The Pokémon Go Community Day is a reoccurring, monthly event highlighting a specific Pokémon that encourages players to get out and play together worldwide.

Each event will see increased spawns of the Pokémon for a limited time, and give them an exclusive Community Day move for their final evolution - and several other bonuses you can take advantage of during the event itself.

This page features not only the next Community Day date and time and highlighted Pokémon, but also a Community Day list of all previous events and their respective exclusive moves.

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What is Community Day in Pokémon Go?

Community Day takes place on one weekend day every month and lasts a total of three hours.

As well as increasing spawns of the highlighted Pokémon, there are bonuses during that period of time - such as double XP, Stardust or Lure Modules - as additional incentives to get out there and playing, including the highlighted Pokémon having an increased chance of being shiny, and the ability to reach the highlighted Pokémon's evolution an exclusive move.

It's a great way to get resources and a rare version of the highlighted Pokémon, but it's as the name suggests, is a great way to team up with other players.

Community Days are a great opportunity to raid and trade with others - at a responsible and safe distance, of course.

You may find other Pokémon Go players will be out and about with you, which might make it easier to co-ordinate completing Raids or doing Trades, so keep that in mind during the period.

Pokémon Go's next Community Day: November Community Day date and time explained

Here's everything you need to know about the November Community Day:

Highlighted Pokémon: Wooper and Paldean Wooper

Date: Sunday 5th November

Time: 2pm to 5pm local time

Bonus 1: 1/4 Hatch Distance for any Egg placed in an Incubator during event hours

Bonus 2: Double catch candy

Bonus 3: Double chance to receive XL Candy from catching Pokémon for players Level 31 or above

Bonus 4: Lure Modules activated during the event will last three hours

Bonus 5: Incense activated during the event will last three hours

Bonus 6: Between 2pm to 10pm (local hours), trades will require 50% less Stardust

Bonus 7: Can conduct one additional Special Trade can be conducted between 2pm to 10pm (local time), for a total of two Special Trades on that day

Bonus 8: A number of snapshots will have a photobomb

Bonus 9: Event-themed stickers earned by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts or purchased from the in-game store

Bonus 10: Event-exclusive field research tasks rewarding with Wooper and Paldean Wooper encounters, Stardust, Ultra Balls and more

Exclusive move for evolutions: Aqua Tail (Water-type Charged Attack) for Quagsire and Megahorn (Bug-type Charged Attack) for Clodsire

Bonus Raids: From 5pm to 10pm on the Community Day, you'll be able to battle Wooper or Paldean Wooper in four-star raids. If you defeat one of these Pokémon in a four-star raid, then Wooper or Paldean Wooper will appear around the Gym which hosted it for 30 minutes and will have the same increased shiny rate as those which appeared during the Community Day.

These raids can not be joined using a Remote Raid Pass.

How useful is this Community Day?

Personally, I believe that November's Community Day is a great event. (An opinion which is definately not based on my love for Clodsire. Not at all...) This is due to it seeing both the release of a new Gen 9 Pokémon and the first Paldean regional variant in Pokémon Go - Paldean Wooper and Clodsire. Thanks to the double catch candy bonus, you'll quickly be able to add Clodsire to your Paldea Pokédex.

What makes this Community Day even better is that it also includes the release of shiny Paldean Wooper and Clodsire. Thanks to the increased shiny rates that come with every Community Day, you should easily find these new shiny Pokémon if you just keep catching Paldean Woopers.

Don't forget to spend some time catching original flavour Wooper though as it also benefits from those increased shiny rates. This makes November's Community Day the perfect time to add a shiny Wooper and Quagsire to your collection if you haven't done so already!

Finally, the bonuses for this Community Day are quite good too - namely the reduced hatch distance for eggs. Keep in mind that this will only effect eggs placed in Incubators during event hours (2pm to 5pm local time), but it will still help you clear some of that backlog. You could even combine this event with battling the Team Rocket Leaders for some 12km eggs. Who knows, maybe you'll finally get that female Salandit...

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How to prepare for Pokémon Go Community Day

First of all, the secret allure of Community Day is the introduction of a shiny version of the highlighted Pokémon, which will have a boosted rate during the event. That, combined with the increased spawns, makes it easy to get a a handful of shinies across the six hours.

Remember, unlike high IV Pokémon, shinies don't appear in the same place for everyone like high-IV Pokémon - there's a random chance of each one you encounter could be a shiny. If you're struggling, try 'shiny checking', by tapping a Pokémon, then backing out without catching, then moving on to the next.

Second, there will be bonus Field Research. Community Days also have their own special Field Research tasks based on the specific Pokémon the day is highlighting. The rewards are usually just consumable items - Berries and the like - but it's an additional thing to complete as you play.

Third, every Community Day offers 3-Hour Lures. This is the perfect day to catch as many Pokémon as physically possible, and with the increased spawn rate, increase your chances of finding a shiny.

The best way to take advantage of these bonuses is to find a set of PokéStops that are in quick walking distance or one another. You can then set up a Lure Module in one (or in multiple) and then walk between the PokéStops; taking advantage of the Lure and ensuring that you don't run out of Poké Balls or Berries.

It's also an ideal time to experiment with either a Glacial Lure, Mossy Lure or Magnetic Lure Modules. These special lures attract a specific type of Pokémon depending on your chosen Lure. If you wanted to catch Water or Ice Pokémon, for example, then you would use a Glacial Lure Module. These specialised Lure Modules cost 200 PokéCoins from the in-game shop..

There are also specific bonuses for each Community Day, from reduced hatching distance to increased Stardust and XP. Even without the bonuses, remember Community Day is an opportunity to catch a lot of creatures in a short space of time, useful if you want to get through the backlog of Eggs in your roster, or put on a Lucky Egg or Star Piece to increase your gains from catches.

Remember, if there is a deduced hatch rate, you only get bonus on Eggs you put into incubators during Community Day bonus hours. If you have an egg in an incubator before the event starts, it's hatch distance still stay the same. Also, if you don't hatch it before the event ends, it will stay that reduced distance until it does - so worth cramming one last one in before the event finishes!

Also before the event itself, it may also be worth stockpiling Pinap Berries and Great or Ultra Balls. The Pinaps will increase your Candy gains - useful for evolving and powering up after the event ends - and you can really burn through Poké Balls over the course of the event. If you run out, then spin PokéStops or complete the newly added Field Research that appears.

Finally, make sure you evolve the highlighted Pokémon to its third evolution to get an exclusive move. More of this in the following section...

The Season of Adventures Abound is here! The Halloween event has returned, bringing with it Greavard and Houndstone.Party Play - Pokémon Go's multiplayer feature - is here, along with the Welcome Party quest.You can also work on the Timed Investigation: Master Ball quest and compete in the Go Battle League.Be sure to compete in Shadow Raids, complete Routes, use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go Community Day list: All exclusive moves list and how they work

Every featured Pokémon during a Community Day weekend will offer an exclusive move when evolved to its final evolution.

Not only are these exclusive to these weekends, but they are more often than not the best move their third evolution can offer, and can propel them up the meta.

You have two hours after the Community Day ends to evolve the Pokémon to get their move, so don't worry about having to sort through your collection during the six hour window.

If you miss out on evolving the Pokémon once Community Day weekend is over to get the exclusive move, don't panic - you can use an Elite TM, or wait until December, where a special weekend will give you another chance to catch and evolve that previous year's Community Day Pokémon.

Pokémon Go Community Day exclusive moves list:

Community Day Pokémon Exclusive Community Day moveDebutPikachu Surf January 2018Dratini Draco Meteor February 2018Bulbasaur Frenzy Plant March 2018Mareep Dragon Pulse April 2018Charmander Blast Burn May 2018Larvitar Smack Down June 2018Squirtle Hydro Cannon July 2018Eevee Last Resort August 2018Chikorita Frenzy Plant September 2018Beldum Meteor Mash October 2018Cyndaquil Blast Burn November 2018TotodileHydro Cannon January 2019SwinubAncient Power February 2019TreekoFrenzy Plant March 2019BagonOutrage April 2019TorchicBlast Burn May 2019SlakothBody Slam June 2019MudkipHydro Cannon July 2019RaltsSynchronoise August 2019TurtwigFrenzy Plant September 2019TrapinchEarth Power October 2019ChimcharBlast Burn November 2019PiplupHydro Cannon January 2020RhyhornRock Wrecker February 2020AbraCounter (Alakazam only) April 2020SeedotBullet Seed (Shiftry only) May 2020WeedleDrill Run (Beedrill only) June 2020GastlyShadow Punch (Gengar only) July 2020MagikarpAqua Tail (Gyarados) August 2020PorygonTri Attack (Porygon-Z) September 2020CharmanderDragon Beath (Charizard) October 2020ElectabuzzFlamethrower (Electivire) November 2020MagmarThunderbolt (Magmortar) November 2020MachopPayback (Machamp) January 2021RoseliaBullet Seed - Fast Attack (Roserade)Weather Ball - Charged Attack (Roserade) February 2021FletchlingIncinerate (Talonflame) March 2021SnivyFrenzy Plant (Serperior) April 2021SwabluMoonblast (Altaria) May 2021GibleEarth Power(Garchomp) June 2021TepigBlast Burn (Emboar) July 2021EeveeLast Resort (catched or hatched Eevee)Scald (Vaporeon)Zap Cannon (Jolteon)Superpower (Flareon)Shadow Ball(Espeon)Psychic (Umbreon)Bullet Seed (Leafeon)Water Pulse (Glaceon)Psyshock (Sylveon) August 2021OshawottHydro Cannon and Razor Shell (Samurott) September 2021DuskullShadow Ball (Dusknoir) October 2021ShinxPsychic Fangs (Luxray) November 2021SphealPowder Snow - Fast - and Icicle Spear - Charged (Walrein) January 2022HoppipAcrobatics - Charged (Jumpluff) February 2022SandshrewGen 1 Sandslash - Night Slash (Charged)Alolan Sandslash - Shadow Claw (Fast) March 2022StuffulDrain Punch (Bewear) April 2022Alolan GeodudeRollout (Alolan Golem) May 2022DeinoBrutal Swing (Hydreigon) June 2022StarlyGust (Staraptor) July 2022Galarian ZigzagoonObstruct (Obstagoon) August 2022RoggenrolaMeteor Beam (Gigalith) September 2022LitwickPoltergeist (Chandelure) October 2022TeddiursaHigh Horsepower (Ursaluna) November 2022ChespinFrenzy Plant (Chesnaught) Janaury 2023NoibatBoomburst (Noivern) February 2023SlowpokeSurf (Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowbro and Galarian Slowking) March 2023TogeticAura Sphere (Togekiss) April 2023FennekinBlast Burn and Mystical Fire (Delphox) May 2023AxewBreaking Swipe (Haxourus) June 2023PoliwagCounter for Poliwrath (Fast Attack) and Ice Beam (Charged Attack) for Politoed July 2023FroakieHydro Cannon (Greninja) August 2023GrubbinVolt Switch (Charjabug and Vikavolt) September 2023TimburrBrutal Swing (Conkeldurr) October 2023

Pokémon Go Community Day Classic list: All exclusive moves list

Community Day Classic events in Pokémon Go highlight a past Community Day Pokémon and, just like the regular event, offers you a chance to get a Pokémon with an exclusive attack.

The rules for earning this exclusive move are exactly the same too - you must reach the final evolution for the chosen Pokémon and said evolution must take place during the event or within the first two hours after it ends.

These moves may not always be the best attack for this Pokémon, but, if want it and miss out on the event, you can always use an Elite TM on the final evolution to teach them the move.

Community Day Pokémon Exclusive Community Day moveDebutBulbasaur Frenzy Plant January 2022MudkipHydro Cannon April 2022DratiniDraco Meteor November 2022LarvitarSmack Down January 2023SwinubAncient Power (Mamoswine) April 2023SquirtleHydro Cannon (Blastoise) July 2023CharmanderDragon Breath (Fast Attack, Charizard)Blast Burn (Charged Attack, Charizard) September 2023

Hope you enjoy the next Community Day!

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