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Returning from last year’s Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn event, Primal Kyogre is back and for one day only. Gather your friends because it’s time to partake in some Primal Raids! (For more details about the Season of World of Wonder, you can check out our overall Season of World of Wonder guide hub.)

Now, check out what’s happening during the Raid Day: Primal Kyogre event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of World of Wonder – Raid Day: Primal Kyogre

Begins: Sunday, March 17th, 2024 at 2 p.m. your local time.

Ends: Sunday, March 17th, 2024 at 5 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon featured – Primal Kyogre

 

 

Previously available during Pokémon GO’s GO Tour: Hoenn events (the in-person Las Vegas, Nevada, and the global editions), Primal Kyogre returns! Trainers that challenge and defeat a Primal Kyogre in Primal Raids will get a catch encounter with Kyogre and will unlock the Primal Reversion mechanic for Kyogre (similar to Mega Evolution). For more information about Primal Reversion, you can read the official Pokémon GO blog.

 

Event Bonuses

  • Primal Kyogre will appear more frequently in raids!
  • Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.
  • Increased chance to encounter Shiny Kyogre.
  • The Remote Raid limit will be increased to 20 from Saturday, March 16th, 2024, at 5 p.m. to Sunday, March 17th, 2024, at 8 p.m. PDT.

 

The Weather Week event will also be happening at the same time as the Raid Day: Primal Kyogre event, so the following bonuses may be available:

  • Catch Pokémon with Weather Boost to earn extra Stardust.
  • 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.
  • Increased chance to encounter Shiny Castform!

 

Paid Event Ticket Bonuses

Trainers can purchase an event ticket (priced at US$4.99 OR US$5.00 OR the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) that will give them extra bonuses on Sunday, March 17th, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. your local time (that time frame includes five hours after the event ends in their time zone). This ticket will be available for purchase until Sunday, March 17th, 2024 at 5 p.m. your local time.

The ticket can also be purchased in a bundle via the Pokémon GO Web Store. That bundle is the Primal Raid Day Ticket Box and includes the Primal Kyogre Raid Day Ticket, the upcoming Primal Groudon Raid Day Ticket, and 1 Premium Battle Pass.

According to Niantic, “[t]ickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service).” Tickets can also be gifted to Trainers you’re friends with provided that you have a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with them. This can be done via the in-game shop and by selecting the “Gift” button instead of the “Buy” button. Tickets purchased for friends are nonrefundable as well.

These event ticket bonuses will be active on Sunday, March 17th, 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.

  • Explorer Box (299 PokéCoins, purchase limit 1): 20 Great Balls, 1 Egg Incubator, and 1 Super Incubator.
  • Great Box (480 PokéCoins, purchase limit 1): 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Super Incubators, 1 Incense, and 1 Lure Module.
  • Raid Box (595 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 2 Premium Battle Passes and 3 Remote Raid Passes.
  • Expert Box (650 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 6 Incense, 6 Lucky Eggs, and 6 Star Pieces.
  • Veteran Box (750 PokéCoins, no purchase limit): 10 Poffins, 10 Lucky Eggs, and 10 Star Pieces.
  • Ultra Box (1,000 PokéCoins, purchase limit 1): 1 Egg Incubator, 8 Premium Battle Passes, and 1 Elite Charged TM.
  • Community Day Box (1,350 PokéCoins, purchase limit 1): 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Super Incubators, 1 Elite Charged TM, and 5 Lucky Eggs.

 

There is also a Primal Raid Day Ticket Box that’s available via the Pokémon GO Web Store. That bundle includes the Primal Kyogre Raid Day Ticket, the upcoming Primal Groudon Raid Day Ticket, and 1 Premium Battle Pass.

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event, but priority will be given to Primal Raids featuring Primal Kyogre.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

  • One-Star Raids: Poliwhirl, Gastly*, Hippopotas*, and Amaura*.
  • Three-Star Raids: Charizard*, Lickitung*, and Drampa*.
  • Five-Star Raids: Regice* (See Additional Notes).
  • Mega Raids: Mega Tyranitar* (See Additional Notes).
  • Primal Raids: Primal Kyogre*

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

  • One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Alolan Sandshrew, Shadow Murkrow*, Shadow Pineco*, and Shadow Croagunk.
  • Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Scyther*, Shadow Skarmory, and Shadow Golett.
  • Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Raikou* (See Additional Notes).

 

Additional Notes:

  • Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
  • Standard Raids:
    • Regice* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
    • Mega Tyranitar* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Thursday, March 21st, 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.

 

PokéStop Showcase

During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Litten and/or Incineroar. (This is due to Pokémon GO’s March 2024 Community Day featuring Litten taking place the day before this event.)

 

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Written by Jennifer Burch

Illustrator, designer, writer and big Nintendo geek, you can find Jennifer with an N3DS within reach 24/7. As the oldest of three, she has survived many Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart sessions intact in addition to getting her brothers hooked on some really weird games. (Cubivore anyone?)