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

Pokémon GO is buzzing with activity! March brings two exciting events: the Catch Mastery event and the Mega Absol Raid Day. Both offer fantastic opportunities to boost your Pokémon collection and power.

Catch Mastery: Archen Takes Flight!

The Catch Mastery event, running March 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time, spotlights Archen, the First Bird Pokémon. Get ready for increased wild spawns of Omanyte and Kabuto, including their Shiny variants!

Archen itself will be available as a Field Research reward, with a boosted Shiny encounter rate. This event also doubles your XP for Nice Throws or better, and for Curveball Throws, making leveling up a rewarding experience. A Timed Research task focuses on catching Rock-type Pokémon, offering up to 10 sets of challenges and a total of 40 Archen encounters.

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. Absol is gaining a powerful new Charged Attack: Brutal Swing! This attack will permanently be available to Absol after the event, boasting 55 power in Trainer Battles and 65 power in Gyms and Raids.

To support this event, the Remote Raid Pass limit increases to 20 from March 22nd at 5:00 p.m. PDT to March 23rd at 8:00 p.m. PDT. You can also collect up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs, giving you a total of six for the day.

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