Pokémon GO Steeled Resolve event — Orthworm debut
- Niantic said Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event starts Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm worldwide and making the Paldea Steel-type available as a possible shiny. - The event runs until May 4 at 8 p.m. local time, with Orthworm in three-star raids and Shiny Meltan returning through Mystery Box encounters. - The event also folds into a new GO Pass track with Team GO Rocket rewards and paid upgrades. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO is adding Orthworm worldwide on Tuesday, April 28, as the headline debut of its Steeled Resolve event. (pokemongo.com) Niantic said the event runs from 10 a.m. local time on April 28 through 8 p.m. local time on Monday, May 4. Orthworm, the Earthworm Pokémon from Paldea, can appear shiny if players get lucky. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Orthworm is not listed as a wild spawn in Niantic’s event post. Instead, it is scheduled for three-star raids, while one-star raids feature Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum. (pokemongo.com) (serebii.net) The event’s other big hook is Meltan. Players who send a Pokémon to Pokémon HOME or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee! can open a Mystery Box, and Niantic said Shiny Meltan can appear during the event. (pokemongo.com) Niantic also said the cooldown before opening another Mystery Box will be reduced during Steeled Resolve. That makes the April 28 to May 4 window one of the game’s limited-time chances to farm Meltan more aggressively. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Wild encounters during the event are built around Steel-types, including Magnemite, Aron, and Ferroseed, with Pawniard listed as a rarer find. Field Research can award Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Beldum, or Shieldon. (pokemongo.com) Steeled Resolve is also tied to a temporary GO Pass called “Steeled Resolve – Taken Over.” Niantic said players will automatically receive the free track on April 28 and can rank up for rewards through May 4. (pokemongo.com) The paid layer costs $4.99 for GO Pass Deluxe or $6.99 for GO Pass Deluxe plus six ranks, according to Niantic. Rewards listed in the event post include Steel-type encounters, a Super Rocket Radar, Mysterious Components, and Shadow Shards. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Niantic said GO Pass rewards expire on Wednesday, May 6, at 7:59 p.m. local time. For players chasing Orthworm or Shiny Meltan, the clock starts Tuesday morning and runs for six days. (pokemongo.com)
