Pokémon fans who've been around since the very beginning will absolutely adore the latest event that just kicked off in Pokémon GO. It's Kanto Week, and it celebrates all of the original Pokémon that we fell madly in love with all the way back in 1996.
In this guide we're going to cover the Kanto Event in great detail to help you get the most out of it. We'll let you know what's changed, when it will end, and the rewards you can expect to get from doing the stuff. That's the technical term. Let's get to it.
When did the Pokémon GO Kanto Event start and when will it end?
The Pokémon GO Kanto Event kicked off on April 10th at 1PM PST or 9PM BST and will run for one week, ending on April 17th.
What's changed with the Kanto Event in Pokémon GO?
Basically, the Kanto Event seems to entirely revolve around making it easier to collect Kanto Pokémon. Those are the original, gen one Pokémon like Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur.
This extends throughout all aspects of the game pretty much. Below we'll cover what changes in each area specifically.
The spawn rate for gen 1 Pokémon has been increased
This is probably the most exciting change – first generation Pokémon will now appear far more frequently in Pokémon GO until the event ends. For reference, first generation Pokémon include #1 - #151 in our Pokédex.
Gen 1 raid bosses have returned
Here's a list of all of the raid bosses that have returned for this event, organised by tier:
| Tier | Raid Bosses |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charmander / Squirtle / Bulbasaur |
| 2 | Muk / Venomoth / Weezing |
| 3 | Aerodactyl / Kabutops / Alakazam / Scyther / Onix / Omaster |
| 4 | Lapras / Snorlax / Rhydon / Golem |
Double Candy for all!
You'll earn double the amount of candy during Kanto Week from all candy sources like catching and transforming Pokémon.
Special bundles will return to the store
Special bundles that previously appeared then vanished from the store will make a return this week. These will include the tricky-to-get-your-mitts-on premium raid passes too. Big news!
How can I get the most out of the Kanto event in Pokémon GO?
Well, our most obvious suggestion is to look through your Pokémon collection and see if there are any gen 1 Pokémon you're missing, then try and catch a few. This is a great opportunity to fill out your collection.
That also extends to raids. Keep a close eye out for any returning raid bosses near you, and go and try and catch them. You might not get a chance in a while, so it might be worth working with a few friends to make this easier.
It's also a great time to evolve your Magikarp (or catch one in the first place) for A Mythical Discovery. This event makes it a breeze. Not only will there be a ton of Magikarp flapping about, you'll get double the candy from catching and transferring them!
This article is part of our Pokémon GO walkthrough and guide series. We have articles that take you through the basics, covering How To Catch Pokémon: Throwing Tips, Poké Balls, & Capture Rates, How To Redeem Pokémon GO Promo Codes, How To Check A Pokémon's IVs Using An IV Calculator, How Trading Works, How To Track Pokémon Using Maps And Trackers, What Star Pieces And Stardust Do And How To Get Them, How Player Vs. Player Trainer Battles Work, and How To Complete Field Research And Research Breakthroughs And All Rewards.
We cover regular weekly and monthly Pokémon GO events, such as Spotlight Hour Times And Bonus Hour Times, and Community Days. We also have charts, including a Type Chart With Effectiveness And Weakness For All Types, an Egg Chart Explaining 2km, 5km, 7km, & 10km Eggs, and a Buddy Chart Explaining How To Earn Candy.
Elsewhere we cover Friend Code And Sharing Them For Easy XP and Which Pokémon GO 'Auto Catch' Companion Device Is The Best, plus more advanced tactics and info such as All Fast Moves And Charge Moves, How To Get TMs, And How It All Works, Shiny Pokémon And How To Catch Them, Glacial Lures, Magnetic Lures, Mossy Lures in Pokémon GO (And Their Exclusive Evolutions), How To Get Lots Of Candy Fast, How Lucky Pokémon Work & How To Catch Them, How To Catch All 27 Regional Pokémon, the Best Attackers And Best Defenders, All Raid Bosses And Best Counters Listed By Tier, What EX Raids Are And How To Get EX Raid Passes, What A Super Incubators Does And How To Get One, and How Get Mega Energy.
Pocket Monster-wise, we have specific guides for How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch’d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More, How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon, How To Evolve Wurmple Into Silcoon Or Cascoon, How To Get Tyrogue, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan And Hitmontop, How To Use The Weather To Get Each Castform Form, How To Catch And Evolve Into Galarian Slowbro, How To Catch Smeargle, How To Find And Evolve Burmy, How To Catch Spinda, Where To Find Unown, How To Catch Ditto, and The Rarest Pokémon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches.
We also cover timed research and special events, including Mew's 'A Mythical Discovery', Jirachi's 'A Thousand-Year Slumber', Celebi's 'A Ripple In Time', and Regigigas' 'A Colossal Discovery'. Other (past) event guides include Twitch Codes List - Pokémon World Championship 2022, How To Battle A Challenger (World Championships 2022), How To Battle Fashion Challengers, 'A Spooky Message' Spiritomb Quest, Kanto Event FAQ, and the Summer Tour 2018 Chicago GO Fest And Dortmund And Yokosuka Safari Zones.
Finally, there's our WIP Pokémon GO Pokédex, which currently goes up to 400 Pokémon: #1-50 | #51-100 | #101-150 | #151-200 | #201-250 | #251-300 | #301-350 | #351-400.
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This event seems to be purely for newer players or those that took a long break after the initial bubble burst, personally I collected all the non-regional Gen One pokémon already and had a cool 1500 Magikarp Candy sitting there ready for the Mew research task (completed Sunday last week).
The main thing I think this article misses however is that the Kanto Week will be running on top of Community Day, this means you'll be getting double candy AND 4x hatching speed... plus some shiny Mareep to hunt down!!
I've been loving the new research quests as it's given me something new to do, but this Kanto Week has been a little disappointing so far.
Well to me this event was great because I was missing a few mon from gen 1. Like Hypno which spawn (drowzee) is nearly 0 here. That said I want the regionals!
As a kid who grew up with the original Pokemon and a life long fan of Pokemon, I can tell you that the "genwunners" those "fans" obsessed with the first generation of games above all others, are among the most annoying groups in the community to me.
"OMG I just LOVE Pokemon!" then "But only Red, Blue and Yellow! all those other games that came later, I never played because I KNOW they are terrible and the Pokemon designs are soooo lazy, like, clearly they ran out of ideas. Now please excuse me, I need to evolve my Voltorb, Electrode is way cooler."
I am sorry if I am coming off rude. You can like or dislike whatever you like. But I've run into so many people like that, that it gets really old, really fast. And they tend to LIKE being rude, openly insulting new Pokemon, mechanics, games and anyone who likes the series beyond the originals. And that's what this event inevitable makes me think about.
If I catch a Hitmonlee, it will be a successful Kanto week.
Premium raid passes are not very tricky-to-get-your-mitts-on at all, since they are always available in the store for 100 coins.
Trickier items to get would include Super Incubators, Star Pieces and all evolution items.
The bundles are probably the best thing about this event... they may not contain anything special, but their value is amazing... I bought one of the largest ones straight away as I've taken to saving up coins just to buy bundles like these... getting items individually is just a waste in comparison.
I also find it funny that the event has made some of the research tasks a lot easier, while making others almost impossible... catch fire types and catch dragon types tasks are usually pretty hard in my area, but now seem far easier... meanwhile, catch dark types and catch Swablu tasks are near impossible.
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