Pokémon GO’s Season of Alola’s Water Festival event guide

by admin May 11, 2022

We’re getting closer to the end of Pokémon GO’s Season of Alola! That means it’s time to venture to Poni Island and get the next part in this Season’s Special Research Story. In order to kick things off, Niantic is playing off Poni Island’s water-focused areas by bringing back an old event that’s been absent for a few years – the Water Festival! Plenty of Water-type Pokémon will be appearing throughout the event, including a dapper Lapras wearing a scarf. Get all the details for this event with our guide below.

Pokémon GO’s Season of Alola – Water Festival

Begins: Thursday, May 12th, 2022 at 10 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Friday, May 20th, 2022 at 8 p.m. your local time.

Pokémon Debuts – Costumed Lapras, Dewpider, Araquanid, Tapu Fini, and Shiny Binacle

At long last, the datamine Costumed Lapras is here! Referred to as Lapras wearing a scarf on the official Pokémon GO blog, we’ll refer to it as Costumed Lapras in this guide. That isn’t the only new Pokémon debuting during this event. More Pokémon from Alola are joining Pokémon GO! Dewpider and Araquanid will now be available in-game (Araquanid via evolving Dewpider with 50 Dewpider Candies). Plus, Poni Island’s Guardian Deity, Tapu Fini, will be available in Five-Star Raids! (Note: Tapu Fini debuted just prior to the Water Festival event, but is still considered a debut Pokémon for the event.)

Shiny hunters, you’ll want to be on the lookout for Binacle! This will be the first time that the goose barnacle-like Pokémon will be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Event Bonuses

Rainy Lure Modules activated during the event will last for two hours.
2× Candy from hatching Eggs.
Increased Candy XL from hatching Eggs.
Global Challenge Bonus Reward: 2× Candy for catching Pokémon
- Trainers must complete the Global Challenge (Catch 600,000,000 Water-type Pokémon) to activate this bonus. See the Global Challenge section for more information.

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will be appearing in the wild: Tentacool*, Slowpoke*, Goldeen*, Staryu*, Magikarp*, Marill*, Lotad*, Surskit*, Carvanha*, Wailmer*, Tympole*, Binacle*, and Dewpider.
- If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following Pokémon: Poliwhirl, Mantine*, and Alomomola*.

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

Eggs

The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs.

7 km Eggs
- 1-Egg Rarity: Psyduck*, Azurill*, and Mantyke.
- 2-Egg Rarity: Mudkip*, Feebas*, and Binacle*.
- 3-Egg Rarity: Staryu* and Clamperl*.

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

One-Star Raids: Qwilfish*, Wailmer*, Spritzee, Helioptile, and Rockruff*.
Three-Star Raids: Alolan Raichu*, Costumed Lapras*, Feraligatr, Azumarill, and Ludicolo.
Five-Star Raids: Tapu Fini.
Mega Raids: Mega Blastoise*.

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

Global Challenge

Begins: Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 at 1 p.m. PT (GMT –7)

Ends: Saturday, May 21st, 2022, at 1:00 a.m. PDT (GMT –7)

During the Water Festival, Niantic is throwing a Global Challenge into the mix. If Trainers from around the world can band together and complete the challenge, an additional bonus will be active:

Global Challenge: Catch 600,000,000 Water-type Pokémon
- Global Challenge bonus reward: 2× Candy for catching Pokémon

Special Research – A Poni Adventure

While the next Season of Alola Special Research Story (A Poni Adventure) is advertised as part of the Water Festival event, it launched on Tuesday, May 10th, 2022 at 10 a.m. your local time. The four-step Special Research is listed below as well as on our dedicated guide page for the entire Season of Alola Special Research questline.

A Poni Adventure
Step 1/4	Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon	10 Poké Balls
Power up Pokémon 5 times	5 Razz Berries
Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket Grunts	3 Hyper Potions
Completion Reward	Alolan Raticate Encounter, 500 XP, and 500 Stardust


Step 2/4	Reward
Catch 3 Water-type Pokémon	Tentacruel Encounter
Take a snapshot of a Water-type Pokémon	Wailmer Encounter
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon	Wingull Encounter
Completion Reward	1 Fast TM, 500 XP, and 500 Stardust


Step 3/4	Reward
Walk 2 km	Miltank Encounter
Catch 15 Pokémon	10 Great Balls
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms	Stufful Encounter
Completion Reward	1 Premium Battle Pass, 1,000 XP, and 1,000 Stardust


Step 4/4	Reward
Send 5 Gifts to friends	10 Great Balls
Catch 15 Pokémon	7 Pinap Berries
Win a Raid	Alolan Exeggutor Encounter
Completion Reward	15 Ultra Balls, 8,000 XP, and 3,000 Stardust

Timed Research

There will be a Timed Research focused on catching Water-type Pokémon that are showcased during this event. Trainers who complete the Timed Research will be rewarded with 50 Gyarados Mega Energy, 1,000 XP, 1,000 Stardust, and encounters with Costumed Lapras and Dewpider. A complete list of tasks and rewards will be added after the event is live.

Field Research Tasks

New event-exclusive Field Research Tasks will be available and the rewards include encounters with Magikarp*, Carvanha*, Wailmer*, Luvdisc*, Binacle*, Dewpider, Costumed Lapras*, Marill*, and Mega Energy rewards (for Blastoise and Gyarados). These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active. A complete list of tasks and rewards will be added after the event is live.

Avatar Items

A brand new avatar item for Trainers will debut during the event – the Water Festival Scarf. You can find the item via the in-game shop and it’ll be available after the event ends too.