Pokemon GO Community Day Guide

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Pokemon GO Community Days are some of the best events that take place in the game. Other than just the featured Pokemon, there are bonuses, new moves, quests, and more, so it can be a lot to make note of. We've compiled all the details you need for the upcoming Community Day (CD) to give you an overview of everything to expect and how to prepare.

This guide will be regularly updated, with the upcoming Community Day as a focus. It will also keep track of each CD as it comes and goes, giving you a look back at celebrations passed.

Be sure to check back for with new Community Day announcement from Niantic for all the details you need.

Next Pokemon GO Community Day: EEVEE

Date: August 14 and 15

Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time (both days)

The next Community Day's featured Pokemon is Eevee, and this time it's two days, making this the iconic Normal-type's second CD weekend overall. This time, though, all of Eevee's evolutions will be available, since Sylveon was introduced recently.

The day is looking to be quite the celebration, with special bonuses, a different special move for each Eeveelution, Timed Research that gives Glacial and Mossy Lure Modules, and more.

Read on to see everything happening for Eevee Community Day!

Special Moves

This time around, instead of each member in the Eevee family learning Last Resort, each evolution will learn its own move. Eevee itself (when hatched or caught) will still have Last Resort, but when it's evolved, it'll learn something new.

The window for evolving to get these special moves is from Friday, August 13, 2021, at 10 a.m. to Monday, August 16, 2021, at 10 a.m. PDT.

Eeveelution	Special Move
Eevee	Last Resort
Vaporeon	Scald
Jolteon	Zap Cannon
Flareon	Superpower
Espeon	Shadow Ball
Umbreon	Psychic
Leafeon	Bullet Seed
Glaceon	Water Pulse
Sylveon	Psyshock

Remember, if you haven't used a nickname trick for one of the Eeveelutions, it can be the easiest way to evolve for that particular Pokemon. For more information on how to obtain each Eeveelution in Pokemon GO, check out this guide:

Pokemon GO: How To Get Every Eeveelution

Bonuses

As always, there will be some special bonuses in effect for Community Day.

From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time on both days, these bonuses will be in effect:

The distance needed to hatch Eggs will be reduced by 75%.
Incense and Lure Modules activated during the event window will both last for three hours.
The number of Eevee appearing in the wild will be boosted significantly.
The shiny odds for Eevee will be boosted significantly.
There will be a snapshot surprise:
- If past CDs are anything to go on, it'll be Eevee, most likely, that will photobomb snapshots you take, and it will then appear in the wild. You will probably be able to do this up to five times, again, given past CDs.

Reduced Hearts Needed for Sylveon

One of the most appealing features of this Community Day is the reduced number of hearts you'll need to evolve an Eevee into Sylveon.

Typically, to evolve Eevee into Sylveon, you'll need to make it your buddy and then earn 70 friendship hearts with it. However, during the window of 10 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021 to 10 a.m. on Monday, August 16, 2021 (PDT), you'll only need seven friendship hearts to evolve Eevee into Sylveon.

This will make it much easier to obtain Sylveon's special move, add Sylveon to your Pokedex for the first time, or obtain a shiny one, or whatever else you need.

We have a full guide on all the ways to earn friendship hearts with your buddy:

Pokemon GO: Every Way To Increase Your Buddy Pokemon's Hearts

Shop Box

As per usual, there will be a Community Day box in the in-game shop for purchase to help with your event needs.

It will cost 1,280 PokeCoins and it can only be purchased once.

Here's what you can expect in Eevee's Community Day box:

5x Incense
50x Ultra Ball
1x Elite Fast TM
1x Elite Charge TM

If you're interested, you can also purchase Eevee family-themed stickers in the in-game shop. Some of the Eevee-themed ones will also drop from PokeStops and gifts that you open during the longer weekend-long event window listed for the special moves availability.

Quests

There will be Timed Research, Special Research, and Field Research tasks. Here's what we know so far:

Field Research

These tasks will probably, as always, require you to catch three of the featured Pokemon, in this case, Eevee. Given the rewards for recent Community Days, here's what you can probably expect as rewards

Great Balls
Ultra Balls
Stardust
Pinap Berries
Golden Razz Berries
Encounters with the featured Pokemon

Timed Research

From 10 a.m. on Friday, August 13 to 10 a.m. on Monday, August 16 (PDT), Timed Research will be available to everyone for free.

This is par for the course for Community Day, but this time it'll be extra special. Rewards for this questline include a Mossy Lure Module and a Glacial Lure Module.

With these, you can evolve Eevee into Leafeon and Glaceon, respectively. Simply open up the Pokemon page for the Eevee you want to evolve, and if you're in range of a Mossy or Glacial Lured PokeStop, you should see the option to evolve Eevee into Leafeon or Glaceon.

Special Research

Some time before the event arrives, a ticket will be sold in the in-game shop that gives you access to a Special Research questline. It will cost USD$1 or the equivalent in your local currency.

This time around, the Special Research is titled "What You Choose to Be."

Typically for CD Special Research stories, you can catch the evolved stages of the featured Pokemon, and the ones who are able to will know the featured special move. It's unknown if all eight Eeveelutions will be encounter rewards for this questline, but if they are, they should have their special moves.

You do not need to complete this Special Research before the end of the Community Day event — it's permanently available. It is, of course, only available to those who purchase a ticket.

How to Prepare for Community Day

There is no shortage of free stuff given out on Community Days, from the supplies granted by easy Field Research tasks, the rewards for both Timed and Special Research questlines, the Shop Boxes, and more.

However, it's usually still a good idea to prep in advance for the upcoming Community Day, especially if the featured Pokemon (or its evolutions) is competitively viable or it's something you really want.

Of course, stock up on Poke Balls and Berries.
- Other things that can come in handy but aren't as vital are Incense, Lure Modules, and Star Pieces and/or Lucky Eggs (especially when the event bonus is extra Stardust and/or XP).
If you're going to be going out for Community Day and doing a bit of walking, you'll definitely want to save your Incubators or buy some more to get some Eggs hatched.

Additionally, you'll want to make sure you have some Pokemon box storage available. If your storage is full or close to it, it'll be rather tedious to be transferring Pokemon throughout the day, so it's best to prepare in advance by making some room.

If your current Buddy is a Pokemon that you need/want Candies for, it can be wise to give them a Poffin to make them excited and reduce the walking distance needed for each Candy by half.

As for preparations in the real world, you'll want to make sure you have anything you need for either a day out of the house or setting some time aside to play from home.

If you're going out, make sure you dress for the weather and wear shoes and clothing that are comfortable to walk in for some time.
- If you require any type of mobility assistance, be sure it's accessible or available.
Bring water whenever possible.
If it's sunny where you are, make sure to use/bring sunscreen and other sun protection.
Charge any portable batteries you might need (and your phone/device!) in advance.
Bring a mask and any type of hand sanitizer or disinfectant you might need to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
- Follow all local guidelines and take precautions.
- Opt to play from home when possible.

Many people like to plot a route in advance, especially if you want to maximize how many Pokemon you can catch (and whatever else you'd like to get done). If you know where good spawn areas are or the location of gyms that you like to raid at, be sure to plan in advance where you want to go.

Check online for a local Discord server, WhatsApp group, Facebook group, or any other type of social group for your community if you want to meet new people or join a raid group. Most places have some type of group available! Just be sure to check that your local COVID-19 guidelines allow group gatherings.

Past Community Days

Here's a brief look at every Community Day we've had so far. We'll update this table with each new event!

Pokemon	Date	Special Move	Bonuses	Other Info
Pikachu	January 20, 2018	Surf	2x XP 3-hour Lure Modules	This is the only time that a TM could be used to give an already-caught Pokemon the special move
Dratini	February 24, 2018	Draco Meteor	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Unibail-Rodamco shopping centers in Europe had lured PokeStops until February 26, 2018
Bulbasaur	March 25, 2018	Frenzy Plant	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules
Mareep	April 15, 2018	Dragon Pulse	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules
Charmander	May 19, 2018	Blast Burn	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules
Larvitar	June 16, 2018	Smack Down	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules
Squirtle	July 8, 2018	Hydro Cannon	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules	By completing certain research tasks, you could encounter Squirtle wearing sunglasses This costumed Pokemon can evolve and Wartortle and Blastoise will also be wearing sunglasses
Eevee	August 11 and 12, 2018	Last Resort	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Every Eeveelution would learn Last Resort upon evolution during the event (and up to 4 p.m. EST on August 13, 2018) This is the first Community Day to give extra time to evolve for the special move
Chikorita	September 22, 2018	Frenzy Plant	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules	Trainers had an additional 30 minutes after the end of the event for Meganium to learn Frenzy Plant after evolving from Bayleef Following the event, Meltan was semi-revealed "Meltan" were spawning on the map, but turned out to be Ditto when caught Meltan was officially announced as a Mythical Pokemon on September 25, 2018
Beldum	October 21, 2018	Meteor Mash	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules	Starting with this Community Day, Trainers were given an extra hour after the event to evolve for the special move, until August 2019, when it was increased to two hours Gameplay issues in Asia-Pacific resulted in an additional makeup event being held in the region on October 28, 2019
Cyndaquil	November 10, 2018	Blast Burn	2x catch XP 2x catch Stardust
Pikachu, Dratini, Bulbasaur, Mareep, Charmander, Larvitar, Squirtle, Eevee, Chikorita, Beldum, and Cyndaquil	November 30 to December 3, 2018	Various*	2x catch Stardust 2x catch XP 50% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules	Pokemon from the first 11 months of the year were featured *All special moves were accessible upon evolution for the duration of the event
Totodile	January 12, 2019	Hydro Cannon	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules
Swinub	February 16, 2019	Ancient Power	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules
Treecko	March 23, 2019	Frenzy Plant	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules
Bagon	April 13, 2019	Outrage	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules	Server issues in some timezones resulted in Niantic extending the event in GMT +8, +9, and +10 by two hours, but they forgot to extend the evolution window for the special move until the extended time was almost over
Torchic	May 19, 2019	Blast Burn Blaze Kick	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	Combusken evolved during the event would learn Blast Burn, and Blaze Kick could be given to a Blaziken via a TM from this day forward
Slakoth	June 8, 2019	Body Slam	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules	Spawn issues resulting from problems with the weather mechanic caused Niantic to issue a makeup event for Slakoth from July 7 to 9, 2019 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Mudkip	July 21, 2019	Hydro Cannon Muddy Water	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules	Marshtomp evolved during the event would learn Hydro Cannon, and Muddy Water could be given to a Swampert via a TM from this day forward
Ralts	August 3, 2019	Synchronoise	75% Egg hatch reduction 3-hour Lure Modules	Since this Community Day, Trainers have been given an extra two hours after the end of the event to evolve for the special move
Turtwig	September 15, 2019	Frenzy Plant	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules
Trapinch	October 12, 2019	Earth Power	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules	Postponed to October 26, 2019 in Japan
Chimchar	November 16, 2019	Blast Burn	3x catch XP 3-hour Lure Modules
Totodile, Swinub, Treecko, Bagon, Torchic, Slakoth, Mudkip, Ralts, Turtwig, Trapinch, and Chimchar	December 14 and 15, 2019	Various*	2x catch Stardust 2x catch XP 50% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules	Pokemon from the first 11 months of the year were featured *All special CD moves from 2018 and 2019 were accessible upon evolution from 9 a.m. on Saturday to 9 p.m. on Sunday, local time Pokemon from 2018 Community Days were also featured in Raids and Eggs Free Special Research: "Celebrate 2019"
Piplup	January 19, 2020	Hydro Cannon	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Lure Modules
Rhyhorn	February 22, 2020	Rock Wrecker	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Lure Modules	The featured Pokemon was decided by player vote. But, votes were cast by completing corresponding Field Research tasks
Abra	April 25, 2020	Counter	3x catch Stardust	Since this Community Day, all subsequent Community Days have been named "Community Day: Play at Home Edition" as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic They have all been 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time, as opposed to the former 3-hour Community Days This particular CD (Abra) had been originally scheduled for March but was postponed This is the first Community Day with a corresponding Special Research ticket that Trainers could purchase from the shop Abra's Special Research was titled "Investigating Illusions"
Seedot	May 24, 2020	Bullet Seed	3x catch XP 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "Seeing Double"
Weedle	June 20, 2020	Drill Run	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Incense	The featured Pokemon was decided by player vote, with the winner being Weedle for June 2020 The runner-up, Gastly, was featured in July 2020 Special Research: "A Hairy Situation"
Gastly	July 19, 2020	Shadow Punch	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense	The featured Pokemon was decided by player vote, with the winner being Weedle for June 2020 The runner-up, Gastly, was featured in July 2020 Special Research: "The Great Gastly"
Magikarp	August 8, 2020	Aqua Tail	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "Making a Splash"
Porygon	September 20, 2020	Tri Attack	3x catch XP 3-hour Incense	The featured Pokemon was decided by player vote, with the winner being Porygon for September 2020 The runner-up, Charmander, was featured in October 2020 Special Research: "Decoding Porygon" This was the first Community Day with a corresponding Timed Research questline Porygon's was titled "Community Day: Porygon"
Charmander	October 17, 2020	Dragon Breath	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Incense	The featured Pokemon was decided by player vote, with the winner being Porygon for September 2020 The runner-up, Charmander, was featured in October 2020 Special Research: "A Tale of Tails" Timed Research: "Community Day: Charmander"
Electabuzz	November 15, 2020	Flamethrower	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "Electric for Electabuzz" Timed Research: "Community Day: Magmar"
Magmar	November 21, 2020	Thunderbolt	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "No Match for Magmar" Timed Research: "Community Day: Electabuzz"
Piplup, Rhyhorn, Abra, Seedot, Weedle, Gastly, Magikarp, Porygon, Charmander, Electabuzz, and Magmar	December 12 and 13, 2020	Various*	2x catch Stardust 50% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense	Pokemon from the first 11 months of the year were featured *All special moves from CDs in 2019 and 2020 were accessible upon evolution for the duration of the event Pokemon from 2019 Community Days were available in Raids and Eggs Special Research: "December Community Day" Timed Research: "December Community Day"
Machop	January 16, 2021	Payback	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "Straight to the Top, Machop!"
Roselia	February 7, 2021	Bullet Seed Weather Ball (Fire)	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "Stop and Smell the Roselia" Timed Research: "Community Day: Roselia"
Fletchling	March 6, 2021	Incinerate	3x catch XP 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "The Bravest Bird"
Snivy	April 11, 2021	Frenzy Plant	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Incense	Special Research: "Snivy in the Sunshine"
Swablu	May 15, 2021	Moonblast	75% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense	Mega Altaria made its Pokemon GO debut with this event Special Research: "Cotton-Winged Bird"
Gible	June 6, 2021	Earth Power	3x catch XP 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules	Special Research: "Just a Nibble"
Tepig	July 3, 2021	Blast Burn	3x catch Stardust 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules	Special Research: "Roasted Berries"
Eevee (coming up!)	August 14 and 15, 2021	Last Resort (Eevee) Scald (Vaporeon) Zap Cannon (Jolteon) Superpower (Flareon) Shadow Ball (Espeon) Psychic (Umbreon) Bullet Seed (Leafeon) Water Pulse (Glaceon) Psyshock (Sylveon)	50% Egg distance reduction 3-hour Incense 3-hour Lure Modules	Special Research: "What You Choose to Be" Timed Research: TBA