r/TheSilphRoad Research Group Jun 30 '25

Megathread - Event Pokemon GO's 9th Anniversary Party Event Megathread

Everything you need to know about the event, all in one place. A lot of these pieces will be verified by the Silph Research Group, so throughout the post we'll use the formatting:

  • Italics: Reports from comments or single Research Group report
  • Bold: Multiple Research Group reports

Also note that (s) will be used for species whose shiny form is available, and (s?) for new shinies that we haven't seen yet.

This verification isn't meant to replace reports here, rather to provide an extra level of verification and depth to the event. Travelers are always welcome to join here and help out with data collection: https://discord.gg/WpAvRRsaRT

Have fun and stay safe this week!

https://pokemongo.com/post/pokemongo-9th-anniversary?hl=en

Event Date: Tuesday, July 1, 10 am - Sunday, July 6, 2025, 8 pm local time

Bonuses

  • New Costumed Pokemon debuts - Ivysaur/Venusaur wearing a party hat, Gimmighoul holding a 9th anniversary coin (s?)
  • Debut of shiny Gimmighoul family
  • Increased chance to become Lucky Friends
  • Increased chance to get Lucky Pokemon from trades
  • Pokestops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module
  • Increased chance of costumed Pikachu and Eevee (from raids)
  • Friendship levels will increase faster
  • Discovery party hats in the wild for rewards

In addition:

  • July 1, 10 am - July 3, 10 am local time - 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance
  • July 3, 10 am - July 5, 10 am local time - 2x XP for Catching Pokemon
  • July 5, 10 am - July 6, 8 pm local time - 2x Stardust for Catching Pokemon

Boosted Spawns

Here's what is listed in the announcement. Anything else to report?

  • Bulbasaur wearing a Party Hat (s)
  • Charmander wearing a Party Hat (s)
  • Squirtle wearing a Party Hat (s)
  • "First Partner Pokemon will also appear on certain dates!"

Field Research

Just looking for event tasks. You can find the full list here

Task Text Reward
Send a Gift with a Sticker Bulbasaur Party Hat (s), Charmander Party Hat (s), Squirtle Party Hat (s)
Spin 2 Pokestops or Gyms Chikorita (s), Cyndaquil (s), Totodile (s)
Take 3 Snapshots of Wild Pokemon Treecko (s), Torchic (s), Mudkip (s)
Earn 4 hearts with your buddy Piplup (s), Turtwig (s), Chimchar (s)
Make 5 Curveball Throws Snivy (s), Tepig (s), Oshawott (s)
Use 6 Berries to help Catch Pokemon Chespin (s), Fennekin (s), Froakie (s)
Catch 7 Different Species of Pokemon Rowlet (s), Litten (s), Popplio (s)
Make 8 Great Throws Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble
Power up Pokemon 9 Times Sprigatito (s), Fuecoco (s), Quaxly (s)
Earn 9999 Stardust Gimmighoul with coin (s)
Catch 9 Pokemon 5x Great Ball

Raid Bosses

You won't see any new bosses until 11:00am local time. Difficulty ratings

Tier Raid Bosses
1 Pikachu wearing Cake Hat (s), Eevee wearing Party Hat (s)
3 Emboar, Chandelure, Alakazam (s)
5 Cobalion (s)
Mega Aggron (s)

9th Anniversary Party Timed Research

Stage 1

  • Catch 99 Pokemon - Bulbasaur with Party Hat (s) encounter
  • Make 99 curveball throws - Charmander with Party Hat (s) counter
  • Spin 9 different Pokestops or gyms - Squirtle with Party Hat (s) encounter
  • Evolve 9 Pokemon - Wurmple with Party Hat (s) encounter
  • Earn 9 hearts with your buddy - Eevee with Party Hat (s) encounter
  • Make 9 Great Throws (UPDATED) - Wobbuffet with Party Hat (s) encounter
  • Earn 9999 XP - Grimer with Party Hat (s) encounter
  • Earn 9999 stardust - Raticate with Party Hat (s) encounter

Rewards: Gimmighoul with coin (s) encounter, 9999 Stardust, 9999 XP

Paid Timed Research

Stage 1

  • Catch 99 Pokemon - 1x Incense
  • Make 99 curveball throws - 1x Egg Incubator
  • Spin 9 different Pokestops or gyms - 1x Rocket Radar
  • Evolve 9 Pokemon - 1x Premium Battle Pass
  • Earn 9 hearts with your buddy - 1x Poffin
  • Make 9 Great Throws (UPDATED) - 1x Max Mushroom
  • Earn 9999 XP - 1x Lucky Egg
  • Earn 9999 stardust - 1x Starpiece

Rewards: ??? encounter, 9999 Stardust, 1x Super Incubator

Masterwork Research: Wish Granted

Stage 1

Rewards:

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242 comments sorted by

42

u/Disgruntled__Goat Jun 30 '25

Just to confirm, does the coin bag give the costume Gimmighoul?

36

u/BlakeyPancham Jun 30 '25

yes it does, but not every one of them will have a costume

15

u/Disgruntled__Goat Jun 30 '25

That’s interesting, didn’t expect that!

8

u/dark__tyranitar USA | Legacy 40/50 | Shinydex 760 Jun 30 '25

yeah, for home collectors that kind of sucks.

13

u/Travyplx Arizona | Please let us transfer Zygarde/Spinda Jun 30 '25

Very much so. Just need to enable stripping costumes on transfer to home.

6

u/ThrowawayZeroEight Jun 30 '25

How so?

14

u/DeepBerry8045 stop believing ai, it's programmed to confidently tell you lies Jun 30 '25

can't send costumed pokemon to home and if the special coin counts as a costume (i'm assuming it does) then people who are just hunting it for their shiny home dex/living dex will want to not get the costume version and if it's a mix and there's no way to isolate the non-costume it can be annoying (hopefully they will remain shiny possible after the event though so we can isolate hunt it)

5

u/dark__tyranitar USA | Legacy 40/50 | Shinydex 760 Jun 30 '25

I'm not banking on the shiny staying on but that would be a huge win, I agree.

8

u/DeepBerry8045 stop believing ai, it's programmed to confidently tell you lies Jun 30 '25

yeah i'll be opening a coin bag every day of the event (two when it starts for me tomorrow morning) to hunt it as much as i can just in case they don't keep the shiny on afterwards

5

u/dark__tyranitar USA | Legacy 40/50 | Shinydex 760 Jun 30 '25

Because if you happen to get the shiny on a costume you can't transfer it to home. It would be nice if the methods to get the costume or non costume were consistent so hunters could specify which way they want to hunt.

2

u/Pyoung3000 Jul 01 '25

And can any of the gimmighoul be shiny?

5

u/Disgruntled__Goat Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

From another thread it sounds like only the special costume one can be shiny. 

Edit: this was fixed later

1

u/mdemo23 Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

This is not true btw. The first shiny Gimmighoul I caught during the event was non-costumed and I was able to transfer to home.

Edit: seeing elsewhere they may have been disabled inadvertently at the start of the event and then activated partway through. I did get my shiny on the first day of the event, but you may have been right at the very start.

2

u/Winewalker77 USA - South Jul 02 '25

I did a coin bag and got a shiny Gimmighoul, but I didn’t see any costume??? My daughter also got a shiny. 3 of us did coin bags but no costumes.

3

u/Disgruntled__Goat Jul 02 '25

Costume one has a background. The coin itself is practically impossible to see. Check this thread

1

u/Winewalker77 USA - South Jul 03 '25

Ok I did google it and looked at mine. Cannot see a costume but if they so lol… 😜

29

u/Enderanddeath Jul 01 '25

I've seen a few pokestops turn golden today but everytime i spun one it'd turn back to blue, then when I was able to spin again it became gold until interacting with the stop.

Not sure if I've misunderstood how they work or if there's a bug stopping us from getting coins from stop atm

3

u/csinv Jul 01 '25

Yeah we've had this too.

1

u/Samfegett Jul 03 '25

Same here

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u/Dyno98 Jul 01 '25

I've encountered around four Golden Pokéstops and as soon as I reach them, they become normal

2

u/CaptainB87 Jul 01 '25

Same. Pretty sure I got coins for the first one and then the next five or so turned normal as soon as I spun them with no coins.

2

u/mkjol Jul 01 '25

Same here, idk why 

15

u/MalevolentFerret Jul 01 '25

Real bummer that Venu doesn’t get Frenzy Plant when you evolve it for this event. I’ve been sitting on a hat hundo for a year.

1

u/justajwalker Japan Jul 02 '25

I was wondering if there were going to be legacy moves available. That is indeed a bummer, and a missed opportunity.

30

u/Dakaraim Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 01 '25

Earn 9,999 stardust is gimmighoul - clarify the field research 

2

u/just-nav Jul 01 '25

I got raticate from it

9

u/Dakaraim Jul 01 '25

The field research not timed

2

u/[deleted] Jul 01 '25

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u/bashamememe_ Jul 01 '25

You…. Find them from pokestops? It’s field, not timed

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u/Impossible-Damage284 Jul 01 '25

That was your timed research. The field research from spinners that say 9,999 will make a gimmighoul appear.

23

u/TheSwagPatrol Jun 30 '25

Does anyone know if shiny Gimmighoul can be transferred to Home? Or are they all the costumed 9th anniversary versions and can't be transferred? This is the first time the shiny of the roaming form has been released, so it would be a real tease if we can't transfer it

19

u/stillnotelf Jun 30 '25

What? You didn't want to grind Tera raids for indiscernible shinies?

13

u/marsalien4 Jul 01 '25

The roaming form wasn't available in those raids, it's go only. I know you're just making a joke but it's important I think to keep in mind this is a full on shiny release of the form!

2

u/stillnotelf Jul 01 '25

Fair point. Necessary for the form collectors!

4

u/sonicyewth Jun 30 '25

Came here to ask the same question, hopefully we can send it to Home.

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u/iluvugoldenblue Kiwi Beta Tester Jun 30 '25

Seeing spawns for all starters first four gens so far

19

u/Mafklappert Netherlands Jul 01 '25

So this is one of those terrible catchrate, ball-consuming events? Good thing we didn't just come out of a catch-everything-you-can major yearly event.

2

u/esotericmoyer Jul 01 '25

It’s sunny where I am so it’s even harder to catch 2/3 of them😭

1

u/Hasjasja Western Europe Jul 01 '25

Gotta sell those Pokéballs at one point.

2

u/hackthehonor Jul 01 '25

Thank you for sharing! Since then, have you seen the rest of the other gens?

5

u/iluvugoldenblue Kiwi Beta Tester Jul 01 '25

Only been playing on my breaks, but no. Just 1-4.

3

u/hackthehonor Jul 01 '25

Sounds good. Guess I can focus on the Mega evolution starters then when it comes out tomorrow.

8

u/Krubio Jun 30 '25

• ⁠Pokestops may turn gold without a Golden Lure Module

Does this mean, the chance is when I put normal lure it may turn into a golden one, or like every hour a pokestop may turn golden without any lures?

8

u/Paul17717 Jun 30 '25

Based on previous times they’ve done this, the latter

6

u/Puzzled-Cod-5901 Jul 01 '25

2 hours in here in Australia and so far with over 70 stops in view i saw one turn golden... How that rate makes it a feature of the event I don't know. I get it, it's supposed to be rare, but surely when you focus an event around it it should be higher than this. 

7

u/Aggravating_Toe_4992 Jun 30 '25

The second. I m seeing random pokestops turning gold.

9

u/Ok_Representative212 Jul 01 '25

Ive seen at least 15 gold stops on my map im Sydney at the rocks and every time walk over to it reverts back to a normal stop I thinks there’s a bug

1

u/sixtiek NL Jul 01 '25

Can confirm, one of my home stops was gold when I started my game this morning and another one in the distance was gold too. Event hasn't even started here.

1

u/blue_green_orange South East Asia Jul 01 '25

Pokestops plural? How many? So far seen only one on my commute

2

u/whatthedeuce1990 Asia Jul 01 '25

From my observation it's quite randomized. If you sit in a pokestop cluster one moment none could be golden but poof they could be in a second. And they seem to despawn as quick as they spawn.

10

u/Qoppa_Guy S.Korea -- GO Battle Lag victim Jul 01 '25

Would've been nice to get access to Frenzy Plant, Blast Burn and Hydro Cannon with mostly starters spawning in the wild...

7

u/silveraith Jul 01 '25

Previously, when PH Charmander and Squirtle got the ability to evolve, wild spawns of their final evolutions would be wearing the hat as well. Has anyone seen wild Venusaur with a party hat?

1

u/haipod Jul 02 '25

I just encountered a Venusaur and sadly no party hat

6

u/Reasonable-Carry-188 Jul 01 '25

The 9th anniversary coin Gimmighoul cannot be evolved?

Also, I don't know how to find a golden lure. So how frequently are the pokestops going to turn golden automatically?

16

u/astronomisst Jun 30 '25

Just so I have this straight. This is a chance to get Gimmighoul without Scarlet and Violet, correct?

7

u/Vishaak12345 Jun 30 '25

Yes from field research / golden lure

5

u/TopAssistance2 UK & Ireland Jul 01 '25

Does this stack with the current season bonus?

5

u/moochkun Jul 01 '25

It does not. Don’t know why they included this.

2

u/00FOXgiven Jul 02 '25

My daily incense went for an hour today

1

u/00FOXgiven Jul 02 '25

No Dialga effect used. Was using Palkia's.

5

u/Gabarne Jul 02 '25

I really dislike the starter based events due to the terrible catch rate.

4

u/kindlyfuckoffff Jun 30 '25

In prior boosted lucky trade events, did the increased odds go live worldwide at the same time or only when the event is active in your area?

5

u/Thokturn USA - Northeast Jun 30 '25

Latter

2

u/Elevas VIC, Valor (50), Tired of being a lab rat because of my timezone Jul 01 '25

Now we play the waiting game of waiting for Frenzy Plant.

6

u/Mountain-Sample-1855 Jul 01 '25

9999 XP - Grimer with party hat and can be evolved

5

u/Mountain-Sample-1855 Jul 01 '25

MAke 9 great throws - Wobbufet encounter

5

u/Mountain-Sample-1855 Jul 01 '25

Evolve 9 pokemon - party hat Wurmple cannot be evolved

3

u/Far_Process_7364 Jul 01 '25

If i do not have a coin bag can I not collect coins?

3

u/adamy323 Jul 01 '25

You can still collect coins without the bag.

5

u/AbsurdRhinocerosRex Jul 01 '25

I don't see the $1.99 ticket in the in-game shop nor the webstore. The webstore only has a ticket bundle for $4.99 which I am not interested in. Did any of you get access to the in-game ticket once the event started?

5

u/TMHMonroe USA - Midwest Ohio Level 50 Jul 01 '25

Parties should be fun. Someone needs to let Nianit/Scopely know that catching starters is not fun.

4

u/docwoj Jul 04 '25

it's hilarious how rare coins are for gimmighoul. Niantic acts like gholdengo should be one of the grindiest Pokemon in the game to get. I get like 20 coins per bag if that, and who wants to walk around for 30 minutes doing this tedious task

17

u/Notcloselyrelated Jun 30 '25

Apparently there's a "collect MP from 8 spots" field research for the gen 8 starters

...yiikes, come on, they should've come up with a more doable research one that's not just doable once a day......

4

u/kingzta88 Western Europe Jul 01 '25

Leekduck is reporting 8 great throws instead

3

u/mrtrevor3 USA - Northeast Jun 30 '25

You sure it’s not part of the Timed and Paid research that have 6 days to complete?

Shoot now I see the one you’re talking about. Eh whatever, no one needs those starters. They’ve been in the wild for months now

3

u/4mboys Jul 01 '25

When evolve starters do we get featured attacks? I swear sometimes this info is hidden and not always announced

1

u/darunia484 Jul 01 '25

That would be amazing...

3

u/dawenjames Jul 01 '25

Does anyone have any information on the coin limit for spinning gold stops? It states in the event info “Chance of finding 9 or 99(or maybe more!) Gimmighoul Coins when you spin a PokéStop with a Golden Lure Module.” Has anyone got more than 99 yet?

1

u/dawenjames Jul 01 '25

So the most I’ve had at any one time is 108.

1

u/MasonOctopus Jul 03 '25

coin

Was that from a Golden Lure Module or just a stop that had turned gold randomly? I've had a fair few from the random gold ones give 9 coins but nothing higher.

1

u/dawenjames Jul 03 '25

I’ve had it twice from a golden lure, but my bf has had the worst luck. Never more than 9 from a normal gold, or a lure.

3

u/csinv Jul 01 '25

Is it just me, or are multiple sets of starters boosted spawns? I've got Hoenn (in the southern hemisphere), as well as Johto?

3

u/losmadden Utah | Level 50 Jul 01 '25

Does Roar of Time adventure effect work to extend the Coin Bag so we can get more Gimmighoul?

5

u/TheRealHankWolfman UK & Ireland - Yorkshire - Mystic - L50 Jul 01 '25

Nope. You get half an hour per day and that's it. Or you can save a coin bag from a previous day and use it, then get a new one and use that one in the same day if you want an hour.

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u/brownsun Jul 03 '25

Golden spots still broken it seems? No coins from 3 this morning

1

u/ABoutDeSouffle Jul 04 '25

I got 9 coins from one today. But it's really rare.

3

u/Acceptable_Draw_4409 Jul 03 '25

There is confirmation of wild shiny party hat wobbufet, eevee, grimer etc?

2

u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 04 '25

Yes, saw all of them in my local group

6

u/YonkoTheFifth Western Europe Jun 30 '25

I just hope there are many golden lure in rural areas. Need to evolve my Gimmighoul I traded and the new one as well.

Hopefully a Shiny too! xD

3

u/zalhbnz Jun 30 '25

None in sight for me ~30 stops NZ

4

u/Mortal_Mario Jun 30 '25

“Friendship levels will increase faster”

Anyone know the specifics of this?

5

u/SleeplessShinigami Jun 30 '25

I think its just 2x the hearts, thats how it was in previous years

1

u/Gasv06 Jul 01 '25

so each day you send a gift, it counts as 2 days?

3

u/rodrigorigotti Amsterdam Jul 01 '25

Each time someone opens your gift, or you open a gift, assuming that’s the first interaction for the day

5

u/Notcloselyrelated Jun 30 '25

Can the costumed Gimmi be evolved?

5

u/BlakeyPancham Jun 30 '25

nope

2

u/[deleted] Jun 30 '25

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u/Careless_Minute4721 Jun 30 '25

Seems the non costume can spawn from a coin box, would assume the same from a gold lure but Gimmi is a very rare spawn from them and harder to catch compared to coin box spawns

2

u/dsmitty3073 Jun 30 '25

Is the Paid Timed Research Ticket available in game?

2

u/Northern_Investor Jul 01 '25

Should the event ticket be available before the event starts?

I've had the ultra ticket box in the webstore since yesterday, but I can't find just the ticket from anywhere, not from the webstore, not from the in-game shop.

It's 0944AM, so event is just about to start.

2

u/Mountain-Sample-1855 Jul 01 '25

Spin 9 different Pokestops or gyms - Squirtle encounter and can be evolved

2

u/Soviam1985 Jul 01 '25

Anyone know how long the poke stops stay golden?

2

u/FlamzZ Jul 01 '25

Anyone have any specifics on the boosted lucky trade odds?

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u/Verzweiflung59 Jul 01 '25

Has anyone seen any confirmation that wobbuffet and grimer can be shiny? They should be but wouldn’t put it past the devs

2

u/d1dOnly Atlanta Jul 01 '25

I caught a shiny party hat wobbuffet about 4 hours ago.

2

u/00FOXgiven Jul 02 '25

I caught shiny party-hat grimer 🤘

2

u/AdehhRR Australia-East Jul 02 '25

I just got a shiny non costume Gimmighoul. I am tempted to evolve it just because it'd be quite damn rare, but ahhh I wish shiny Gholdengo was nicer looking lol!!

2

u/dflip2323 Jul 02 '25

Can the hats in the wild spawn a shiny hat pokemon? If I click on the hats, can I encounter a shiny hat wobbuffet or shiny hat grimer?

2

u/YurMailman Jul 03 '25

Can you mirror trade event pokemon(bulb, char, and squirtle) a bunch of times in chances of going lucky? Or just older mons?

1

u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 03 '25

Yes, you can

2

u/YurMailman Jul 03 '25

Thank you. We did about 10 of them and didn’t get one yet so I thought we might have been wasting our time. We will continue today then. Thanks again

2

u/psiren66 Jul 05 '25

Day one 1 got 200 gimmicoins following a route that was lined with gold stops.

So far for the last two days I’ve only gotten 36 more following roughly the same route.

I don’t work any of the switch games, thinking maybe I should get it just to get the job done.

2

u/Kharenis Jul 06 '25

Has the trade bonus ended early or something? I've just traded like 30 Eevees without a lucky trade. Only 17:36 local time here.

2

u/ddark4 Jul 07 '25

This is my experience too. Did 100 trades with an hour left of the event. 4 luckies. Compare that with an average of 30-40 every other day of the event. Seems like they may have messed up. 

1

u/BASEBALLFURIES Jun 30 '25

ah, an event that will purge me of pokeballs. probably on the first starter i see

4

u/korksel Western Europe Jul 01 '25

Is this event a bad joke? I only see starts with horrible catch rates on the map

4

u/BKVAZ Jul 01 '25

Can anyone in an earlier time zone let me know if the 2x adventure incense duration from owning the Wish Granted Masterwork actually stack on the seasonal bonus for a full hour of daily incense? Or is this just another falsely advertised feature?

3

u/Hulkrules1 Jun 30 '25

Is it shiny confirmed yet?

2

u/Mr_Fuckin_Pinecone Jun 30 '25

There's already a few benefits for trades but what are the chances they'll reduce stardust cost for trades?

2

u/spiceandagony USA - Northeast Jul 01 '25

Can non costume ghimmighoul from the coin bags be shiny?

2

u/Pexalottle Jul 01 '25

Any word on the 1st gen starters learning their legacy moves when evolved? Was sure it happened last year...

2

u/Inevitable_Ant_6564 Jul 01 '25 edited Jul 06 '25

The boost for random lucky trades seems minimal. Or maybe just bad luck. Did 100 trades, got 4 lucky. UPDATE with some stats: 5 days x 100 trades = 23 lucky. Comes close to standard 5%. 10 best friends x 5 days daily interactions = 1 lucky friend. Much worse than standard 5% rate xD

2

u/bummerluck Jul 01 '25

yeah the odds seem much lower compared to previous lucky trade events

1

u/NervousBreakdown Canada Jul 01 '25

did the egg pool change?

1

u/Chance-Wonder-4540 Jul 01 '25

What's the benefit of a golden lure? Does it spawn gimmighouls? Or does it award gimmighoul coins (if so how many)? or something else?

4

u/Qoppa_Guy S.Korea -- GO Battle Lag victim Jul 01 '25

More items, Gimmighoul coins.

1

u/NotUrUsualIdiot Jul 01 '25

Other than the party hat ones, seeing increased spawns for totodile, cyndaquil, torchick.

1

u/drizzt-dourden Jul 01 '25

I encountered 35 Gimmighouls after using the coin bag today and 12 of them were costumed. No shiny this time.

1

u/capaldis Jul 01 '25

I’m getting boosted spawns for all starters with regular lures. I’m assuming they also spawn without, but didn’t see that mentioned in the event anywhere.

1

u/No_Media378 Jul 01 '25

I don't know if this question has already been asked or not I was looking and didn't see it but I wasn't going to look through all the questions because my phone wouldn't be able to load all of them. Anyways does anyone know what all of the party hat Pokemon spawns are? Because I've seen a few; I've seen grimer and eevee and of course the ones that are mentioned in the blog (the Kanto starters) of course but does anybody know what other Pokemon are spawning or is it just a grimer and eevee?

1

u/butterfreak Jul 01 '25

Wobbuffet is also spawning under the party hats

1

u/ScottaHemi USA - Midwest Jul 01 '25

just started here. odd to me that the 9 timed tasks are dropping party hat grimer "088" instead of like Krabby who's 99.

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u/chknqwn Canada Jul 01 '25

I forget: Gimmighoul coin bags every 24 hours (akin to Meltan boxes) or every calendar day (like Daily Adventure Incense)?

1

u/hxymxnx Jul 01 '25

I've seen 4 gold lures today from my house (one on my house) and each time I try and spin one it reverts to being blue just as I spin and no coins are awarded. So... is it even possible to spin them while gold or is this just broken?

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u/hxymxnx Jul 01 '25

Ah, okay that makes more sense. So just bad luck for me so far! 😅

1

u/BASEBALLFURIES Jul 01 '25

the 9,999 stardust task is going to be pretty rare, isnt it?

1

u/losmadden Utah | Level 50 Jul 01 '25

There's a Pokestop task that's Earn 9999 stardust and it gives the 9th anniversary Gimmighoul with background.

1

u/2venonatsindisguise Jul 01 '25

is the costume gimmighoul a special trade because of the background?

1

u/SBM1992 Jul 01 '25

Manually applied a golden lure, got 6 spins out of it, n got 236 coins out of them. No gimmighoul spawns off the lure. One of our group got the 99 drop 3 times. If you have the golden lures, it is very reasonable to get enough coins to evolve gimmighoul during this event

1

u/Doublec513 Jul 01 '25

If I get say, 6 coin bags and I have a golden lure already in my inventory, when I use said lure and then send another postcard to get my seventh bag will I get another golden lure? Or do I have to send another 5 postcards to get the golden lure?

1

u/Smooth_Beginning_540 Jul 01 '25

Now that party hat Bulbasaur can be evolved, can you get Frenzy Plant during the event? If not, can hat Bulbasaur be evolved in the future?

3

u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 02 '25

Nah, it won't get frenzy plant

But yes, you can evolve it later

1

u/Maleficent_Cap_9610 Jul 01 '25

I used my coin bag and one gimmighoul spawned. Why did this not spawn anything? Mystery Box consistently spawns Meltan no problem

3

u/EnflamedAnus Jul 02 '25

Were you moving?

1

u/Maleficent_Cap_9610 Jul 02 '25

No, does this one have a moving requirement? Mystery Box doesn’t, I assumed this one didn’t either.

4

u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 02 '25

Mystery box can spawn meltan ~30s, even if you are stationary

Coin bag is the same when you are walking, but it will only spawn a gimmighoul every 5 mins if you are stationary 

1

u/blue_green_orange South East Asia Jul 02 '25

Anyone having better luck with the gold stops? One gave me 3 coins and six gave me zilch.

1

u/_AAAAAAHHHHHH USA - Northeast Jul 02 '25

Anyone else having strange interactions with the party hats? I can sometimes see them from way across the map, and even interact with them occasionally.

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u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 02 '25

Party hat is count as an item, which has a visible radius of 150m

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u/gardibolt Jul 02 '25

Are there any female party hat Bulbasaur? All we seem to have caught are males.

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u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 02 '25

Male to female 87.5:12.5, catch more and be lucky 

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u/damchieff Jul 02 '25

Can I save the coin bag and use it the next day twice?

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u/SBM1992 Jul 02 '25

The limiting g factor is that you can o my send one postcard a day, so you should be able to carry one over n use two in a day

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u/Maximum-Scallion-442 Jul 02 '25

Friendship levels will increase faster

What does this actually translate to? Is it two interactions equivalent per day, or something else?

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u/PerfectSuit Jul 02 '25

You are correct. If you are for example 57 days from best friends and you have an interaction it will go to 55 days from best friends

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u/Maximum-Scallion-442 Jul 02 '25

Nice, thanks.

It makes sense then that those added from raids during Go Fest are already reaching Great Friends!

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u/Fit-Willingness5422 Jul 03 '25

If I cant finish it in time does it disapear?

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u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 03 '25

Can't finish what?

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u/xenofan293 Jul 03 '25

0 of the 36 gimmighoul I got today were shiny, and 0 yesterday and the day before. Its really the only reason I’m playing in this heat and I’m just annoyed that they made it limited time to give us all FOMO when I still may not just get it due to bad luck

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u/xenofan293 Jul 04 '25

And add another day of 0 shinies to that list, apoplectic with rage right now

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u/Nierox2760 Jul 04 '25

Yeah, same here. Down 5 coin bags and not a single shiny, 4 of those bags were opened after the supposed fix. I just keep getting excessively large amounts of the event one but none have been shiny so far. Feeling like it’s not fixed in every region as I’m from Europe.

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u/xenofan293 Jul 04 '25

Not even a shiny of the event one for me. Luckily my first bag wasn’t until after the fix and am saving the day I can use 2 for when the costume one wont be spawning, but it would really help me mentally to get at least one before that to lift the burden from my mind.

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u/Nierox2760 Jul 04 '25

yeah, same here , they have just been normal all. I opened my 6th bag just now and just normal ones for the whole 30 minutes. Hopefully during the extra day I’d get at least one.

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u/xenofan293 Jul 05 '25

Got the single shiny I needed on my 9th spawn today, but it was absolutely stressful waiting to see if it was costumed or not, and thankfully wasn’t

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u/Nierox2760 Jul 07 '25

Glad to hear you got one. Sadly I’ve not got a single one at all. I can open one more bag on the extra day but I still feel like the shiny is broken in my region. But maybe I’ve just got bad luck.

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u/mman5797 Jul 04 '25

Does anyone know if starter community day moves are available?

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u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 04 '25

Not available 

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u/Entire_Chicken_2630 Jul 04 '25

So there are not legacy moves for the costume pokemon during this event?

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u/eburt28 Jul 07 '25

If I do my daily special trade(s), and then use a lucky trinket on my friend, will we be able to do another special trade? Or have to wait until tomorrow?

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u/Key-Bag-4059 Asia Jul 07 '25

No extra (special) trade will be awarded 

But trinket won't disappear until any trade happens

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u/KingChiggy Jun 30 '25

I’m just hoping that Gimmighoul will have some kind of boosted shiny odds since (at least from what I’ve heard) it’s only available during this event, kinda like how the handle Meltan and Smeargle.  Needing to get 5 shinies is gonna be rough 

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u/Zeus-Carver Jul 02 '25

Calling BS on the boosted lucky trade rate. Partner and I have about 150 trades between yesterday and today, 6 luckies, which is not only lower than the boosted rate, but a bit lower than the normal rate. Obviously could be bad luck, but that's quite a swing.

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u/Constant-Heat8937 Jun 30 '25

Does anyone know if shiny gimmighoul will be event locked like shiny meltan or still be accessible after it ends?

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u/DeepBerry8045 stop believing ai, it's programmed to confidently tell you lies Jun 30 '25

we don't know yet

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u/Careless_Minute4721 Jul 01 '25

Didn’t see any mention of it being locked after the event on the announcement. They did mention that disclaimer for Meltan and Smeargle unless they’re too lazy or forgot about it given Niantic’s lack of proper communication with the community about these sort of things

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u/ronoldo7 Jul 01 '25

Is shiny hat pikachu a wild spawn outside of its spotlight hour? I need one so bad lol

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u/armlessbuddy Jul 01 '25

are the gimmighoul researchs only for people who bought the ticket or will f2p be able to encounter gimmighoul?

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u/DonaldMick Team Mystic L50 | Local Campfire Admin Jul 01 '25

There's one for completing the free timed research and a field research task ("earn 9999 Stardust") also has it.

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u/armlessbuddy Jul 01 '25

thank you!! :)

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u/Gallad475 USA - Pacific Wheres Mewtwo | Lvl 44| Jul 01 '25

Is Pikachu Cake hat boosted during spotlight hour?

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u/FIy4aWhiteGuy Jul 01 '25

What is the red party hats laying on the ground about?

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u/nintendude1229 Canada Jul 01 '25

Dude just tap them... 🤦‍♂️

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