Pokémon GO Steeled Resolve Event (Orthworm)
- Orthworm made its Pokémon GO debut in the Steeled Resolve event on April 28, with the Steel-type spawn pool and raid lineup built around it. - The big grind detail is three-star raids for Orthworm, plus reduced Mystery Box cooldowns that let players chase Shiny Meltan more often. - It matters because Orthworm launched shiny-eligible immediately, which is still unusual, and the event overlaps with a broader GO Pass reward push.
Pokémon GO has a pretty simple pitch this week — if you want Orthworm, now is the window. The Steeled Resolve event started on Tuesday, April 28, at 10:00 a.m. local time and runs until Monday, May 4, at 8:00 p.m. local time. The headline change is Orthworm’s debut, but the real value is that Niantic bundled it with easier Mystery Box cycling for Meltan and a Steel-heavy spawn pool that’s actually useful for event tasks. (pokemongo.com) ### What is Orthworm here for? Orthworm is the new arrival — the Earthworm Pokémon from Paldea — and it’s available in Pokémon GO for the first time during Steeled Resolve. Better yet, it can be shiny right away, which is the kind of detail players care about because some debuts arrive shiny-locked and stay that way for months. If your goal is just “get one in the Pokédex,” this is the debut event built for that. (pokemongo.com) ### Where do you actually find it? The catch is that Orthworm is not a common wild spawn. It’s sitting in three-star raids, so this is more of a raid hunt than a walk-around-and-hope hunt. That changes the plan completely — you want nearby gyms, raid eggs, and maybe a local group chat, not just a good park loop. In a place like Lawrenceville, that means checking clusters of gyms first and treating wild catches as support, not the main event. (pokemongo.com) ### Why is Meltan part of this? Because Steeled Resolve is doing two things at once. Orthworm is the debut, but Shiny Meltan is back too. You get Meltan through the Mystery Box, which you unlock by sending a Pokémon from GO to Pokémon HOME or to Let’s Go Pikachu or Let’s Go Eevee on Switch. During this event, the wait to reopen the Mystery Box is reduced, so players who already use(pokemongo.com)f you’ve been putting off linking your account, this is the week to do it. (pokemongo.com) ### What’s worth catching in the wild? The wild pool is compact but solid: Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and Pawniard are the names that matter most. They fit the Steel theme, several can be shiny, and they line up with the event’s Field Research. This is one of those events where the side catches are not filler — they help you finish tasks while you’re waiting on raids. (pokemongo. ([pokemongo.com)research tasks matter? The event Field Research is straightforward. Catching Steel-types, powering up Steel-types, and using a Steel-type Charged Attack can reward encounters like Bronzor, Drilbur, Nosepass, Ferroseed, Magnemite, Pineco, Beldum, and Shieldon. That makes the loop pretty clean — catch the wild Steel spawns, bank the task rewards, then raid Orthworm when it appears. (pokemongohub.net) ### What’s the GO Pass angle? There’s also a limited-time GO Pass tied to the event. Everyone gets the free track, and there’s a paid Deluxe version for $4.99, plus a $6.99 option that jumps you ahead six ranks. From May 2 through May 4 at 7:59 p.m. local time, the daily cap on GO Points is removed, which is Niantic’s way of nudging players to finish the pass before rewards expire. (pokemongo.com) ### So what should you actually do? Raid Orthworm when you see it. Open Mystery Boxes if you care about Shiny Meltan. Grab every Steel wild spawn because they feed both research and shiny checks. The event is not complicated — but it is efficient if you play it in that order. (pokemongo.com) ### Bottom line This is a focused Pokém(pokemongo.com) raids are the bottleneck, and the bonus value comes from faster Meltan farming on the side. If you want the new worm, don’t overthink it — find gyms first, then let the rest of the event fill itself in. (pokemongo.com)
