The First Bird Pokémon Is Landing in Pokémon GO During the Catch Mastery Event!

Pokémon GO is gearing up for a busy March with two exciting events: Catch Mastery and Mega Absol Raid Day. These events build upon the already active Festival of Colors and Might and Mastery events.

Catch Mastery: Archen Takes Flight!

The Catch Mastery event, running from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time on March 16th, spotlights the First Bird Pokémon, Archen. Expect increased wild spawns of Omanyte and Kabuto, with a chance to encounter their Shiny forms. Archen itself will be available as a Field Research reward, boasting a boosted Shiny rate. Maximize your XP gains with double XP for Nice Throws and better, plus bonus XP for Curveball Throws. A Timed Research task focuses on catching Rock-type Pokémon, offering up to 40 Archen encounters by completing 10 sets of tasks.

Mega Absol Raid Day: Unleash Brutal Swing!

Mega Absol Raid Day arrives on March 23rd, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. This event introduces Absol's powerful new Charged Attack, Brutal Swing (55 power in Trainer Battles, 65 power in Gyms and Raids), permanently added to its moveset. To support this raid-focused event, the Remote Raid Pass limit increases to 20 from 5:00 p.m. PDT on March 22nd to 8:00 p.m. PDT on March 23rd. You'll also receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs, for a total of six for the day.

Download Pokémon GO from the Google Play Store and join the fun!

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