Pokémon Go Tour Sinnoh event, habitat times and special research guide

The Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh global event celebrates both the original Sinnoh region and the Hisui region. The big event will take place from February 24th at 10am to February 25th at 6pm your local time.

There’s a lot going on at this event, so it’s a great time to play. No paid ticket is required to participate, so all perks and bonuses are available to all players. There is a Halved hatch spacing for all eggs laid in incubators during the event, up to six special trades can be made (instead of just one), The cost of trading Stardust has been halvedand there is No limit on ranged attacks from February 23rd to 25th.

There is also an increased chance of finding some shiny Pokémon during the event, including Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Stunky, and the costumed Pikachu. There is also an increased chance of hatching shiny Hisuian Voltorb, Hisuian Qwilfish, Pachirisu, Chatot, and Carnivine eggs.

Additionally, there are a ton of different types of research to do, with boosted spawns rotating throughout the habitats throughout the day.

Below we list all the advantages Pokémon Go‘s Go Tour Sinnoh event, including special research and habitat times.

Pokémon Go Tour 2023: Special research tasks “It’s about time (and space)”.

You will immediately be faced with the decision of which starter to choose. The starter you select only affects the first step as you get a shadow encounter with this Pokemon as well as candy for it. You can also choose between the Diamond and Pearl versions, which also affects your rewards. You will receive Dialga based rewards for selecting diamonds and Palkia based rewards for selecting pearls. Below we list all the steps.

Step 1 of 4

• Catch 15 Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region (1 Incense)
• Use an incense (Shadow Turtwig/Chimchar/Piplup encounter)

Reward: 3 Turtwig/Chimchar/Piplup Candies, 3 Turtwig/Chimchar/Piplup Candies XL, 3,000 XP

Step 2 of 4

• Catch Dialga (Diamond) or Palkia (Pearl) (Shadow Gible encounter)
• Boost Dragon-type Pokémon 10 times (5,000 Stardust)

Reward: 3 Dialga/Palkia Candy, 1 Dialga/Palkia Candy XL, 2,024 XP

Step 3 of 4

• Evolve 3 Pokémon (Shadow Scizor). [Diamond] or Shadow Pinsir [Pearl] encounter)
• Activate the adventure effect of Roar of Time (Diamond) or the adventure effect of Spacial Rend (Pearl) (Shadow Honchkrow). [Diamond] or Shadow Mismagius [Pearl] encounter)

Reward: 3 Dialga/Palkia Candy, 1 Dialga/Palkia Candy XL, Spiritomb Encounter

Step 4 of 4

• Purify 1 Shadow Pokémon (1,000 XP)
• Purify 2 Shadow Pokémon (2,000 XP)
• Purify 3 Shadow Pokémon (3,000 XP)

Reward: 3 Dialga Candies, 3 Palkia Candies, Giovanni Battle

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Pokémon Go Tour: Timed Sinnoh Research

These tasks will appear in the Timed Research section during the event.

Go Tour: Timed Uxie Photo Safari Research

• Take a snapshot of Uxie in the wild (480 Stardust)

Reward: Uxie encounter

Go Tour: Timed Mesprit Photo Safari Research

• Take a snapshot of Mesprit in the wild (480 Stardust)

Reward: Mesprit encounter

Go Tour: Azelf Photo Safari Timed Research

• Take a snapshot of Azelf in the wild (480 Stardust)

Reward: Azelf encounter

Legends 486 Timed Research

• Complete 3 Party Challenges (Regigigas Encounter)

Reward: 10 Regirock Candies, 10 Regice Candies, 10 Registeel Candies

Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh Party Challenges

These party challenges will appear during the event period:

• Catch 10 Rock-type Pokémon (3 Regirock Candies)
• Catch 10 Ice-type Pokémon (3 Regice Candies)
• Catch 10 Steel-type Pokémon (3 Registeel Candies)

Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh Event Field Research

Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may result in one of these tasks:

• Busting Boardwalk: Boost Normal or Water-type Pokémon (Bidoof or Shellos) 5 times. [East Sea] encounter)
• Ancient Grove: Boost Grass or Ghost-type Pokémon 5 times (Hisuian Voltorb or Hisuian Growlithe encounter)
• Toxic Digs: Boost Poison or Rock-type Pokémon 5 times (Gible or Skuntank encounter)
• Geothermal Lagoon: Boost Fire or Ice Pokémon 5 times (Hisuian Sneasel or Hisuian Qwilfish encounter)

You can also get this task during the “Space-Time Anomaly” that occurs in the Ancient Grove and Geothermal Lagoon habitats:

• Win 3 raids (Hisuian Braviary, Hisuian Avalugg, Kleavor or Ursaluna encounter)

Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh has more spawns and rotating habitats

The boosted spawns correlate with habitats that change hourly. Each habitat will rotate twice.

Lively Boardwalk Habitat Spawns (10am-11am, 2pm-3pm)

• Pikachu (Lucas hat)
• Pikachu (Dawn Hat)
• Magnetite
• Electabuzz
• Porygon
• Ralts
• Piplup
• Starry
• Bidoof
• Burmy (garbage)
• Buizel
• Shellos (Baltic Sea)
• Shellos (West Sea)
• Driftloon
• Glameow
• Finneon

Ancient Grove Habitat Spawns (11am-12pm, 3pm-4pm)

• Pikachu (Akari’s bandana)
• Pikachu (Rice Hat)
• Hisuian Growlithe
• Hisuian Voltorb
• Tangela
• Eevee
• Misdreavus
• Nose pass
• Roselia
• Turtwig
• Cricket dead
• Burmy (plant)
• Combee
• Cherubim
• Bronzer

Toxic Digs Habitat Spawns (12-1pm, 4-5pm)

• Pikachu (Lucas hat)
• Pikachu (Dawn Hat)
• Aipom
• Don’t burn
• Giggles
• Drizzle
• dusk
• Shinx
• Cranids
• Shieldon
• Burmy (Sandy)
• Stunky
• Gible
• hippos
• Skorupi
• Croagunk

Geothermal lagoon habitats emerge (1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.)

• Pikachu (Akari’s bandana)
• Pikachu (Rice Hat)
• Luckitung
• Rhyhorn
• Magmar
• Eevee
• Together
• Murkrow
• Hisuian Qwilfish
• Hisuian Sneasel
• Swinub
• They snore
• Chimchar
• Buneary
• Snowman

Incense is created

These Pokémon spawn depending on habitat, but only when you use an incense:

• Unknown H (all habitats)
• Unknown I (all habitats)
• Unknown S (all habitats)
• Unown N (Busy Promenade and Toxic Excavations)
• Unown O (Busy Boardwalk and Toxic Digs)
• Unown U (Ancient Grove and Geothermal Lagoon)

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Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh eggs hatch

All eggs received during the event will hatch into the following, depending on the breeding distance:

• Budew (2 km)
• Chingling (2km)
• Bonsley (2km)
• Mime Jr. (2 km)
• Happiness (2 km)
• Münchlax (2 km)
• Riolu (2 km)
• Mantyke (2 km)
• Hisuian Voltorb (5 km)
• Hisuian Qwilfish (5 km)
• Stunky (5 km)
• Gible (5 km)
• Pachirisu (10 km)
• Chatot (10 km)
• Carnivine (10 km)

Pokémon Go Tour: Sinnoh Raid Objectives

These Pokémon will appear in raids during the event period, but this varies depending on the habitat:

Lively raids on Boardwalk and Toxic Digs

• Turtwig (1 star)
• Chimchar (1 star)
• Piplup (1-star)
• Torterra (3 stars)
• Infernape (3 stars)
• Empoleon (3 stars)
• Dialga (5 stars)
• Palkia (5 stars)

Raids on Ancient Grove and Geothermal Lagoon

• Rowlet (1 star)
• Cyndaquil (1 star)
• Oshawott (1 star)
• Torterra (3 stars)
• Infernape (3 stars)
• Empoleon (3 stars)
• Hisuian Decidueye (3 stars)
• Hisuian Typhlosion (3 stars)
• Hisuian Samurott (3 stars)
• Origin Forme Dialga (5 stars)
• Origin Forme Palkia (5 stars)