{"id":249482,"date":"2025-07-09T01:31:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249482\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T01:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:31:04","slug":"ivysaur-wearing-a-party-hat-debuts-in-pokemon-gos-ninth-anniversary-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/249482\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivysaur Wearing a Party Hat Debuts in Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0GO\u2019s Ninth Anniversary Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/pokemon-video-games\/pokemon-go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a> is celebrating its anniversary, and you\u2019re invited to the 9th Anniversary Party from <strong>July 1 at 10:00 a.m. to July 6, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time! <\/strong>New costumed Pok\u00e9mon debut, and there will be unique bonuses each day of the event. Ivysaur and Venusaur came dressed to the nines with party hats. Trainers might also find Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin\u2014if they\u2019re lucky, they may even encounter a Shiny one! Trainers might also find 9, 99, or even more Gimmighoul Coins when they spin a Pok\u00e9Stop with a Golden Lure Module.<\/p>\n<p>The fun doesn\u2019t stop there. Event bonuses include an increased chance to become Lucky Friends, an increased chance to get Lucky Pok\u00e9mon in trades, and friendship levels increasing faster than usual. Pok\u00e9Stops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module, and Trainers will have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Pikachu wearing a cake hat and Shiny Eevee wearing a party hat from raids.<\/p>\n<p>The party keeps going\u2014check out these event bonuses for certain days of the event.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p><strong>July 1 at 10:00 a.m. to July 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time: <\/strong>1\/2 Egg Hatch Distance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>July 3 at 10:00 a.m. to July 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time: <\/strong>2\u00d7 XP for catching Pok\u00e9mon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>July 5 at 10:00 a.m. to July 6, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time: <\/strong>2\u00d7 Stardust for catching Pok\u00e9mon<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following Pok\u00e9mon will be partying\u2014er, appearing\u2014more frequently in the wild.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list\">\n<li>\n<p>Bulbasaur wearing a party hat<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Charmander wearing a party hat<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Squirtle wearing a party hat<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re lucky, you may even encounter a Shiny one!<\/p>\n<p>The following Pok\u00e9mon will appear in one-star raids, and they might just be Shiny.<\/p>\n<p>Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available throughout the entire event period, so don your party hats and get ready to research! Completing Field Research tasks can earn you items and encounters with event-themed Pok\u00e9mon\u2014including Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin.<\/p>\n<p>Both free and paid Timed Research opportunities will be available. Free Timed Research rewards include XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pok\u00e9mon, including Bulbasaur wearing a party hat, Wobbuffet wearing a party hat, Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Paid Timed Research is available for <strong>US$1.99 <\/strong>(or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), and rewards include a Super Incubator, a Max Mushroom, an encounter with Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin, and more! The rewards for Timed Research expire, so be sure you complete the tasks and claim your rewards before <strong>Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. <\/strong>local time.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a party favor for a friend, you can purchase and gift tickets to any of your Pok\u00e9mon GO friends that you\u2019re Great Friends or higher with.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>US$4.99 <\/strong>(or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can pick up a Masterwork Research story, Wish Granted, which leads to an encounter with Shiny Jirachi. Ticket holders who open Pok\u00e9mon GO at any point during the ninth anniversary event will gain access to the Masterwork Research story, which they can then complete at any time.<\/p>\n<p>If you have already obtained the Masterwork Research story Wish Granted, you will not be able to purchase it again. However, Trainers who purchase this Masterwork Research story or have previously received the Masterwork Research: Wish Granted can enjoy the following bonuses for the duration of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s to another great year, Trainers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO is celebrating its anniversary, and you\u2019re invited to the 9th Anniversary Party from July 1 at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":249483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162],"tags":[53,16,15,3243,3244],"class_list":{"0":"post-249482","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-virtual-reality","12":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=249482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/249482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/249483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=249482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=249482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=249482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}