Day • Pokémon Day • Snorlax Event • Water Festival • Eggstravaganza • Golden Week • Grass Weekend • Adventure Week • Solstice Week • Pikachu Meet & Greet • 1st Anniversary • Pokémon GO Fest • Chester Heritage Festival • Pikachu Outbreak (Park • Stadium) • Pokémon World Championships 2017 • Equinox • Halloween • Week in Korea • Global Catch Challenge • Holiday Hoenn Pokémon Eggs • Hoenn Celebration • Valentine's Day • Lunar New Year • Pokémon Day • Legendary Week • Eggstravaganza • April Fools' Day • Kanto Celebration • Earth Day • Battle Showdown • Adventure Week • Water Festival • Global Challenge • 2nd Anniversary • Pokémon GO Fest • Special Trading Event • Johto Festival • Ultra Bonus Event • Week in Korea • Psychic Spectacular • Female Day • Halloween • Ingress Prime Celebration • Stardust Blast • Hatchathon • Let's Go Celebration • Holiday Hatchathon • Hoenn Celebration • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • Pokémon Day • Battle Showdown • Equinox • Bug Out • Eggstravaganza • Earth Day • Detective Pikachu Celebration‎‎ • Extraordinary Raid Week‎‎ • Summer Snooze • Adventure Week• Pokémon GO Fest • Global Challenge • 3rd Anniversary • Straw Hat Pikachu • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • Water Festival • Ultra Bonus Event (Johto Journey • Global Challenge, Global Hatches • A Unova Unveiling) • World Tourism Day • Stardust Blast • Halloween • A Colossal Discovery • Team GO Rocket Leaders Disruption • Supereffective Week • Friend Fest • Evolution Event • December 2019 Community Day • Holiday Hatchathon • Lunar New Year • Sinnoh Celebration • Valentine's Day • Pokémon Day • Team GO Rocket Global Take-over • GO Battle League Season 1 Launch Celebration • A Drive to Investigate • Psychic Spectacular • Tricky Pokémon • Spring Event • Incense Day: Type Shuffle • Buddy Up • Throwback Challenge 2020 (Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Champion) • Incense Day: Water and Dark Type