Steeled Resolve event begins Apr 28 — Pokémon GO debuts Orthworm
- Pokémon GO starts Steeled Resolve on Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm to the game for the first time and making its shiny form available immediately. - The event runs until Monday, May 4, with Shiny Meltan returning from Mystery Boxes and Orthworm appearing in three-star raids during the week. - The event also adds a free GO Pass and paid Deluxe track tied to the Taken Over week. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO begins its Steeled Resolve event on Tuesday, April 28, at 10 a.m. local time, and Orthworm makes its in-game debut with a shiny release on day one. (pokemongo.com) Niantic says the event runs through Monday, May 4, at 8 p.m. local time. Orthworm is the featured debut, and players can also find it in three-star raids during the event window. (pokemongo.com) The other headline bonus is Meltan. Players who open a Mystery Box during the event can encounter Shiny Meltan, and the cooldown before opening another Mystery Box is reduced. (pokemongo.com) Mystery Boxes are earned by sending a Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME or to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee! on Nintendo Switch. That turns the event into a second route for players who already have the transfer setup ready. (pokemongo.com) Wild spawns during the event include Magnemite, Aron and Ferroseed, with Pawniard listed as a rarer encounter. Event Field Research can also award Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Beldum and Shieldon. (pokemongo.com) The raid pool is narrow and steel-heavy: Honedge, Shieldon and Beldum in one-star raids, plus Orthworm in three-star raids. Several of those encounters can also be shiny if players get lucky. (pokemongo.com) Steeled Resolve also carries a progression system called GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over. Niantic says every player gets the free pass on April 28, while paid upgrades cost $4.99 for GO Pass Deluxe or $6.99 for Deluxe plus six ranks. (pokemongo.com) From May 2 at 12 a.m. through May 4 at 7:59 p.m. local time, Niantic says there will be no daily cap on GO Points earned for that pass. Rewards must be claimed by Wednesday, May 6, at 7:59 p.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) The event opens one day before the calendar turns to May, but its main hook is simple: a new Paldea species arrives, and Niantic is pairing it with another limited run at Shiny Meltan. (pokemongo.com)
