
In celebration of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl launching this Friday on Nintendo Switch, Pokémon GO is hosting a special in-game event – and it's getting underway today!
The event will see Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region appearing more often than usual, and the generation's Starter Pokémon – Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup – will be available wearing special Sinnoh-inspired hats. You'll also find avatar items inspired by those three in the game's shop.
Here's everything you need to know:
Pokémon GO – Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Event – Start and End Times
The event begins on Tuesday, 16th November at 10am your local time. It'll end on Sunday, 21st November at 8pm your local time.
Event Bonuses
- 1/2 Incubator Distance
- 1/3 Super Incubator Distance
Costumed Pokémon
- Turtwig wearing Lucas’s hat
- Chimchar wearing Lucas’s hat
- Piplup wearing Lucas’s hat
- Turtwig wearing Dawn’s hat
- Chimchar wearing Dawn’s hat
- Piplup wearing Dawn’s hat
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Collection Challenge
In celebration of these costumed Pokémon making their debut, a Collection Challenge will be available that requires you to catch them all.
Complete the challenge to earn 1,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust, and an encounter with Froslass!
New Avatar Items, Stickers, and Bundles
The following new avatar items are available in the in-game shop and will continue to be available after the event ends!
- Turtwig Costume
- Chimchar Costume
- Piplup Costume
The following new avatar items are available at no cost and will continue to be available after the event ends!
- Sinnoh Hat
- Sinnoh Top Set
- Sinnoh Pants
- Sinnoh Shoes
- Sinnoh Backpack
- Sinnoh Skirt
- Sinnoh Boots
You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
The following bundles will also be available in the shop throughout the event.
- Event Box (one-time exchange): 20 Poké Balls, one Sinnoh Stone
- Great Box (300 PokéCoins - one-time exchange): three Super Incubators, two Incubators, one Lure Module

You'll notice that the first half of the event has a Diamond focus, while the second is focused on Pearl. This means that different Pokémon will be found in the wild and in Raids, as detailed on the official Pokémon GO website.
Will you be getting stuck into everything the event has to offer? Let us know in the comments below.
[source pokemongolive.com]
Comments 7
Another very important part about this event is the special Pokémon hatching from 7KM eggs.
They will contain just Budew, Happiny, Riolu, Bonsly, and for the first time internationally Mime Jr.
They all have a chance to be shiny, too.
The great box is really good value for anyone wanting to try and hatch a lot of 7KM eggs this event, better than the more expensive adventure box.
I'm gutted that Dialga and Palkia aren't featured in raids for this event though, but they might surprise us with a raid weekend.
I hope this means I'll be able to finish that Special Research that focused on Bidoof. I haven't been seeing any in the wild.
I just want to catch a ditto…it seems impossible.
@KayFiOS
There's definitely an increase in wild Bidoof for this event, you should start seeing them 10am local time.
@TYRANACLES
I know that wild Drowzee have a chance to be a Ditto, but I haven't seen them in a while. It's hard to know what is or is no longer a possible Ditto.
@RupeeClock Thanks, I’m way late to the party. I just got Pokémon Go about a month ago when I discovered how much I like the let’s go series in the switch. I’ve never completed a Pokédex before in a mainline game and wit Go, I’m so close. All I need now is dragonite, kabuto, kabutops, Grimer, muk, and mew. Ditto would help me get the mew…
@TYRANACLES
Niantic periodically run catch-up events, so you may have another opportunity to catch things you're missing.
Ditto has periodically been a research reward (including just a few months ago), whilst Grimer is currently the reward for defeating Go Rocket Leader Cliff.
Fossil Pokémon like Kabuto will be more widely available if they feature another fossil event, which they are likely to with generation 6 Pokémon like Tyrunt and Amaura.
As for Dragonite, they've previously featured Dragonite in raid battles, and periodically run dragon themed events where Dratini may be more common.
@RupeeClock wow you thanks for the info. That really helps.
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