Pokemon GO Into the Wild: Schedule, event bonuses, and more

As trainers eagerly wait for Wild Area, the Pokemon GO Into the Wild event is gradually coming online around the world. Electric- and Poison-type encounters are set to be featured on the occasion, with Toxel making its global debut as a 10 km egg hatch.

Below, we have all the available information on the ongoing Pokemon GO event.

Pokemon GO Into the Wild event overview

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Schedule, event bonuses, and Pokemon debut

Into the Wild runs from Monday, November 18, at 12.01 am local time to Friday, November 22, 2024, at 11.59 pm local time. The event bonuses are as follows:

Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20 from Monday, November 18, to Thursday, November 21, 2024.
No limit on Remote Raids from Friday, November 22, to Sunday, November 24, 2024.
On Monday, November 18, there will be an increased chance to get Rare Candy XL from Max Battles when challenging Dynamax Drilbur.

As mentioned earlier, Toxel makes its global Pokemon GO debut. Trainers have a chance of encountering it while hatching 10 km Eggs, with lucky players having a chance of finding a shiny variant.

Into the Wild Paid Tickets

The following event-exclusive tickets are available between Monday, November 18, at 12.01 am local time to Friday, November 22, 2024, at 8 pm local time. The Timed Research involved needs to be completed by 8 pm local each day.

Raids

It costs $5.00 and gives access to event-exclusive daily Timed Research and raid-themed bonuses. The former will sport rewards like:

20 Poké Balls
1,000 XP
2,000 Stardust
3 Toxel Candy
1 Toxel Candy XL

The themed bonuses for this ticket are:

Up to 2 free Raid Passes per day by spinning Photo Discs at Gyms
5,000 additional XP from completed raids
1 additional Candy from Pokémon in four-star, five-star, Mega, Ultra Beast, and Primal Raids

Hatch

This ticket costs $5.00 too and will provide trainers with event-exclusive Timed Research and hatch-themed event bonuses. The Timed Research rewards will be:

20 Poké Balls
1,000 XP
2,000 Stardust
3 Toxel Candy
1 Toxel Candy XL

The hatch-themed ticket bonuses are:

Increased chance of hatching Toxel from 10 km Eggs
1/2 Egg Hatch Distance
2× Hatch Stardust
2× Hatch XP
2× Hatch Candy
1 single-use Incubator per day from spinning PokéStops

Wild encounters, Max Battles, and raid bosses

The Into the Wild wild encounters enjoying an increased spawn rate are:

Ivysaur
Bellsprout [shiny encounter available]
Weepinbell
Alolan Graveler
Magnemite [shiny encounter available]
Magneton
Gastly [shiny encounter available]
Haunter
Mareep [shiny encounter available]
Flaaffy
Roselia [shiny encounter available]
Gulpin [shiny encounter available]
Luxio
Stunky [shiny encounter available]
Whirlipede
Emolga [shiny encounter available]
Foongus [shiny encounter available]
Dedenne [shiny encounter available]
Grubbin [shiny encounter available]
Togedemaru [shiny encounter available]

The following raid bosses are available during the event:

Three-Star Raids

Weepinbell
Haunter
Flaaffy
Charjabug

Five-Star Raids

Nihilego [shiny encounter available] (Raid hour on November 19)
Tapu Koko [shiny encounter available] (Raid hour on November 20)
Origin Forme Dialga [shiny encounter available] (have a chance of knowing its signature Adventure Effect move) (Raid hour on November 21)
Origin Forme Palkia [shiny encounter available] (have a chance of knowing its signature Adventure Effect move) (Raid hour on November 22)

Max Battles will feature Dyanamx Drilbur. We encourage trainers to catch one so that they can get a Dynamax Excadrill — this will be handy in dealing with Dynamax and Gigantamax Toxtricity in Wild Area.

Collection Challenges and Field Research

Event-themed Collection Challenges and Field Research tasks will be available during the Into the Wild event in Pokemon GO.

The Into the Wild Field Research tasks and rewards are as follows:

Catch 5 Electric-type Pokemon: Mareep encounter [shiny encounter possible], 3x Toxel Candy, 5x Poke Ball, or 3x Great Ball
Catch 5 Poison-type Pokemon: Gastly encounter [shiny encounter possible], 3x Toxel Candy, 5x Poke Ball, or 3x Great Ball
Hatch an Egg: 3x Toxel Candy or 500x Stardust
Hatch 3 Eggs: Flaaffy encounter or 3x Toxel Candy XL
Battle in a raid: 3x Toxel Candy or 500x Stardust
Battle in 3 raids: Haunter encounter or 3x Toxel Candy XL
Power up Pokemon 5 times: 500x Stardust, Gulpin encounter [shiny encounter possible], or Emolga encounter [shiny encounter possible]

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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.

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