Pokémon GO: Steeled Resolve event (Apr 28–May 4)
- Pokémon GO launched its Steeled Resolve event Tuesday, adding Orthworm to the game and making Shiny Meltan available again through the Mystery Box. - The event runs from April 28 at 10 a.m. to May 4 at 8 p.m. local time, with Orthworm appearing in three-star raids. - The event also adds a free GO Pass and paid upgrades tied to Team GO Rocket rewards. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event started Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm to the game and bringing back Shiny Meltan through the Mystery Box. (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. Orthworm, the Earthworm Pokémon from Paldea, can be encountered shiny from its debut if players get lucky. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Shiny Meltan is available again only by opening a Mystery Box, which players get by sending a Pokémon to Pokémon HOME or to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee on Nintendo Switch. Niantic said the wait to open the Mystery Box again is reduced during the event. (pokemongo.com) Wild spawns during the event include Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and, more rarely, Pawniard. Field Research can reward Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Beldum, or Shieldon encounters. (pokemongo.com) Raids are centered on Steel-types: Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum in one-star raids, with Orthworm in three-star raids. Serebii lists Orthworm’s raid catch range at 1,313 Combat Power normally and 1,642 weather-boosted. (pokemongo.com) (serebii.net) Steeled Resolve is also tied to a temporary GO Pass called “Steeled Resolve – Taken Over,” which starts automatically for players on April 28. Players can earn GO Points through May 4, and the rewards stay claimable until May 6 at 7:59 p.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Niantic is selling two paid upgrades alongside the free track: GO Pass Deluxe for $4.99 and GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks for $6.99. The paid track adds faster progression and extra rewards, including another Super Rocket Radar. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) From May 2 at 12:00 a.m. through May 4 at 7:59 p.m. local time, Niantic said the daily cap on GO Points will be removed. That gives late starters a weekend window to finish more of the event pass before it expires. (pokemongo.com) For players, the headline is simple: Orthworm is live, Shiny Meltan is back, and the event’s biggest rewards are packed into a six-day window ending Monday night. (pokemongo.com)
