Pokémon GO: Steeled Resolve Week Event

Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event starts Tuesday, April 28, and adds Orthworm to the game for the first time. (pokemongo.com) The event runs from 10:00 a.m. local time on April 28 through 8:00 p.m. local time on Monday, May 4. Niantic said lucky players can also encounter a Shiny Orthworm. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Orthworm is the headliner, but Meltan is the other major draw. During the event, using a Mystery Box can produce Shiny Meltan, and the wait to open the box again is reduced. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Players get Mystery Boxes 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 timed chance to farm Meltan more often than usual. (pokemongo.com) The event also shifts the game’s spawn pool toward Steel-types. Niantic listed Magnemite, Aron, Ferroseed, and Pawniard among the featured wild encounters. (pokemongo.com) Raids are built around the same theme. Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum are in one-star raids, while Orthworm appears in three-star raids. (pokemongo.com) Field Research tasks add another route to event encounters. Niantic said tasks can reward Magnemite, Pineco, Nosepass, Bronzor, Drilbur, Ferroseed, and, for some players, Beldum or Shieldon. (pokemongo.com) Steeled Resolve also overlaps with a new GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over, which begins April 28 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Players can rank it up for rewards through May 4, and rewards must be claimed by May 6 at 7:59 p.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) Niantic priced the paid upgrades at $4.99 for GO Pass Deluxe and $6.99 for GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks. From May 2 through May 4, the company said there will be no daily limit on GO Points earned. (pokemongo.com) (leekduck.com) For players deciding whether to open the app this week, the pitch is simple: a new Paldea Pokémon, another shot at Shiny Meltan, and a short window to stack Steel-type rewards. (pokemongo.com)