Pokémon GO: Steeled Resolve community event
- Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event starts Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm and its Shiny form, while rotating Steel-type spawns, raids, eggs, and research. - Niantic says players can also find Shiny Meltan again through the Mystery Box, with the cooldown reduced to two days during the event. - The event extends Pokémon GO’s Memories in Motion season and revives a limited Shiny Meltan window. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO opens its Steeled Resolve event on Tuesday, April 28, bringing Orthworm and its Shiny form into the game for the first time. (pokemongo.com) The event runs from 10:00 a.m. local time on April 28 through 8:00 p.m. local time on May 4. Niantic says Shiny Meltan can also appear again from Mystery Boxes during that window. (pokemongo.com) Mystery Boxes, which spawn Meltan after players send a Pokémon to Pokémon HOME or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee!, will recharge in two days instead of the usual longer wait. (pokemongo.com) (pokejungle.net) Wild spawns during the event include Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Aron, Beldum, Ferroseed, Galarian Stunfisk, and Orthworm, with Bronzor and others available if players get lucky. (pokemongo.com) (serebii.net) Raid lineups also shift to a Steel-heavy pool: one-star raids feature Alolan Diglett, Klink, Pawniard, and Orthworm, while three-star raids include Skarmory, Bisharp, and Revavroom. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Event Field Research awards encounters with Magnemite, Aron, Beldum, Klink, and Orthworm, and a paid Timed Research ticket priced at $2 gives extra Orthworm encounters plus items including one Premium Battle Pass and one Star Piece. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) A Collection Challenge focused on catching event Pokémon awards 5,000 Stardust, and PokéStop Showcases will run at selected stops during the event. Eggs also shift, with 2 km eggs hatching Shieldon, Pawniard, and Orthworm. (pokemongo.com) (serebii.net) Steeled Resolve lands in the Memories in Motion season as Niantic keeps using weeklong themed events to debut newer species and briefly reopen rare Shiny access. This time, the headline is Orthworm at launch and Meltan on a timer. (pokemongo.com 1) (pokemongo.com 2)
