Power Plant Event, the latest Pokémon GO event, takes its inspiration from power plants in the Kanto and Kalos regions, and continues the story of Season of Heritage, with trainers joining Team Instinct Leader Spark to finally finishing unlocking the mysterious door.
It looks set to be a fun event, with the debut of Helioptile, a good mix of shiny opportunities in the wild, in raids and in research, and a mini Team GO Rocket takeover in the second week.
Date & Time
Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
Debuting Pokémon
As teased in the current game loading screen, Helioptile and its evolution Heliolisk are coming to Pokémon GO as part of the Power Plant event. Evolution costs will be 50 candy and, interestingly, a Sun Stone – the last Pokémon debut to require a Sun Stone was Cottonee, way back in August 2020.
Wild Spawns
Pleasingly, Helioptile will be available in the wild as part of this event, along with a roster of previously released shinies and a couple of evolved forms.
Raids
During the event, the raid roster will be split into two parts for tiers 3 and 5, while tier 1 will stay consistent throughout the event.
Tier 1 (whole event)
Tier 3 (Week 1)
- From Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
- Until Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
Raid guides: Scyther, Typhlosion, Mawile, Druddigon
Tier 3 (Week 2)
- From Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
- To Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
Raid guides: Dewgong, Piloswine, Monferno, Druddigon
Tier 5 (Week 1)
- From Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
- Until Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
Raid guide: Genesect
Tier 5 (Week 2)
- From Monday, January 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m.
- To Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time
Raid guide: Regice
Field Research
The following Pokémon will be commonly available in event research for the Power Plant event:
These Pokémon will be available in research also, but more rarely:
Team GO Rocket Takeover – A Bad Feeling
Beginning Monday, January 24, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. local time, a Team GO Rocket takeover will be live as part of the Power Plant event. Bonuses for this part of the event are:
- More frequent GO Rocket stops and balloons,
- Along with the ability to TM Frustration off your Shadow Pokémon!
Conclusion
Well, there you have it, trainers – full details on the latest Pokémon GO event! I’ll be hunting Helioptile, Trubbish and Electrike myself – what about you?