Pokémon GO — Steeled Resolve event (Orthworm)
- Orthworm made its Pokémon GO debut in Steeled Resolve on April 28, with the event running until May 4 at 8 p.m. local time. - The big grind is Meltan — Mystery Boxes can be opened more often during the event, and Shiny Meltan is available again. - It matters because Orthworm is raid-only at launch, so this is a short, structured window to register a brand-new Paldea species.
Pokémon GO has one of those events where the headline sounds simple — a new monster shows up — but the actual value depends on how you play. Steeled Resolve is live now, from Tuesday, April 28 at 10 a.m. to Monday, May 4 at 8 p.m. local time, and the big addition is Orthworm’s first appearance in the game. But the event is really doing two things at once: debuting a new Paldean Pokémon and reopening the Shiny Meltan hunt through the Mystery Box system. ### What’s actually new here? Orthworm is the fresh content. This is its Pokémon GO debut, which means anyone who wants the Pokédex entry has to catch it during or after this event window. Right now, the catch is that Orthworm is not just hanging around in the wild — it’s tied to event encounters, most notably 3-star raids, which makes the debut feel more gated than a normal spawn rollout. ### Why is everyone also talking about Meltan? Because Steeled Resolve quietly doubles as a Meltan event. Shiny Meltan is back, but only through Mystery Boxes. That mechanic comes from sending a Pokémon from GO into Pokémon HOME or the Let’s Go Switch games, which then gives you a timed Meltan incense-like spawn burst. During this shots at rolling a shiny before the event ends. Basically, Orthworm is the debut, but Meltan is the repeatable farm. ### So what should you be doing first? If you do not have Orthworm yet, raids come first. That part is time-limited and less flexible. If you already have raid access sorted, then the best value is cycling Mystery Boxes as often as the event allows, because
