Pokémon Goomy Community Day Guide

Pokemon Go hosts a Goomy Community Day event on Sunday, June 9, from 2-5 p.m. local time.

As expected at a Community Day event, Goomy will appear in large numbers and there is a high chance that it will appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks that we list below.

How do I catch a shiny Goomy in Pokémon Go?

According to old research from the now defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine), shiny rates on Community Days are around 1 in 24, meaning you should find a fair amount of shiny Pokémon if you keep playing during the entire three-hour window.

Shiny Goomy, Sliggoo and Goodra in Pokémon Go. All three turn light yellow and have a salmon-colored belly.

If you are short on time or Pokéballs, you can incensethen quickly tap every Goomy to look for shiny ones and run away from any that aren’t shiny. In particular, any Goomy you’ve already tapped will look where your player is standing. This should help you identify which ones you may have already checked out.

What Community Day move does Goomys Evolution learn?

If you evolve Sliggoo into Goodra between 2pm and 10pm local time, it will learn the charged attack Thunder Strike.

If you don’t manage to evolve it during that time frame, you’ll likely be able to evolve it to get Thunder Punch during a Community Day weekend event in December. If you don’t want to wait, you can use an Elite TM to get the switch.

How does Goodra perform in the meta?

For raids and gyms, Goodra isn’t nearly as good as its pseudo-legendary dragon counterparts. You can line it up with Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor, but you should use pretty much anything else in front of it (Salamence, Dragonite, or Garchomp, to name a few).

Goodra is actually used more in PvP, so you can use it with Dragon Breath along with Power Whip and Aqua Tail to give it good move coverage.

How do I make the most of Goomy Community Day?

The following bonuses are active during Goomy Community Day:

Triple Stardust for catching Pokémon
Double candies for catching Pokémon
Double chance for trainers level 31 and above to receive XL Candy by catching Pokémon.
Frankincense lasts three hours
Bait modules last three hours
Goomy special photobombs while taking snapshots
An additional specialty trade
Stardust costs for trading halved

Still, be sure to pop a star piece and an incense stick and try to grab yourself some powerful Goomy.

Particularly noteworthy is a Limited-time research kit that rewards you with a Rainy Lure module

— which you need to turn your Sliggoo into Goodra (if it is not raining where you live). However, if you go to a more populated area, Pokemon Go In a particular location (like a mall or park), some players may already be using Rainy Lure Modules, so you can use their modules instead of your own.

If you can Mega Evolution Charizard X, Ampharos, Sceptile, Altaria, Salamence, Latias, Latios, Rayquaza or GarchompYou will receive additional Goomy Candy per catch.

In addition, Niantic is also offering special four-star raids from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., where Goomy will appear within a 300-meter radius of the gym for 30 minutes when you complete the Sliggoo raid. These raids cannot be done remotely. If you don’t get the Goomy you want with the usual spawn increase from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., you can try raiding for another chance.