Pokémon GO Safari Zone

The Pokémon GO Safari Zone is a recurrent, regional event that has already occurred across Europe and Asia. ^[1] It has been hosted throughout various countries within the Europe and Asia such as France, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Japan and Taiwan.

The common feature of Safari Zone events is that, they give Trainers the possibility to catch region-exclusive Pokémon that aren't "native" for region where the event is hosted. Additionally, there is increased spawnrate of selected Pokémon and Unown.

Currently, there were 2 Safari Zone events in 2017, 4 events in 2018, and 2 events in 2019.

Europe

There was a total of seven events taking place at select Unibail-Rodamco shopping centers during the months of August and September.

Pokémon GO Safari Zone Europe 2017 — Exclusive medal for attending the event

Each event gave Trainers the opportunity to catch a wide variety of Pokémon in special zones featuring Pokémon originally encountered in the Kanto and Johto regions, including Australian region-exclusive Pokémon – Kangaskhan, that had been never before encountered in Europe. Trainers in attendance had a chance to take on unique and powerful Raid Bosses that made appearances at these events. ^[1]

Dates and locations of events

October 7^th, 2017 (Originally planned for August 5^th, 2017)

Fisketorvet—Copenhagen, Denmark
Centrum Cerny Most—Prague, Czech Republic

October 14^th, 2017 (Originally planned for August 12^th, 2017)

Mall of Scandinavia—Stockholm, Sweden
Stadshart Amstelveen—Amstelveen, The Netherlands

September 16^th, 2017

CentrO—Oberhausen, Germany
Les Quatre Temps—Paris, France
La Maquinista—Barcelona, Spain

Features

Increased spawnrate of Larvitar and Chansey.
Australian region-exclusive Pokémon – Kangaskhan, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, F, I, R, and S, which spell "SAFARI".
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters E, O, P, R, and U, which spell "EUROPE".
Increased chance of catching shiny Magikarp and Pikachu.
Team Lounges & Photo Opportunities.

Unusual sightings

There was increased spawn of Unown and Kangaskhan in following European cities, until August 21^st, 2017. Additionally, Lure Modules were activated at many PokéStops found at these locations throughout the weekends of August 12^th and August 19^th. ^[2]

Austria
- Vienna
Czech Republic
- Prague
Denmark
- Copenhagen
Finland
- Helsinki
France
- Dijon
- Lille
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Nice
- Paris
- Rennes
Germany
- Berlin
- Bochum
- Gera
- Leipzig
- Mönchengladbach
- Munich
- Oberhausen
- Recklinghausen
Italy
- Milan
- Naples
- Rome
Norway
- Oslo
Poland
- Warsaw
Portugal
- Lisbon
Slovakia
- Bratislava
Spain
- Badajoz
- Barcelona
- Cádiz
- Madrid
- Sevilla
- San Sebastián
- Valencia
- Valladolid
Sweden
- Stockholm
Switzerland
- Zürich
The Netherlands
- Almere
- Amsterdam
- Leidschendam
- Zoetermeer
United Kingdom
- Belfast
- Birmingham
- Cardiff
- Glasgow
- London
- Manchester

Tottori

Event Date: November 24^th – 26^th, 2017
Location: Tottori, Japan ^[3]^[4]

Features

Increased spawnrate of various Ground and Water Pokémon, including "Fossil Pokémon" – Kabuto and Omanyte.
European region-exclusive Pokémon – Mr. Mime, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, F, I, R, and S, which spell "SAFARI".
A pop-up Pokémon Center near the Aeon Mall with a Pikachu nest.

Chiayi

Event Date: February 26^th – March 3^rd, 2018
Location: Chiayi County, Taiwan ^[5]

Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Taiwan happened to celebrate Lunar New Year and took place during Chiayi Lantern Festival. ^[5]

Features

Increased spawnrate of Growlithe and Dratini during the day.
Increased spawnrate of Chinchou and Lanturn after 5pm local time.
European region-exclusive Pokémon – Mr. Mime, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, C, F, G, H, I, X and Y, which spell "Chiayi Gong Xi Fa Cai".
Pikachu with party hat spawning even after Pokémon Day event ended. ^[6]

Dortmund

Event Date: June 30^th – July 1^st, 2018
Location: Dortmund, Germany

Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Dortmund was the part of Professor Willow's Global Research.

Features

Increased spawnrate of Roselia with a chance of catching its shiny form.
Region-exclusive Pokémon – Corsola, available to be caught in the wild.
- Between July 3^rd and 4^th, 2018, there was possibility to capture Corsola all over the Europe.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters D, M, N, O, R, T and U, which spell "DORTMUND".
Lure Modules active for all day during the event in PokéStops in Westfalenpark.
Trainers could obtain special 2-km Eggs from PokéStops in the park, that were hatching Pokémon that can normally hatch from 10-km Eggs. There was also increased chance of hatching Shiny Pichu.

Yokosuka

Event Date: August 29^th – September 2^nd, 2018
Location: Yokosuka, Japan ^[7]

Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Yokosuka was the part of Professor Willow's Global Research.

Features

Increased spawnrate of select Pokémon including Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Ralts, Slakoth, Feebas and Beldum.
African Region-exclusive Pokémon – Tropius, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Wingull with a chance of catching its shiny form.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, G, K, O, S, U, Y and !, which spell "YOKOSUKA GO!".
Exclusive Special Research tasks series for attendants.^[8]

First Part:

Task	Reward
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms.	3× Super Incubator
Catch 10 Beldum.	Metagross
Catch 10 Ralts.	Gardevoir
Catch 10 Slakoth.	Slaking
Hatch 3 Eggs.	3000 XP
Rewards for completing whole set
10× Golden Razz Berry 20× Rare Candy 10× Ultra Ball

Second Part:

Task	Reward
Claim Reward.	2018 XP
Claim Reward.	2018 XP
Claim Reward.	2018 XP
Rewards for completing whole set
100,000× Stardust

Tainan

Event Date: November 1^st – November 5^th, 2018
Location: Tainan, Taiwan ^[9]

Features

Increased spawnrate of select Pokémon including Swablu, Anorith and Bagon.
Oceanian Region-exclusive Pokémon – Relicanth, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Pinsir with a chance of catching its shiny form.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, E, I, N, O, T and Z, which spell "TAINAN ZONE".

Porto Alegre

Event Date: January 25^th – January 27^th, 2019
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil ^[10]

Features

Increased spawnrate of select Pokémon including Bagon, Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup.
Oceanian Region-exclusive Pokémon – Relicanth, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Psyduck with a chance of catching its shiny form.
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, E, G, L, O, P, R and T, which spell "PORTO ALEGRE".

Sentosa

Event Date: April 18^th – April 22^nd, 2019
Location: Sentosa, Singapore ^[11]

Over 95,000 Trainers from all over the world visited Sentosa Island, walking 441,000 km and catching a total of 14.1 million Pokémon. As Trainers explored the coast, they met a special surprise: a massive, 20-foot-tall inflatable Lapras on Palawan Beach, where Trainers enjoyed taking #GOsnapshot photos. In the Safari Zone, Tropius and Unown also appeared more often, and Shiny Shuckle appeared all over the world to celebrate the Sentosa Safari Zone.^[12]

Features

Increased spawn-rate of select Pokémon including Dratini and Alolan Exeggutor.
African Region-exclusive Pokémon – Tropius, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Shuckle and Lapras with a chance of catching its shiny form.^[13]
Increased spawnrate of Unown in forms of letters A, E, N, O, S, T and !, which spell "SENTOSA!".

Montreal

Event Date: September 20^th – 22^nd, 2019
Location: Montreal, Canada ^[14]

This ticketed event will take place along the historic Circuit Gilles Villeneuve at beautiful Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's Island and Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[15]

Note: Due to the appearance of Unown Q in the promotional image, the Unown that appear may either spell "QUEBEC"—after the province that the event is hosted in, or "QUICK"—after the theme of the event.

Features

Increased spawn-rate of select Pokémon including Trapinch, Nincada and Ponyta.
African Region-exclusive Pokémon – Tropius, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Yanma with a chance of catching its shiny form.
Increased spawnrate of Unown.

New Taipei City

Event Date: October 3^rd – 6^th, 2019
Location: New Taipei City ^[16]

Trainers will be able to find Scyther, Combee, and many Water-, Bug- and Grass-type Pokémon from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the park, as well as more than 60 tourist attractions across New Taipei City.

Features

Increased spawn-rate of select Pokémon including Scyther and Combee.
African Region-exclusive Pokémon – Heracross, available to be caught in the wild.
Increased spawnrate of Unown.