Luminous Legends X was the first of two events in Pokémon GO based on Kalos Legendary Pokémon, this one being for Xerneas.[1]
Marill Limited Research and two Pokémon Spotlight Hours featuring Cottonee and Dratini respectively were available during this event.
The event was split into two parts. The first part contained a Global Challenge that influenced rewards in the second part. Due to a technical issues, in which Galarian Ponyta could not appear as shiny for some trainers, a makeup event was made.[2]
First part
During this event Team GO Rocket Balloons could appear in a four-hour window instead of six-hour (from 00:00 to 03:59, 04:00 to 07:59 and so on), thus Trainer had a chance to encounter six balloons a day.
Featured Pokémon

Selected Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:
The following Raid Bosses were available in the first part of this event:



Exclusive move
In order to obtain Draco Meteor or Outrage, Trainers had to evolve Dragonair into Dragonite, or Shelgon into Salamence, respectively, during the event. Trainers can use TMs to obtain the attacks for the specific Pokémon.
Field Research event tasks

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

During this event there was a Timed Research series that was titled Luminous Legends X in game. It was available in both parts of the event.
Second part
During the event, a global challenge was available. The challenge was completed on May 7th.[3] The bonus was applied during the second part of the event.
Region and Goal | Reward |
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Featured Pokémon
The following Raid Bosses were available in the second part of this event:



Make-up event
Timed Research

The make-up Timed Research was named Limited Research.
Gallery
Promotional videos
References
- ↑ Luminous Legends X: Xerneas makes its Pokémon GO debut alongside Dragon- and Fairy-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Kalos region!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2021-04-26.
- ↑ NianticHelp. Trainers, to make up for issues with Shiny Galarian Ponyta, we will be adding these bonuses from June 1st, 2021 at 10:00 am to June 8th, 2021, at 10:00 am local time: Twitter. Retrieved on 2021-05-30.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. Fairy-type Pokémon challenge update! Trainers, we’re pleased to announce that you’ve caught enough Fairy-type Pokémon to complete the challenge! There’s really no limit to what y’all can do when you work together! Twitter. Retrieved on 2021-05-07.