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Source - Niantic

Niantic.inc will hold a large-scale on-site event 'Pokémon GO Wild Area' of the real-world game “Pokémon GO” in November, it said on the 29th. First, 'Pokémon GO Wild Area: Nagasaki' will be held in Nagasaki, Japan for three days from November 7th to 9th.

This event is an on-site event exclusively for ticket holders, and participants can explore the entire city of Nagasaki and enjoy the immersive play unique to “Pokémon GO”. Event participants will be able to meet new Pokémon such as 'Greedent', 'Skwovet', and 'Obstagoon' for the first time, and different-colored 'Unown (W)' and 'Hattrem' will also be newly revealed.

In addition, the invasion of 'Team GO Rocket' will bring 'Shadow Cresselia' and 'Shadow Darkrai', the first in “Pokémon GO”, to raid battles, stimulating trainers' desire to challenge. Throughout Nagasaki, 'Dark Hour' and 'Fairy Hour' will be held at different times, with large numbers of Dark-type and Fairy-type Pokémon appearing, respectively.

In addition, 'Powerful Pokémon' with enhanced stats compared to regular Pokémon will appear in the wild, and although difficult to acquire, the capture rate can be greatly increased by using 'GO Safari Balls', a limited-time item during the event. In addition, event booths and photo spots will be set up throughout Nagasaki City, allowing participants to create special memories on site.

In addition, 'Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global' will be held worldwide from November 15th to 16th, and anyone can participate for free. When purchasing a ticket, a special costume item 'Flower Crown' is given along with additional bonuses. New Pokémon such as 'Obstagoon' will also appear at the global event, and 'Shadow Cresselia' on Saturday and 'Shadow Darkrai' on Sunday will appear in legendary raids during the weekend.

‘Powerful Pokémon’ will also appear in the wild, and the capture rate can be greatly increased by using ‘GO Safari Balls’. ‘Dark Hour’ and ‘Fairy Hour’ will also rotate every two hours, and using Incense may cause specific Pokémon, including ‘Unown’, and Shiny Pokémon to appear.

All global event participants will receive basic bonuses such as free Raid Passes, expanded Max Potion collection limit, and GO Snapshot surprise encounters. Ticket holders can receive more enhanced benefits such as increased Shiny Pokémon appearance rate, additional free Raid Passes, reduced Egg hatching distance, Pokémon Candy bonuses, and increased Special Trades.

More details can be found on the official blog.

Webzine InvenReporter Kim Chan-hwi
2025-08-29