Pokémon GO Steeled Resolve — Orthworm debuts

Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event starts Tuesday, April 28, and adds Orthworm to the game for the first time, with a chance to find its shiny form. (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 Orthworm will appear in three-star raids during that window. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Steeled Resolve also reopens the Mystery Box route to Meltan. During the event, players can encounter Shiny Meltan if they are lucky, and the wait to open the Mystery Box again is reduced. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Wild spawns during the event include Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and Pawniard. Field Research can reward Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Beldum, and Shieldon. (pokemongo.com) Raids are split between one-star bosses Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum, and three-star Orthworm. Serebii lists Orthworm’s raid catch ranges at 1,313 normal and 1,642 weather-boosted Combat Power. (serebii.net) Niantic is also attaching a free GO Pass to the event. Players automatically receive GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over on April 28 and can rank it up with GO Points until May 4. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) From May 2 at 12:00 a.m. through May 4 at 7:59 p.m. local time, the daily cap on GO Points disappears. Niantic says rewards expire on May 6 at 7:59 p.m. local time if players do not claim them. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) The paid track costs $4.99 for GO Pass Deluxe, or $6.99 for GO Pass Deluxe plus six ranks. Niantic says the pass adds more Steel-type encounters, another Super Rocket Radar, and faster progression. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Steeled Resolve is built around Steel-type catches, raid grinding, and pass progression, but Orthworm is the headline: a new Paldea species, live in Pokémon GO starting April 28. (pokemongo.com)