The Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Las Vegas event is taking place today. During today’s event, trainers who are in the Las Vegas area will get to experience the global event a week early.
At the event, trainers will see an increase in Hoenn region Pokemon, participate in Legendary raids (Deoxys and Regirock) raids, and fight the debuting Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.
Trainers who are not in the Las Vegas area will have to wait until 2/25 and 2/26 to participate in the same event. So what can you look forward to during The Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Global event?
We will share the event details with you down below:
Ticket Types
The Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Global event features two types of tickets, the Raid Lover ticket and the Egg- Enthusiast ticket. Each ticket grants its own unique benefits to the holder. At the moment, it is not clear whether or not these tickets will be exclusive to the Las Vegas event or will be available for the global event.
The Raid Lover Ticket
The Raid lover ticket grants the following benefits:
- Up to 18 free Raid passes by spinning photo discs at gyms.
- Additional 5,000 XP for completed raids
- 6 additional Candy will be awarded for catching Pokemon in five-star raids
- 3 additional Candy XL will be awarded for catching Pokemon in five-star raids.
Egg-Thusiast Ticket
The Egg-Thusiast ticket grants the following benefits:
- 1/4 Egg Hatch Distance
- 3x Hatch XP
- 3X Hatch Candy
- 3x Hatch Stardust
- Increased Chance of 10KM eggs from spinning Pokestops and Photo Discs at gyms.
*1/4 Hatch distance does not stack with other distance-reducing items (Super Egg Incubators).
Ruby Vs. Sapphire Challenge
Pokemon Go trainers will notice a new special research task called Primal Rumblings under the special research tab. By completing these tasks, trainers will receive a special ticket for the Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Global event; the ticket lasts from February 17th to February 26th.
Once you have received the ticket, you will be asked to choose between Ruby or Sapphire. The winning team of each round will cause a Primal Surge to occur. Primal Surge Kyogre will cause Minun, Illumise, Waimer, Lunatone, or rainy Castform to spawn; these five Pokemon can be shiny. Primal Surge: Groudon will cause Plusle, Volbeat, Trapinch, Solrock, and Castform to spawn in; again, like the water types, these will also have their shiny variation available.
Spawns
During the Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Global event, there will be four spawn habitats each with its own unique Hoenn Pokemon. The four Pokemon habitats are Blistering Sands, Eerie Mists, Verdant Earth, and Ancient shores.
Blistering Sands Habitat
The Blistering Sands Habitat contains a mixture of fire-type and desert-themed Pokemon. These Pokemon are the ones you would find in Route 111 or the Desert Ruins in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald. The Blistering Sands habitat features:
- Torchic
- Poochyena
- Lotad
- Nincada
- Makuhita
- Nosepass
- Aron
- Numel
- Cacnea
- Baltoy
- Bagon
Each of these eleven Pokemon will have its shiny variation available during the event.
Eerie Mists Habitat
The Eerie Mists Habitat contains a mixture of Psychic, fairy, normal, and dark-type Pokemon; it also features one ice, steel, and water-type Pokemon. These Pokemon would often be found between Fortree City & Mossdeep City. The Errie Mists Habitat features:
- Ralts
- Surskit
- Whismur
- Meditite
- Spoink
- Zangoose
- Seviper
- Chimecho
- Absol
- Snorunt
- Luvdisc
- Beldum
Each of these eleven Pokemon will have its shiny variation available during the event.
Verdant Earth Habitat
The Verdant Earth Habitat contains a mixture of grass, bug, normal, and poison-type Pokemon; it also features one electric and dark-type Pokemon. These Pokemon would often be found between Petalburg City & Verdanturf. The Verdant Earth Habitat features:
- Treecko
- Zigzagoon
- Wurmple
- Seedot
- Shroomish
- Slakoth
- Skitty
- Mawile
- Electrike
- Roselia
- Gulpin
- Swablu
Each of these twelve Pokemon will have its shiny variation available during the event.
Ancient Shores Habitat
The Ancient Shores Habitat contains a mixture of water, ice, rock, and flying-type Pokemon; it also features one ice-type Pokemon. These Pokemon would often be found between Mossdeep City & Pacifidlog Town. The Ancient Shores Habitat features:
- Mudkip
- Tailow
- Wingull
- Carvanha
- Barboach
- Corphish
- Lileep
- Anorith
- Feebas
- Spheal
- Clamperl
Each of these eleven Pokemon will have its shiny variation available during the event.
Trainers can also find special Pikachus during the event. The two special Pikachus are themed after Brendan and May; each Pikachu will have the respective trainer’s hat.
Eggs
During the Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Global event Hoenn Pokemon will spawn from eggs. Trainers can hatch region-locked Pokemon during the event. Region-locked Pokemon hatched during the event have a chance to be shiny. There are four egg types available 2 KM, 5 KM, 7KM, and 10 KM. Below are the Pokemon available in each egg.
2KM Eggs
- Pichu
- Igglybuff
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
- Azurill
- Wynaut
5KM Eggs
- Surskit
- Gulpin
- Cacnea
7KM Eggs
- Trapinch
- Feebas
- Bagon
- Beldum
10 KM Eggs
- Torkal
- Tropius
- Relicanth
Raids
Throughout the Pokemon Go Tour 2023 Hoenn Global event, multiple raids will be available including 1-star raids, five-star raids, and Primal Raids. Primal raids are stronger raids similar to Mega Raids. Below is a list of raids that will be available.
1-Star raids
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
5-Star Raids
- Normal Form Deoxys
- Attack From Deoxys
- Defense Form Deoxys
- Speed Form Deoxys
Primal Raids
- Primal Kyogre
- Primal Groudon
If you did purchase the raid day ticket, make sure to keep track of your passes, or else you might miss out on what you are looking for. Every raid Pokemon’s shiny variation will be available to potentially encounter.
Regirock, Registeel, & Regice Research
During the event, trainers can encounter Regirock, Registeel, and Regice through special research tasks. Codes were hidden in Sunset Park for trainers to find in order to unlock these research tasks. Thankfully, we can share with you the codes so that you don’t have to go there.
Regirock: 6X4H9UCA8F7TT
Regice: YKG5ZPC4SLXAX
Registeel: 6AKRAV5WJN5FSEnter these codes in the store to unlock the research tasks. Once you have unlocked the tasks, you will need to complete three field research tasks and make an excellent throw to complete the Special Research task. Doing so will earn trainers 1,134 stardust, 3 golden raspberries, and 1,134 XP. Then, you will be able to encounter Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
Reminder Snapshots taken during the event will give trainers a chance to encounter Latias and Latios.
Let Us Know!
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