Pokemon GO: Psychic Spectacular 2022 Event Guide

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Pokemon GO's Season of Light is underway, and for players looking for stuff to do this week in-game, there's an event focused around Psychic-type Pokemon that's making a comeback in 2022. Pokemon GO's Psychic Spectacular 2022 event kicks off on Tuesday, September 6, 10 AM local time, and ends on September 12, 8 PM local time.

For these six days, Pokemon GO players will get the chance to face off Mega Alakazam in Mega Raids for the first time ever. The legendary Pokemon from Gen 3, Deoxys, will also make an appearance in Raids on September 11, with an increased chance of being Shiny. All forms of Deoxys will appear in Five-Star Raids.

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Probably the best part about the Psychic Spectacular event is that there will be lots of Psychic-type Pokemon spawning on the map more often. This can be helpful, as some new Special Research tasks for Cosmog's questline, A Cosmic Companion, require players to catch lots of Psychic-types.

Here's a list of the wild Pokemon that will appear more frequently (they all have a chance of being Shiny, except for Gothita, Solosis, Kadabra, andKirlia).

Hatching 7km Eggs during the event might give players a Smoochum, Wynaut, or Chingling. Unfortunately, Chingling can't be Shiny.

During the 2022 Psychic Spectacular event, Pokemon GO players can find the following Pokemon in Raid battles. They all have a chance of being Shiny, except for Unown and Oranguru:

It's worth noting that during the event, players that evolve Kadabra will get an Alakazam that knows the Charged Attack Psychic. Any Alakazam caught during a Raid will have the move, too. Using Psychic will lower the opposing Pokemon's defense and cause 90 damage.

By completing Field Research tasks, players can also