Pokémon GO Steeled Resolve: Orthworm debut
- Pokémon GO’s Steeled Resolve event starts Tuesday, April 28, adding Orthworm to the game for the first time and making Shiny Orthworm available. - The event runs until Monday, May 4, with Orthworm in three-star raids and Shiny Meltan returning through Mystery Box encounters. - The event also launches a limited-time GO Pass with free and paid rewards through May 4. (pokemongo.com)
Pokémon GO adds Orthworm on Tuesday, April 28, when the Steeled Resolve event begins at 10 a.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) Orthworm is the Earthworm Pokémon, and Niantic says players can encounter a Shiny Orthworm if they are lucky. The event ends Monday, May 4, at 8 p.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) The event pool leans heavily into Steel types in the wild, including Magnemite, Aron and Ferroseed, with Pawniard listed as a rarer lucky encounter. Field Research can also reward Beldum and Shieldon. (pokemongo.com) Raids are split between one-star bosses Honedge, Shieldon and Beldum, and three-star Orthworm. That makes raids the clearest route for players targeting the new debut. (pokemongo.com) Meltan is back in the event as well, but it uses a separate mechanic. Players need a Mystery Box, which they can get 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. (pokemongo.com) During Steeled Resolve, the cooldown to open the Mystery Box again is reduced, and Niantic says Shiny Meltan can appear from those Meltan encounters if players are lucky. (pokemongo.com) The event also carries a new GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken Over, a limited-time progression track that starts April 28 at 10 a.m. local time. Players can earn GO Points through May 4 at 8 p.m. local time, with the daily GO Point cap removed from May 2 through May 4. (pokemongo.com) Niantic is selling two paid upgrades alongside the free pass: GO Pass Deluxe for $4.99 and GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks for $6.99. Rewards must be claimed by Wednesday, May 6, at 7:59 p.m. local time. (pokemongo.com) For players in Hialeah and the rest of Miami-Dade, Pokémon GO points people to its Community Day map and Campfire app to find nearby meetups, Community Ambassadors, Community Leaders and popular parks. (pokemongo.com) (campfire.nianticlabs.com) The practical split is simple: hunt Orthworm in three-star raids, hunt Meltan through Mystery Box, and use the weeklong Steel-heavy spawn pool to fill in the rest. (pokemongo.com)
