Water Festival in 2018 was the second Water Festival event in Pokémon GO. It was related with beginning of summer.
Features
 | 2× hatch Candy |
 | Water-type Pokémon spawn increased |
 | Water-type Pokémon in eggs |
 | Water-type Pokémon Raid Battles |
 | Water-type Pokémon in Research tasks |
 | Shop special offer |
A shiny variant of Shellder was available for capture in the wild. There were also various Field Research tasks highlighting Water-type Pokémon.
Alongside increased appearance of Water-type Pokémon appearing all over the world, Trainers received 3× Stardust for catching Water-type Pokémon. Plus, 2 km Eggs hatched Pokémon such as Totodile, Mudkip, and Corphish. Trainers earned double Candy and Stardust for every Egg hatched.
Raid Battles also featured powerful Water-type Pokémon for the duration of the celebration, including the return of the Legendary Pokémon Kyogre; with a chance to capture a shiny variant.[1]
Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon were appearing more frequently in wild:
Moreover, these Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event.
Additionally, these Water-type Pokémon were hatching from 2-km Eggs obtained during the event:
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The following Raid Bosses were available for a limited time during this event.
| Pokémon | Raid Boss's CP | Max. Capture CP |
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 1st Tier Raid Bosses
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 Shellder 
| 4,340 CP | 547 CP 684 CP |
 Magikarp
| 1,165 CP | 125 CP 157 CP |
 Omanyte
| 5,724 CP | 768 CP 961 CP |
 Kabuto
| 5,311 CP | 670 CP 837 CP |
 Wailmer
| 3,369 CP | 814 CP 1,017 CP |
| 2nd Tier Raid Bosses
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 Tentacruel | 12,190 CP | 1,356 CP 1,695 CP |
 Croconaw | 9,019 CP | 913 CP 1,142 CP |
 Marshtomp | 8,825 CP | 924 CP 1,155 CP |
 3rd Tier Raid Bosses
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 Starmie | 17,384 CP | 1,316 CP 1,645 CP |
 Vaporeon | 16,696 CP | 1,804 CP 2,255 CP |
 Sharpedo | 13,989 CP | 1,134 CP 1,418 CP |
| 4th Tier Raid Bosses
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 Walrein | 23,578 CP | 1,489 CP 1,862 CP |
 5th Tier Raid Bosses
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 Kyogre
| 51,968 CP | 2,328 CP 2,910 CP |
Field Research event tasks
There was several of Field Research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Water Festival in 2018. The last two tasks were added in the latter half of the event.
| Task | Possible Rewards |
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| Catch 2 Water-type Pokémon. | Magikarp 
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| Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon. | Wailmer
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| Battle in a Gym 3 times. |  Kingler
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| Hatch an Egg. | Shellder
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| Win a Raid. | 1×  Rare Candy
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| Evolve 2 Shellder. |  Lapras
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| Catch 5 Magikarp or Wailmer. |  Luvdisc
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Shop special offer
The following offers are available from the Shop.[2]
| Box | Cost | Items |
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 Special Box |  480
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 Great Box | 780
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 Ultra Box | 1,480
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References
- ↑ Soak Up Special Bonuses during Water Festival 2018!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2018-06-07.
- ↑ New boxes available. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-12-17.
