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In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) Mega Evolution Event Week 2 Use Mega Beedrill in battles for a temporary CP boost, increased Bug-type spawns, new Shadow Pokémon, and Shiny Ledyba released. Complete 275 million battles to unlock Mega Houndoom. Calculating... In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) GO Battle Night Receive double Stardust from winning battles in GO Battle League. Complete up to 20 sets of GO Battle League battles, up from 5. Calculating... 5-Star Raid Boss ( Niantic Time) Articuno in Raid Battles Articuno, the Freeze Pokémon, returns to Tier 5 raid battles! Calculating... In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) Mega Evolution Event Week 3 Mega Evolution duration increased to 12 hours, doubled Poffin duration, large Pokémon appearing in the wild and raids more frequently, and shiny Doduo released. Complete Timed Research to unlock a bonus for Halloween. Calculating... Research Reward Period ( Niantic Time) Alolan Raichu in Research Breakthrough For the month of September, Alolan Raichu, the Mouse Pokémon, will appear in Research Breakthroughs! Coming Up Next Calculating... In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) Mega Evolution Event Week 1 Increased number of Mega Raids, increased attack bonus in raids, limited time Field Research tasks, certain Pokémon appearing in the wild more frequently. Complete 2 million Mega Raids to unlock Mega Pidgeot. Calculating... In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) Mega Evolution Event Week 2 Use Mega Beedrill in battles for a temporary CP boost, increased Bug-type spawns, new Shadow Pokémon, and Shiny Ledyba released. Complete 275 million battles to unlock Mega Houndoom. Calculating... In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) GO Battle Night Receive double Stardust from winning battles in GO Battle League. Complete up to 20 sets of GO Battle League battles, up from 5. Calculating... In-Game Event / Bonus ( Local Time) Mega Evolution Event Week 3 Mega Evolution duration increased to 12 hours, doubled Poffin duration, large Pokémon appearing in the wild and raids more frequently, and shiny Doduo released. Complete Timed Research to unlock a bonus for Halloween. Calculating... 5-Star Raid Boss ( Niantic Time) Zapdos in Raid Battles Zapdos, the Electric Pokémon, returns to Tier 5 raid battles! Latest News -- Field Discovery! Observed: Sep 15, 2020 Mega Event Shiny Rates The stars of Mega September are the new Mega Raid Bosses. After besting Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard, and Mega Blastoise, trainers may encounter a shiny! Additionally, Ledyba's shiny form has been released into the wild! Silph researchers decided to investigate the new shiny rates. This is what we found! Full Article » Silph Study: #033 Published: Aug 25, 2020 Mythbusters Part I: Influences on Pokémon Movesets In our first installment of the Silph Research Group's new Mythbusters series, we turn our attention to Pokémon movesets. In this study, Silph researchers examined several factors that could potentially influence a Pokémon's moveset upon evolution... Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: Aug 19, 2020 Ultra Unlock 2020: Unova Week Genesect and Roggenrola Shiny Rates Excited to encounter shiny Deoxys, Genesect, Roggenrola , and Unown, researchers popped some incense, used some raid passes, and set out carefully to help figure out the shiny rates of these Pokémon. Here's what we found! Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: Aug 13, 2020 Deino: Reviewing Dragon Week Hatches The advertised stars of the Dragon Week egg pool were Gible and Deino. Numerous Gible hatches were observed during the first day of the event, but it took until day three for a single Deino hatch to be reported by the Silph Research Group! Later, anecdotal reports suggested that Deino hatch rates may have increased... Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: Jul 31, 2020 GO Fest 2020 Shiny Rates Previously, it has been practically impossible for the Silph Research Group to collect enough data from inside localized events like GO Fests and Safari Zones. However, as location was not as important during Pokémon GO Fest 2020, we decided it was the perfect time to uncover the event’s shiny rates! Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: Jul 13, 2020 Bias Towards Higher Pokédex Numbers in Special Lure Module Encounters After carefully analyzing over 900 lure sessions, Silph Researchers have noticed an interesting trend when it comes to the Pokémon that appear from Special Lure Modules. Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: May 5, 2020 May and June 2020 Event Shiny Rates Silph researchers are tracking their shiny encounters for event-highlighted species throughout the months of May and June. You can find all of our results here. Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: Apr 22, 2020 March and April 2020 Event Shiny Rates March and April are bringing spring showers as well as showers of shiny Pokemon this year! Silph researchers are staying safe, but still tracking data on the shiny rates of various species during these event-packed months. Full Article » Field Discovery! Observed: Apr 19, 2020 Incense Day: Type Shuffle Researchers from around the world are recording data on the Pokémon they are finding during the brand-new Incense Day! We'll be bringing you live intel throughout the event as our data solidifies. Full Article » Silph Study: #032 Published: Apr 19, 2020 Unwrapping the Mechanics of Buddy Present Contents Our great researchers have teamed up with their Great Buddies in order to better understand the mechanics of Presents. The mechanism behind this feature has been cracked! Full Article » Older Entries ©2020 The Silph Road | All Rights Reserved | @TheSilphRoad | /r/TheSilphRoad Pokémon And All Respective Names are Trademark & © of Nintendo 1996-2020 Pokémon GO is Trademark & © of Niantic, Inc. This Silph Road is not affiliated with Niantic Inc., The Pokemon Company, or Nintendo. For inquiries, contact Team@TheSilphRoad.com...