Pokémon Go Squirtle Community Day Classic guide

Pokémon GoSquirtle Community Day Classic is taking place onOn July 9, from 2-5pm in your local time.

It is to be expected that a Community Day will take place. Squirtle It is likely that the shiny version will also appear in large numbers. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which we’ve list out below.

How can I catch an iridescent Squirtle?

As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), shiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 25, which means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pokémon.

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If you’re short on time or Poké Balls, you can pop an IncenseThen quickly Tap each Squirtle to check for shiny ones, running from any that aren’t shiny. Notably, any Squirtle you’ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help identify which ones you may have already checked.

How can I catch Squirtle using sunglasses?

Squirtles wearing sunglasses will not reproduce in the wild. Niantic’s official Squirtle Community Day Classic page states that it can be obtained from the event Field Research.

Said research will just require you to catch Squirtle to complete, so make sure to spin PokéStops to pick up this research, if you wanted a sunglasses-wearing turtle.

What Community Day move does Squirtle’s evolution learn?

It will also learn the charge move if you change Wartortle to Blastoise between 2 pm and 7 pm in your time zone. Hydro Cannon.

If you don’t get to evolve it in this time frame, you can always use an EliteTM.

How is Blastoise doing in the Meta?

Mega Blastoise, while not the best water attacker around, is still a strong option. If you plan on investing in Megas at all (which you should, if you’re able to), you should consider grabbing a powerful Blastoise and setting it up with Water GunYou can also find out more about the following: Hydro Cannon.

Blastoise does do pretty well in Ultra League, since it can be both bulky and it’s set up with Hydro Cannon, one of the best moves in the game.

What can I do to make the best of Squirtle Community Day Classic?

The following bonuses are available during the Squirtle Community Day Classic.

• ¹⁄₄Hatch distance of eggs incubated during an event
• Incense can last up to three hours
• Three-hour Lure Modules
• Squirtle Special Photobombs When Taking Snapshots

It is recommended that you place all of your eggs in Incubators, light some Incenses and then try to capture a powerful Squirtle during this event.

If you can Mega Evolve Blastoise, Slowbro, Gyarados, or Swampert, you’ll score additional Squirtle Candy per catch.