Pokemon GO: Everything You Need to Know About the Water Festival 2022 Event
The end of the Season of Alola draws near, but Pokemon GO isn't through with celebrating the region of Pokemon Sun and Moon just yet. On the contrary, May will feature another event spotlighting Alolan Pokemon: the Water Festival. Longtime Pokemon GO players may remember that the Water Festival was a frequent part of the game's event lineup in its early years, and now the event returns to help sunset the Season of Alola. From May 12, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. to May 20, 2022 at 8:00 P.M., players can look forward to significantly increased encounters with Water-type Pokemon, no matter where they're playing.
As with the rest of the Season of Alola's events, the Water Festival 2022 intends to introduce some new Alolan Pokemon to Pokemon GO's ranks. The Water/Bug Pokemon Dewpider and Araquanid will both make their debuts during the event. There will also be special Pokemon variants afoot; lucky fans might get encounters with a Lapras wearing a scarf, as well as the newly introduced Shiny Binacle. Aside from these debuts, the Water Festival will feature a lot of additional Water-type Pokemon encounters, as well as challenges and bonuses that emphasize the theme of water and the Alola region.
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The Water Festival boasts a particularly long list of Pokemon who will appear more frequently in the wild. The following monsters will see an increased presence in Pokemon GO: Tentacool, Lotad, Slowpoke, Surskit, Goldeen, Carvanha, Staryu, Wailmer, Magikarp, Tympole, Marill, Binacle, and Dewpider, with smaller chances for Poliwhirl, Mantine, and Alomomola encounters. 7km Eggs also have a modified list of Water-type Pokemon, but with notable differences; they'll spawn Psyduck, Azurill, Mantyke,
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