Pokémon Go May 2022 Community Day announced: Alolan Geodude

Pokémon Go’s May 2022 Community Day will feature Alolan Geodude, developer Niantic announced Monday, giving fans of the Alolan form Rock Pokémon their own day to shine. Alolan Geodude Community Day is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 at 11 am to 2 pm local time. Niantic shortened the Community Day window in April, from six hours to three, with Mudkip’s classic event.

Alolan Geodude Community Day offers the following benefits:

• When you create an Alolan Graveler, you can learn Alolan Golem and the Fast Attack Rolleout.
• 3× catch Stardust, 2× catch Candy, 3-hour Lure Module duration, and 3-hour Incense duration
• 2× chance to get Geodude Candy XL from catching Alolan Geodude
• You can also get one extra special trade during the event or for up to 2 hours afterwards
• Trades during the event are 50% easier and take up to 2 hours less Stardust

Alolan Geodude should appear shiny when rates are boosted. Niantic will also sell a Community Day-exclusive Special Research story, “A Rocky Road,” which costs $1. New to May’s Community Day is the option for players to gift that Special Research story ticket to a friend.

Alolan Geodude is the third Alola-region Pokémon to be featured in a Pokémon Go Community Day as part of the game’s current Season of Alola. Stufful, the Flailing Pokémon, was featured in this past weekend’s Community Day for April. Strangely, unlike February’s Community Day featuring Sandshrew, it appears Niantic is only featuring the Alolan form of the Rock Pokémon. To date, the original Geodude Kanto Geodude hasn’t been included in any Community Day.