Pokemon GOplayers can now enjoy the first of a new kind of in-game event. “Catch Mastery” events are Niantic’s latest kind of special Pokemon day, and they will feature a specific Pokemon, along with bonuses for skillful Poke Ball throws.
The firstPokemon GOCatch Mastery event will focus on Ghost-type Pokemon and feature, specifically, Drifloon. Pokemon Trainers will begin seeing event perks go live on October 25th, 2020, at 8 AM (local time,) with a worldwide conclusion on the same day, at 10 PM (local time).
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Players will not only receive Bonus XP when making successful Nice, Great, Excellent, and Curveball Throws, but also have the opportunity to complete a special Timed Research, andevent-exclusive Ghost-themed Researchtasks. The “Catch Mastery: Ghost” Field Research tasks are set to include Mega Gengar Energy, Ghost-type encounters as rewards, and Drifloon will be appearing much more frequently in the wild.
Shiny Drifloon is obtainable, but only Drifloon’s spawn rate itself is boosted so players unfortunately should not expect to encounter more Shiny Drifloon than usual. That said, theCatch Mastery: Ghost eventgives players ample opportunities to capture Drifloon, so a Shiny isn’t totally out of the question.
Catch Mastery: Ghost
Note: All potentially Shiny encounters have been marked with an asterisk.
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Rewards:Costumed Gengar Encounter*, 1,500 XP, 40 Gengar Mega Energy
As seen, players will have near nonstop opportunities to catch as many Drifloon as they can, and with all the passive XP bonuses, players should be sure to use their Lucky Eggs. By the end of this Timed Research, Trainers will have earned at least100 Mega Gengar Energy, and if they’ve been taking advantage of local event-exclusive Field Research tasks as well, that number should be a bit greater.
Pokemon GOis available now on the App Store and Google Play.
