Noxious Swamp

The Noxious Swamp event will be available until Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Wild encounters

The following Pokemon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, a Shiny Skrelp is now available globally.

Zubat*

Venonat*

Tentacool*

Dratini*

Surskit*

Gulpin*

Skorupi*

Axew*

Skrelp*

Tyrunt*

Noibat*

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

One-star raids

Grimer*

Alolan Grimer*

Hisuian Qwilfish

Hisuian Sneasel

Three-star raids

Galarian Weezing*

Druddigon*

Turtonator*

Shadow Raids

One-star raids

Shadow Zubat

Shadow Houndour

Shadow Pidove

Three-star raids

Shadow Nidoran♀*

Shadow Onix

Shadow Sneasel*

*There’s a chance you encounter a Shiny one!

Bonuses

• 2× Catch Candy
• Team GO Rocket balloons will appear more frequently
• One additional free Raid Pass per day from spinning Gym Photo Discs

Field Research task encounters

Grimer*

Dratini*

Trapinch*

Skrelp*

Noibat*

Mareanie*

Free Timed Research

Timed Research will be completely free of charge this time around. Trainers will do well to brace themselves for an exhilarating adventure filled with raiding tasks that will lead you to thrilling encounters with powerful Poison- and Dragon-type Pokemon, including the coveted Jangmo-o! Get ready to embark on this journey that will test your skills, while making the most out of this summer!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The Timed Research tasks and their rewards will disappear on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.