Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield

Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield
Event location	Worldwide
Start date	August 20th, 2021, 10:00 a.m. (local time)
End date	August 31st, 2021, 8:00 p.m. (local time)
Chronology
Season	Season of Discovery
Previous event	August 2021 Community Day
Next event	Hoopa's Arrival

Ultra Unlock Part 3: Sword and Shield is an event in Pokémon GO. It is the third part of Ultra Unlock 2021 event series and focuses on Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

Pokémon Spotlight Hours featuring Skwovet and Wooloo were available during this event.

Features

Skwovet, Wooloo, Falinks, Zacian and Zamazenta release

• Skwovet, Wooloo, Falinks, Zacian and Zamazenta release

Shiny Galarian Meowth, Galarian Farfetch'd, Galarian Weezing and Galarian Stunfisk release

• Shiny Galarian Meowth, Galarian Farfetch'd, Galarian Weezing and Galarian Stunfisk release

Themed Pokémon spawn increased

• Themed Pokémon spawn increased

Themed Pokémon in Eggs

• Themed Pokémon in Eggs

Themed Pokémon in Raid Battles

• Themed Pokémon in Raid Battles

Themed Field Research

• Themed Field Research

Timed Research available

• Timed Research available

New Avatar Items

• New Avatar Items

New stickers available

• New stickers available

Featured Pokémon

New Pokémon

These Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

#0819

Skwovet

#0820

Greedent

#0831

Wooloo

#0832

Dubwool

#0870

Falinks

#0888

Zacian

#0889

Zamazenta

New Shiny Pokémon

These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

#0052

Meowth

Galarian

#0083

Farfetch'd

Galarian

#0110

Weezing

Galarian

  

#0618

Stunfisk

Galarian

  

#0863

Perrserker

#0865

Sirfetch'd

Pokémon in wild

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

#0099

Kingler

#0143

Snorlax

#0554

Darumaka

Galarian

#0568

Trubbish

#0819

Skwovet

#0831

Wooloo

#0870

Falinks

7-km Eggs

These Pokémon would hatch from 7-km Pokémon Eggs obtained during the event:

#0052

Meowth

591 / 546

#0077

Ponyta

969 / 911

#0079

Slowpoke

700 / 650

#0083

Farfetch'd

956 / 898

#0263

Zigzagoon

290 / 258

#0554

Darumaka

823 / 768

#0618

Stunfisk

1,235 / 1,169

Raid Bosses

These Raid Bosses were available during the event:

1^st Tier

From August 20^th, 10:00 a.m. to 26^th, 10:00 a.m. local time:

#0079

Galarian Slowpoke

Boss CP 3,228
Max capture CP
700 876

#0083

Galarian Farfetch'd

Boss CP 12,879
Max capture CP
956 1,196

#0201

Unown U

Boss CP 3,808
Max capture CP
677 846

#0263

Galarian Zigzagoon

  

Boss CP 1,742
Max capture CP
290 363

From August 26^th, 10:00 a.m. to September 1^st, 10:00 a.m. local time:

#0052

Galarian Meowth

Boss CP 3,293
Max capture CP
591 739

#0077

Galarian Ponyta

Boss CP 20,914
Max capture CP
969 1,212

#0201

Unown U

Boss CP 3,808
Max capture CP
677 846

#0554

Galarian Darumaka

Boss CP 4,135
Max capture CP
823 1,030

3^rd Tier

From August 20^th, 10:00 a.m. to 26^th, 10:00 a.m. local time:

#0068

Machamp

Boss CP 19,707
Max capture CP
1,746 2,183

#0110

Weezing

  

Boss CP 16,511
Max capture CP
1,310 1,637

#0131

Lapras

  

Boss CP 14,847
Max capture CP
1,509 1,886

From August 26^th, 10:00 a.m. to September 1^st, 10:00 a.m. local time:

#0094

Gengar

  

Boss CP 21,207
Max capture CP
1,644 2,055

#0143

Snorlax

Boss CP 16,684
Max capture CP
1,843 2,304

#0618

Stunfisk

  

Boss CP 5,311
Max capture CP
1,235 1,544

5^th Tier

From August 20^th, 10:00 a.m. to 26^th, 10:00 a.m. local time:

#0888

Zacian

Boss CP 52,195
Max capture CP
2,188 2,735

From August 26^th, 10:00 a.m. to September 1^st, 10:00 a.m. local time:

#0889

Zamazenta

Boss CP 52,195
Max capture CP
2,188 2,735

Field Research event tasks

Field Research tasks

These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Use 7 Berries to help catch Pokémon

Skwovet

Win 2 raids

Falinks

Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts

Galarian Farfetch'd 

Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms

5× Poké Ball

Take a snapshot of wild Pokémon

2× Pinap Berry

Earn 5 hearts with your buddy

Wooloo

Timed Research

Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield

Ultra Unlock 2021: Sword and Shield Timed Research was available during the event:

1^st Part

Send 5 Gifts to friends

5× Great Ball

Catch 8 Pokémon

5× Razz Berry

Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts

Pikachu

Rewards for whole set

10× Poké Ball

888 Experience

5× Ultra Ball

2^nd Part

Power up Pokémon 5 times

10× Super Potion

Catch 10 Pokémon

5× Revive

Battle in the GO Battle League

Meowth

Rewards for whole set

5× Ultra Ball

888 Experience

5× Ultra Ball

3^rd Part

Evolve 2 Pokémon

5× Pinap Berry

Catch 5 Normal-type Pokémon

Meowth

Defeat 4 Team GO Rocket Grunts

Butterfree

Rewards for whole set

15× Poké Ball

888 Experience

5× Ultra Ball

4^th Part

Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon

Skwovet

Catch 8 different species of Pokémon

Farfetch'd

Win a raid

Gengar

Rewards for whole set

10× Great Ball

888 Experience

5× Ultra Ball

5^th Part

Earn 12 hearts with your buddy

Wooloo

Catch 8 different species of Pokémon

Stunfisk

Win a raid in under 60 seconds

Snorlax

Rewards for whole set

25× Poké Ball

1× Rare Candy

5× Ultra Ball

Avatar items

New avatar items

These avatar items/poses were released at the start of the event:

Challenger Kit Sport Top
Free
(male)

Dragon-Type Sport Top
150
(male)

Dark-Type Sport Top
150
(male)

Challenger Kit Sport Shorts
Free
(male)

Dragon-Type Sport Shorts
100
(male)

Dark-Type Sport Shorts
100
(male)

Challenger Kit Sport High-tops
Free
(male)

Dragon-Type Sport High-tops
50
(male)

Dark-Type Sport High-tops
50
(male)

Challenger Kit Sport Legwear
Free
(male)

Dragon-Type Sport Legwear
50
(male)

Challenger Kit Sport Glove
Free
(male)

Dragon-Type Sport Glove
50
(male)

Dark-Type Sport Glove
50
(male)

Challenger Kit Sport Top
Free
(female)

Dragon-Type Sport Top
150
(female)

Dark-Type Sport Top
150
(female)

Challenger Kit Sport Shorts
Free
(female)

Dragon-Type Sport Shorts
100
(female)

Dark-Type Sport Shorts
100
(female)

Challenger Kit Sport High-tops
Free
(female)

Dragon-Type Sport High-tops
50
(female)

Dark-Type Sport High-tops
50
(female)

Challenger Kit Sport Legwear
Free
(female)

Dragon-Type Sport Legwear
50
(female)

Challenger Kit Sport Glove
Free
(female)

Dragon-Type Sport Glove
50
(female)

Dark-Type Sport Glove
50
(female)

Stickers

New stickers

These stickers were released at the start of the event:

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Promotional video

Pokémon GO- Hoopa summons Pokémon originally discovered in Galar!

Event trailer

Trivia

• A bug caused Falinks to appear distorted in Raid Battles. As a result, it was replaced by Machamp and Gengar for this event.

References

Events

• Recurring
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023
• 2024
• 2025

Community Days • GO Fest • Safari Zone • Special Weekends • Week in Korea • Research Days • Incense Days • Friendship Days • Catch Mastery • Nest migrations • Raid Days • Special Raid Events • Legendary Raid Hours • Pokémon Spotlight Hours • GO Battle Days • Pokémon Air Adventures

Fall

Halloween • Daily Bonus Celebration • Lapras Event • Thanksgiving • Holiday

Winter

Valentine's Day • Winter with Unibail-Rodamco • Pokémon Day • Snorlax Event

Spring

Water Festival • Eggstravaganza • Golden Week • Grass Weekend • Adventure Week • Solstice Week

Summer

Pikachu Meet & Greet • 1st Anniversary • GO Fest • Chester Heritage Festival • Pikachu Outbreak (Park • Stadium) • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Europe

Fall

Equinox • Halloween • Week in Korea • Global Catch Challenge • Safari Zone Japan • Holiday

Winter

Hoenn Pokémon Eggs • Hoenn Celebration • Valentine's Day • Lunar New Year • Legendary Week • Pokémon Day • Safari Zone Taiwan

Spring

Eggstravaganza • April Fools' Day • Slowpoke Prefecture • Kanto Celebration • Earth Day • Battle Showdown • Adventure Week • Alolan Exeggutor Event

Summer

Water Festival • E3 2018 • Safari Zone Dortmund • 2nd Anniversary • GO Fest • Special Weekend July • Special Trading Event • Johto Festival • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Yokosuka • Ultra Bonus Event • Week in Korea • Fragment Hat Pikachu

Fall

Psychic Spectacular • Pokémon Let's Go Roadtrip • Female Day • AR Playground with Niantic • Halloween • Safari Zone Tainan • Ingress Prime Celebration • Stardust Blast • Hatchathon • Let's Go Celebration • Tottori Festival • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Hoenn Celebration • Safari Zone Porto Alegre • Tokaigi Game Party • Lunar New Year • Friendship Event • Valentine's Day • Special Weekend February • Clamperl Limited Research • Convention Events • Pokémon Day • Battle Showdown • ITB Berlin

Spring

Equinox • Lotad Limited Research • April Fools • Bug Out • Special Weekend April • Eggstravaganza • Safari Zone Sentosa • Heisei Era Celebration • Tucson Heart Walk • Earth Day • Week in Korea Summer • Detective Pikachu Celebration‎‎ • Extraordinary Raid Week‎‎ • Summer Snooze • Adventure Week

Summer

GO Fest Chicago • 3rd Anniversary • Pokemon GO in Sanriku • GO Fest Dortmund • Straw Hat Pikachu • Chansey Peach Festival • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • GO Fest Yokohama • Pokémon World Championships • Water Festival • Johto Journey • Global Challenge, Global Hatches • A Unova Unveiling • Safari Zone Montreal • Hokkaido Great Adventure

Fall

World Tourism Day • Safari Zone New Taipei City • Stardust Blast • Pokemon Center London • Lapras in Miyagi • Halloween • A Colossal Discovery • Team GO Rocket Leaders Disruption • Week in Korea Winter • Galarian Weezing Event • Supereffective Week • Friend Fest • Evolution Event • December CD • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Lunar New Year • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Sinnoh Celebration • Valentine's Day • Friendship Event • February CD • Pokémon Day • Team GO Rocket Global Take-over • GO Battle League Season 1 Launch Celebration

Spring

A Drive to Investigate • Psychic Spectacular • Safari Zone St. Louis • Tricky Pokémon • Spring Event • GO Battle Day: Marill • Safari Zone Liverpool • Incense Day: Type Shuffle • Buddy Up • April CD • Throwback Challenge 2020 (Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Champion) • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Snubbull Limited Research • May CD

Summer

Galarian Farfetch'd Event • Summer Solstice • June CD • Bug Out • 4th Anniversary • Team GO Rocket Event • Summer Event • July CD • GO Fest • Dragon Week • Enigma Week • August CD • Unova Week • Mega September (Mega Raid Challenge • Mega Battle Challenge • Mega Buddy Challenge) • September CD

Fall

Fashion Week • Niantic Birthday Event • Autumn Event (Part 1 • Part 2) • Meowth Limited Research • October CD • The Crown Tundra Event • Halloween • Catch Mastery: Ghost • Day of the Dead • Animation Week • Special Weekend • November CD - Electabuzz • Pokémon HOME Event • 12 Days of Friendship • November CD - Magmar • Pokémon GO City Spotlight • Lake Legends Event • Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ Limited Research

Season of Celebration

Kalos Celebration Event • Wooper Watch • December CD • Secrets of the Jungle Event • Galarian Mr. Mime Event • Holiday

Season of Celebration

New Year's • Unova Celebration Event • Sinnoh Celebration Event • January CD • Hoenn Celebration Event • Incense Day: Electric and Dragon Type • Johto Celebration Event • Sneasel Limited Research • Team GO Rocket Celebration • February CD • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • Celebrate Carnival • Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto • Kanto Celebration Event

Season of Legends

March CD • Searching for Legends • Incense Day: Psychic and Steel Type • Charge Up • Weather Week • Festival of Colors • Tricky Pokémon • Spring into Spring • April CD • Summer Hat Pikachu Event • Rivals' Week • Sustainability Week • Friendship Day Grass • New Pokémon Snap Celebration • Luminous Legends X • Marill Limited Research • May CD • Luminous Legends Y • Special Weekend May

Season of Discovery

June CD • A Very Slow Discovery • Summer Solstice • Bidoof Breakout • July CD • 5th Anniversary • GO Fest • Part 1: Time • Part 2: Space • August CD • Part 3: Sword and Shield

Season of Mischief

Hoopa's Arrival • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Fashion Week • Taiwan Candy Challenge • Secrets of the Jungle Event • October CD • Safari Zone Liverpool • Halloween • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Día de Muertos • Festival of Lights • Safari Zone St. Louis • Pokémon BD & SP Event • November CD • Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event • Mischief Unbound

Season of Heritage

Land of Smiles Challenge • Incense Day: Swinub • Dragonspiral Descent • Special Weekend December • Chansey in Fukushima • Holiday • December CD

Season of Heritage

New Year's • Mountains of Power • January CD • Power Plant • Back to Bulbasaur • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • February CD • GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally • Pokémon GO Tour: Johto • Pokémon GO Tour: Live • A Tropical Kickoff

Season of Alola

Welcome to Alola • March CD • Festival of Colors • Lush Jungle • April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 • All-Hands Rocket Retreat • Memories of Mudkip • Spring into Spring • April Splash • Sustainability Week • Pokémon Championship Series • April CD • A Mega Moment • Children's Day 2022 • Pokémon Air Adventures • Water Festival • Safari Zone Seville • May CD • Alola to Alola

Season of GO

GO Fest Global • Adventure Week • Pokémon TCG Crossover Event • June CD • GO Fest Berlin • 6th Anniversary • BIG Festival • Old Friends, New Beginnings Turkey • July CD • GO Fest Seattle • Hisuian Discoveries • Gencon • GO Fest Sapporo • Cross Shinjuku Vision • Bug Out • 2022 Seoul E-Prix • August CD • World Championships • Old Friends, New Beginnings Poland • GO Fest Finale • Lunatone and Solrock Event

Season of Light

Inkay Limited Research • Psychic Spectacular • Old Friends, New Beginnings Spain • Test Your Mettle • Pokémon GO Championship Series 2023 • GIST • September CD • EGX • Safari Zone Goyang • Fashion Week • Evolving Stars • SPIEL • Meschede NCON • Festival of Lights • October CD • Halloween • MEX • Safari Zone New Taipei City • PolarisCON • MCM London Comic Con • Día de Muertos • Dreaming of Dratini • Greedy Gluttons • MCM Birmingham Comic Con • Turkey Fall Event • November CD • Safari Zone Singapore • Astral Eclipse • TGS Occitanie Game Show

Season 9: Mythical Wishes

Waktu Indonesia Nangkep • Hoenn Mega Raid Day • Mythic Blade • DreamHackDE • Holiday • Let's Go to Hills Motoizaka • December CD

Season 9: Mythical Wishes

New Year's • January CD • Twinkling Fantasy • Lunar New Year • Let's Go to Hills Okayama • Lounging with Larvitar • Megacon Live Dublin • Crackling Voltage • February CD • Valentine's Day • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Insomnia Egypt • Let's Go to Hills Magome-juku • Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn (Las Vegas • Primal Rumblings • Global)

Season 10: Rising Heroes

Catch Mastery • Festival of Colors • March CD • Let's GO! • ExpOtaku Almería • Megacon Live Birmingham • TGS Occitanie Game Show Montpellier • London Games Festival • ExpOtaku Salamanca • Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show • Facts 2023 Belgium • April Fools' Day • Special Event in Surabaya • Spring into Spring • Insomnia Gaming Festival • April Splash • A Mystic Hero • CAGGTUS Leipzig • April CD • Sustainability Week • Stunfisk Limited Research • Manga-Comic-Con • Spring Festa • April CD Classic • MondoCon • An Instinctive Hero • Kleavor Raid Day • Heroes Made in Asia • A MAZE. • A Valorous Hero • IberAnime • Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover • Anime Central • May CD • Rising Shadows • MCM London Comic Con • Old Friends, New Beginnings Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Spain

Hidden Gems

Searching for Gold Research Day • Austria Comic Con • Water Festival: Beach Week • Summer Games Fest • June CD • Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf raid event • Solstice Horizons • Pyrkon • Arraiá • Dark Flames • Anime Expo • 7th Anniversary • July CD Classic • Catching Some Z's • Blaze New Trails • Riolu Hatch Day • Adventure Week • Air Adventures • July CD • GO Fest Osaka • GO Fest London • Glittering Garden • World Championships • August CD • GO Fest NYC • Noxious Swamp • GO Fest Global

Adventures Abound

September CD Classic • A Paldean Adventure • Pokémon Championship Series • Ultra Unlock: Paldea • Aao Khele Pokémon GO • Oddish Research Day • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Out to Play • Azurill Hatch Day • Detective Pikachu Returns Event • City Safari Seoul • Harvest Festival • EGX • City Safari Barcelona • October CD • L'art sous toutes ses formes • Halloween • Incense Day: Skorupi • MCM London Comic Con • Día de Muertos • Mega Garchomp Raid Day • City Safari Mexico City • November CD • Festival of Lights • Fashion Week • Party Up! • November CD Classic

Timeless Travels

MCM Birmingham Comic Con • Hisuian Samurott Raid Day • Along the Routes • Catch Mastery: Ice • Adamant Time • December CD • Holiday • Kecleon Event

Timeless Travels

New Year's 2024 • Lustrous Odyssey • January CD • Dazzling Dream • Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day • Raging Battles • January CD Classic • Taken Treasures • February CD • Lunar New Year: Dragons Unleashed • Hisuian Decidueye Raid Day • Carnival of Love • Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh (Los Angeles • Road to Sinnoh • Global) • Pokémon Day

World of Wonders

Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Bali • Charged-Up Research Day • Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event • Pokémon GO City Safari Tainan • Weather Week • March CD • Primal Kyogre Raid Day • Verdant Wonders • Primal Groudon Raid Day • World of Wonders: Taken Over • London Games Festival 2024 • An Excellent Opportunity • Sizeable Surprises • April CD Classic • April Splash • Bug Out • Mega Heracross Raid Day • April CD • Sustainability Week • Rediscover Kanto • DreamHack Melbourne 2024 • Pokémon Town 2024 • Cleffa Hatch Day • Glitz and Glam • CCXP México • Rivals Week • A New LATAM Adventure • Old Friends, New Beginnings Spring 2024 • Flock Together Research Day • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Surabaya • Catching Wonders • May CD • Ultra Space Wonders • Incense Day: Ferroseed

Shared Skies

GO Fest Sendai • Stadium Sights • Slumbering Sands • June CD • GO Fest Madrid • Armageddon Expo Auckland Winter 2024 • UEFA Euro 2024 • Pokémon Horizons: The Series Celebration Event in India and Indonesia • Spelunker's Cove • Fashion Week et la Fête de la musique • Scorching Steps • June CD Classic • Gamescom LATAM 2024 • 8th Anniversary Party • Elite Raid: Mega Rayquaza • Supanova 2024 - Perth • GO Fest NYC • Aquatic Paradise • Inbound from Ultra Space • GO Fest Global (Early) • Ultra Unlock: Better Together • Quaxly Week • 2024 CPBL All-Star Game • July CD • Ultra Unlock: Strength of Steel • Ultra Unlock: Mega Lucario Raid Day • Gen Con • Adventure Week • World Championships • August CD Classic • Gamescon 2024 • Triumph Together • Pikachu’s Indonesia Journey: Yogyakarta • August CD

Max Out

Celebrating with Hawlucha in September • GO All Out • Adventures in Brazil • Pokémon GO Night - Miami Marlins • Falinks Raid Day • GO Big • Pokémon GO Night - Seattle Mariners • September CD • Psychic Spectacular • City Safari: Jakarta • Oranguru and Passimian Research Day • Legendary Heroes • Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Incheon • Galarian Expedition • October CD • Rain City Showcase • Mega Mawile Raid Day • Magnetic Study • Yamask and Galarian Yamask Research Day • Halloween • GO Bigger • Festival of Lights • Día de Muertos • Harvest Festival • November CD • Wild Area Fukuoka • Wild Area Global • Max Out Finale

Dual Destiny

Just My Cup of Tea • City Safari: Hong Kong • City Safari: São Paulo • Aspiring Dragons Research Day • Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day • Young & Wise • Necrozma Fusion Raid Day

Dual Destiny

Pokémon GO Tour: Unova (New Taipei City • Los Angeles • Global)