Pokémon GO — Steeled Resolve local event
- Pokémon GO starts its Steeled Resolve event on Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm to the game worldwide and bringing back Shiny Meltan through Mystery Box play. - The event runs until Monday, May 4, with Orthworm in three-star raids, reduced Mystery Box cooldowns, and a $4.99 GO Pass Deluxe. - The event also launches GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over, tying Steel-type rewards to Team GO Rocket progression. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO starts Steeled Resolve on Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm worldwide and reopening Shiny Meltan encounters through the game’s Mystery Box item. (pokemongo.com) Niantic says the event runs from 10:00 a.m. local time on April 28 through 8:00 p.m. local time on Monday, May 4. Orthworm, the Earthworm Pokémon, makes its Pokémon GO debut during that window. (pokemongo.com) Orthworm will not be a wild spawn at launch. Niantic lists it in three-star raids, while one-star raids will feature Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) The other headline mechanic is Meltan. Players who send a Pokémon to Pokémon HOME or to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee can open a Mystery Box and, during this event, may find a Shiny Meltan. (pokemongo.com) Niantic says the wait before reopening the Mystery Box will be reduced for the event. That gives players more chances to cycle Meltan spawns before Steeled Resolve ends on May 4. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Steeled Resolve also carries a progression track called GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over. Trainers get the free pass automatically on April 28 and can earn GO Points for rewards through May 4. (pokemongo.com) From Saturday, May 2, at 12:00 a.m. through Monday, May 4, at 7:59 p.m. local time, Niantic says there will be no daily cap on GO Points. Rewards expire two days later, on Wednesday, May 6, at 7:59 p.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) A paid GO Pass Deluxe costs $4.99, and a GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks costs $6.99. Niantic says Deluxe buyers can claim the free-track rewards too, plus extra Steel-type encounters and another Super Rocket Radar. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Wild spawns during the event include Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and, for some players, Pawniard. Field Research can also award Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, Beldum, or Shieldon. (pokemongo.com) The event is global, not a Fremont-only local activation. For players, the practical checklist is simple: raid Orthworm, open Mystery Boxes for Meltan, and clear GO Pass rewards before May 6. (pokemongo.com)
