Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders’ Bug Out event guide

The Bug-type Pokémon-themed event, Bug Out, is back this year! Meg Heracross debuts, but a day after the Bug Out event starts. No worries, as Mega Heracross will still be available in Mega Raids after the event ends (and it’s a great time to catch Heracross, a regional exclusive). Other than that, shiny rates will be boosted for Combee and Burmy (all cloak types). (For more details about the Season of World of Wonders, you can check out our overall Season of World of Wonders guide hub.)

Now, check out what’s happening during the Bug Out event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonders – Bug Out

Begins: Friday, April 12th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts and featured – Mega Heracross, Shiny Combee, and Shiny Burmy

 

 

There’s one new Pokémon debut happening during the Bug Out event. Yet, Mega Heracross won’t be available at the start of the event:

• Mega Heracross: Debuting on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time, Mega Heracross will be available to challenge in Mega Raids (until Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time). Heracross is a regional exclusive, so here’s your chance to catch one, and a shiny one if you’re lucky! (Shiny rates will be increased during the Mega Heracross Raid Day event happening on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time).
  • Note: You’ll also need to compete in multiple Mega Heracross Mega Raids in order to get enough Heracross Mega Energy to Mega Evolve your own Heracross.

Also, the following Pokémon are being featured during the Bug Out event:

• Shiny Combee: If you’re looking for a Shiny Combee, you’ll want to seek out Combees in the wild. If you’re lucky (and thanks to the shiny rate boost for them), you might catch a shiny one!
  • Note: Keep in mind that if you catch a male Shiny Combee, you can’t evolve him. (Yet, you have one of the greatest shiny Pokémon in the entire Pokémon franchise, in my opinion).
• Shiny Burmy (Plant Cloak, Sandy Cloak, and Trash Cloak): All three Burmy variations will be available as catch reward encounters in select Field Research tasks. If you’re lucky (and thanks to the shiny rate boost for them), you might catch a shiny one!

 

Event Bonuses

• 2× XP for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
• Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better.
• Increased Candy XL for Nice Throws or better for Trainers level 31 and up.
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Combee and Shiny Burmy.
• Once two or more Trainers successfully complete an in-person raid, more Pokémon will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 15 minutes.
  • Will appear as “Bonus unlocked!: More Bug-type Pokémon are appearing in the wild” in the events tab.

 

Plus, the following bonuses will be available during the Mega Heracross Raid Day event happening on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time (unless otherwise stated):

• The Remote Raid Pass limit will be increased to 20 from Friday, April 12th, at 5 p.m. to Saturday, April 13th, 2024, to 8 p.m. PDT.
• You can receive up to five additional daily Raid Passes from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms during the event.
• You’ll have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Heracross from Mega Raids.

 

And if you purchase the paid event ticket to the Mega Heracross Raid Day event, the following bonuses will be active on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. your local time:

• Eight additional Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs
• Increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles
• 50% more XP from Raid Battles
• 2× Stardust from Raid Battles

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live.

 

Wild Encounters

• The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild: Caterpie*, Weedle*, Shuckle*, Wurmple*, Kricketot*, Combee*, Sewaddle, and Dwebble*.
  • If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following Pokémon: Nincada* and Cutiefly*.

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event. There will also be a Raid bonus available during this event and the Mega Heracross Raid Day event:

• Bonus: Once two or more Trainers successfully complete an in-person raid, more Pokémon will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 15 minutes.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

• One-Star Raids: Pineco*, Shuckle*, Nincada*, and Skorupi*.
• Three-Star Raids: Beedrill*, Pinsir*, and Kleavor*.
• Five-Star Raids: Tapu Bulu* (See Additional Notes).
• Mega Raids: Mega Charizard X* (until Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time) and Mega Heracross* (starting on Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time) (See Additional Notes).

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

• One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Drowzee*, Shadow Poliwag*, Shadow Barboach, and Shadow Foongus.
• Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Hitmontop, Shadow Wobbuffet, and Shadow Sneasel*.
• Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Entei* (See Additional Notes).

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Standard Raids:
  • Tapu Bulu* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
  • Mega Charizard X* will only be available until Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
  • Mega Heracross* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
• Shadow Raids:
  • One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.
  • Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), unless otherwise stated by Niantic.

 

Featured Attack for Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu will know the attack Nature’s Madness (Charged Attack) when caught from Five-Star Raids between Friday, April 12th, 2024, at 10 a.m. to Thursday, April 25th, 2024, at 10 a.m. your local time. You can also teach Tapu Bulu this move with the aid of an Elite Charged TM.

Nature’s Madness’s (Charged Attack) stats are as follows:

• Trainer Battles:  80 power +  decrease your opponent’s Defense stat
• Gyms and Raids:  90 power

 

Field Research Tasks

There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following Pokémon encounters: Paras*, Venonat*, Burmy (Plant Cloak)*, Burmy (Sandy Cloak)*, Burmy (Trash Cloak)*, Karrablast*, Shelmet*, Dewpider*, and Wimpod*. Beedrill Mega Energy, Pinsir Mega Energy, and Scizor Mega Energy will also be rewarded when completing specific tasks. These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active.

A complete list of tasks and rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

• Task: Catch 5 Pokémon
  • Reward: Burmy (Plant Cloak)* Encounter OR Burmy (Sandy Cloak)* Encounter OR Burmy (Trash Cloak)* Encounter
• Task: Make 3 Curveball Throws
  • Reward: Paras* Encounter OR Venonat* Encounter
• Task: Make 3 Great Throws in a row
  • Reward: Dewpider* Encounter OR Wimpod* Encounter
• Task: Evolve 3 Pokémon
  • Reward: 25 Beedrill Mega Energy OR 25 Pinsir Mega Energy OR 25 Scizor Mega Energy
• Task: Trade a Pokémon
  • Reward: Karrablast* Encounter OR Shelmet* Encounter

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

PokéStop Showcase

During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest event-themed Pokémon being asked for.

• Saturday, April 13th, 2024 at 10 a.m. to Sunday, April 14th, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time: Heracross
• Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 at 10 a.m. to Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time: All Bug-type Pokémon

 

Collection Challenges – Bug Out Collection Challenges 1, 2, 3, and 4

Special, event-exclusive Collection Challenges will be available. According to Niantic, these Collection Challenges will reward Trainers with Bug-type Pokémon encounters, Mega Energy for various Bug-type Pokémon, and an addition to the Elite Collector medal. A complete list of what Pokémon must be caught/traded/evolved and the associated rewards will be added here once the event is live.

 

Bug Out Collection Challenge 1

• Catch: Caterpie and Weedle.
• Evolve: Caterpie into Metapod, Metapod into Butterfree, Weedle into Kakuna, and Kakuna into Beedrill.
• Completion Rewards: Beedrill* Encounter and 50 Beedrill Mega Energy

 

Bug Out Collection Challenge 2

• Catch: Sewaddle and Combee.
• Evolve: Sewaddle into Swadloon, Swadloon into Leavanny, and Combee into Vespiquen.
• Completion Rewards: Pinsir* Encounter and 50 Pinsir Mega Energy

 

Bug Out Collection Challenge 3

• Catch: Dwebble, Kricketot, and Cutiefly.
• Evolve: Dwebble into Crustle, Kicketot into Kricketune, and Cutiefly into Ribombee.
• Completion Rewards: Scizor* Encounter and 50 Scizor Mega Energy

 

Bug Out Collection Challenge 4

• Catch: Nincada.
• Evolve: Nincada into Ninjask.
• Completion Rewards: Shedinja Encounter

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

Avatar Items

New avatar items themed after Combee and Burmy will be released during this event. They will be available for purchase (with PokéCoins) via the in-game shop. These avatar items will still be available to purchase after the conclusion of this event.

The new avatar items are the following: Male Combee Bag (200 PokéCoins), Female Combee Bag (200 PokéCoins), Burmy Earrings (Plant Cloak) (50 PokéCoins), Burmy Earrings (Sandy Cloak) (50 PokéCoins), and Burmy Earrings (Trash Cloak) (50 PokéCoins).

 

 

 

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