Growing Up event guide: Date, event bonuses, Pokemon encounters, and more in Pokemon GO

Growing Up is the first Pokemon GO event of May 2025, providing trainers with a better opportunity to catch Shiny Magikarp, Shiny Swablu, and Shiny Wimpod. Apart from that, there are wild encounters, event bonuses, egg hatches, and research questlines for players to enjoy.

Below, we have jotted down all the available information on the Growing Up event in Pokemon GO.

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Pokemon GO Growing Up event overview

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Date, time, and event bonuses

Growing Up lasts from Friday, May 2, at 10 am local time to Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 8 pm local time. The event bonuses associated are:

2× XP for evolving Pokemon.
2× Candy from hatching Eggs.
Increased chance to hatch Shiny Wimpod.
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Magikarp, Shiny Swablu, and Shiny Wimpod.
Increased chance to encounter XXS and XXL Pokemon in the wild.

Wild encounters and egg hatches

The Growing Up wild encounters with a boosted spawn rate are:

Magikarp [shiny encounter available]
Wailmer [shiny encounter available]
Swablu [shiny encounter available]
Foongus [shiny encounter available]
Dedenne [shiny encounter available]
Cutiefly [shiny encounter available]
Wimpod [shiny encounter available]
Rookidee
Nymble [shiny encounter available]

The egg hatches during the event are:

2 km eggs

Happiny [shiny encounter available]
Riolu [shiny encounter available]
Wimpod [shiny encounter available]

5 km eggs

Mime Jr. [shiny encounter available]

10 km eggs

Toxel [shiny encounter available]

Event-themed research questlines

There are Growing Up-themed Field Research tasks, Collection Challenge, and PokeStop Showcase active during the event. Trainers can also pick up a paid event ticket for US$4.99 for the following rewards:

One Incubator
15 Pinap Berries
3,000 Stardust
Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including Magikarp, Swablu, Lucario, Wimpod, Tandemaus, and more!
An event-themed avatar pose

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About the author

Angshuman is an Assistant Content Manager, Gaming, at Sportskeeda with a specialized focus on Pokemon. While completing his Master's degree in English Literature, Angshuman's research topics primarily included the many facets of game studies. That, along with his love for the medium which he believes to be the pinnacle of storytelling, led him to become a writer in the genre.

Angshuman prefers both solo and multiplayer titles on PC and PS5. His love for gaming stemmed from playing Bounce and God of War on mobile phones, and on to Age of Empires and Zoo Tycoon on PC. If he ever wished to convert a gaming cynic into a admirer, he would recommend indie games because of their versatility and their ability to be unaffected by genre-stifling publisher expectations.

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