Pokémon GO Safari Zone

The Pokémon GO Safari Zone is a recurrent, regional event that has already occurred across the world. ^[1] It has been hosted throughout various countries within the Americas, 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.

Due to coronavirus outbreak, Safari Zones of St. Louis, Liverpool and Philadelphia were postponed.^[2]

Europe

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

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.^[3] Additionally, Lure Modules were activated at many PokéStops found at these locations throughout the weekends of August 12^th and 19^th, 2017.^[4]

• 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 ^[5][6]

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 ^[7]

Pokémon GO Safari Zone in Taiwan happened to celebrate Lunar New Year and took place during Chiayi Lantern Festival. ^[7]

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. ^[8]

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 ^[9]

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.^[10]

Special Research

Tainan

• Event Date: November 1^st – 5^th, 2018
• Location: Tainan, Taiwan ^[11]

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 – 27^th, 2019
• Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil ^[12]

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 – 22^nd, 2019
• Location: Sentosa, Singapore ^[13]

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.^[14]

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.^[15]
• 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 ^[16]

This ticketed event took 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.^[17]

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 in forms of letters B, C, E, Q and U, which spell "QUEBEC".

New Taipei City

• Event Date: October 3^rd – 6^th, 2019
• Location: New Taipei City ^[18]

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.
• American Region-exclusive Pokémon – Heracross, available to be caught in the wild.
• Increased spawnrate of Oddish with a chance of catching its shiny form.^[19]
• Increased spawnrate of Unown A, C, F, I, N, P, R, S and T, which spell "SAFARI NTPC".^[20]

St. Louis

• Event Date: Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Original Event Date: March 27^th - 29^th, 2020
• Location: St. Louis ^[21]

Special Research

Liverpool

• Event Date: Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Original Event Date: April 17^th - 19^th, 2020
• Location: Liverpool ^[23]

Special Research

Philadelphia

• Event Date: Postponed COVID-19 pandemic
• Original Event Date: May 8^th - 10^th, 2020
• Location: Philadelphia ^[24]

Special Research

Gallery

Following promotional pictures were published by creators of the game across their social media channels.

References

External links

• Official page