Fitting to the theme of Season 10: Rising Heroes, the Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero event tasks Trainers with aiding the Team Valor leader. This Pokemon GO event is chock-full of content, including new Pokemon and a ton of research tasks. This primer contains everything you need to know about the Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero event.
Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Dates and times
The Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero event begins Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 10am and runs for just short of a week, concluding on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 8pm local time.
- A Valorous Hero follows the Pokemon GO Instinctive Hero event!
Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Mega Pinsir debuts
One of the highlights of the A Valorous Hero event is the addition of Mega Pinsir to Pokemon GO. You can encounter and capture Mega Pinsir after defeating one in a Mega Raid. And if you’re lucky, it might even be Shiny!
Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Event Bonuses
If you like Candy, you won’t want to miss the Event Bonuses available for a limited time during the A Valorous Hero event! You will get Double Candy for every Pokemon you catch, plus Trainers level 31 and above will have twice the chance to obtain Candy XL from catching Pokemon.
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Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Raids
One-Star Raids
- Hisuian Growlithe
- Galarian Ponyta
- Hoothoot
Three-Star Raids
- Galarian Stunfisk
- Druddigon
- Hisuian Braviary
- Hisuian Avalugg
Five-Star Raids
- Tapu Fini
Mega Raids
- Mega Pinsir
All these Pokemon, aside from Hisuian Growlithe, may appear in their Shiny variants on rare occasions. Furthermore, this is the first-ever opportunity to capture a Shiny Tapu Fini in Pokemon GO.
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Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Special Research
The A Valorous Hero event features a Special Research story that involves assisting Candela, the Team Valor leader. Completing this Special Research is the only way to encounter Ponyta wearing a Candela-themed accessory during Season 10: Rising Heroes.
Shiny hunters will be happy to know that Ponyta wearing a Candela-themed accessory will appear in its Shiny form occasionally too.
Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Timed Research
Pokemon GO’s A Valorous Hero event also offers Timed Research. Trainers that manage to complete the limited-time Timed Research will receive a Fast TM and a Charged TM.
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Pokemon GO A Valorous Hero: Field Research
Continuing with the research, the A Valorous Hero event gives Trainers a chance to complete event-themed Field Research tasks and earn rewards. Successfully completing the Field Research tasks will net you Stardust, Revives, Hyper Potions, and an encounter with a Ponyta that can sometimes be Shiny!
That’s all there is to know about Pokemon GO’s A Valorous Hero event. Join the festivities starting May 11, 2023, at 10am in this event all about powering up and battling Pokemon in Pokemon GO.
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