This Week In Pokemon Go: Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, New Rocket Lineups, And More

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are the focus of this week in Pokemon Go.

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Note: We originally stated that Turtwig would not be wearing its costume, but it was, in fact, Lucas Hat Turtwig that was spawning during the Spotlight Hour. We apologize for the error.

There’s a big development coming up this week in Pokemon Go as well as some regular rotations and recurring weekly events. The Season of Mischief is wrapping up very soon and the last few activities for this event are slowly releasing in a buildup to the finale.

We’ve got all the details on what’s happening this week as well as some general updates and a preview of what’s coming next week. Read on to see this week’s events and be sure to check back next Sunday for all of the details you need for next week.

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Release Crossover

November 16, 2021 at 10:00 am to November 21, 2021 at 8:00 pm (local time)

To celebrate the upcoming release of the Sinnoh remakes, Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Pokemon Go is hosting an event featuring Sinnoh Pokemon. The event is split into two halves, the first focusing on Brilliant Diamond and the second on Shining Pearl.

Here are the major details, starting with the features that apply to both halves:

Both Parts

• Regular Incubators will be twice as efficient, meaning eggs will take half the distance to hatch
• Super Incubators cut that distance even further down to one-third of the required distance
• Costumed versions of Chimchar, Turtwig, and Piplup will debut. Each Starter will have a Dawn-inspired hat and a Lucas-inspired hat
  • Their spawn patterns will be different for each portion of the event (more on this below)
• There will be a Collection Challenge tasking you with catching all six new costumed Pokemon
  • Rewards: Froslass encounter, 1,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust
• New Avatar Items are available in the in-game shop
  • Onesies themed around the Sinnoh Starters and Dawn’s and Lucas’s outfits
• New stickers that feature Sinnoh Pokemon are available from gifts, the shop, and PokeStops
• There’s a one-time bundle in the shop containing 20 Poke Balls and a Sinnoh Stone
• Another bundle containing three Super Incubators, two regular Incubators, and a Lure Module is available for purchase at 300 PokeCoins, but can only be purchased once

• Their spawn patterns will be different for each portion of the event (more on this below)

• Rewards: Froslass encounter, 1,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust

• Onesies themed around the Sinnoh Starters and Dawn’s and Lucas’s outfits

• Their spawn patterns will be different for each portion of the event (more on this below)

• Rewards: Froslass encounter, 1,000 XP, 3,000 Stardust

• Onesies themed around the Sinnoh Starters and Dawn’s and Lucas’s outfits

Part 1: Brilliant Diamond

The first half of the event will run from November 16, 2021 at 10:00 am to November 18, 2021 at 10:00 am (all local time) and focus on Brilliant Diamond. The costumed Starters wearing Lucas’s hat will spawn in the wild, while those wearing Dawn’s hat will be available as Field Research encounters. These will switch for Part 2.

Here’s which Pokemon you’ll find in the wild, eggs, and Field Research as well as who will headline Raids.

• Turtwig (Lucas Hat)
• Chimchar (Lucas Hat)
• Piplup (Lucas Hat)
• Seel
• Scyther
• Murkrow
• Larvitar
• Poochyena
• Aron
• Bidoof
• Kricketot
• Buneary
• Stunky
• Plant Cloak Burmy
• Buizel

• Budew
• Bonsly
• Mime Jr.
• Happiny
• Riolu

• Turtwig (Dawn Hat)
• Chimchar (Dawn Hat)
• Piplup (Dawn Hat)
• Bagon
• Sandy Cloak Burmy
• Trash Cloak Burmy
• Shieldon

• Cranidos
• Drifloon
• Bronzor
• Gible

• Tyranitar
• Lopunny
• Drapion
• Toxicroak
• Gallade

• Cresselia

• Mega Lopunny

Part 2: Shining Pearl

The second portion of the event focuses on Shining Pearl and will run from November 18, 2021 at 10:00 am to November 21, 2021 at 8:00 pm (all local time). Here’s which Pokemon you’ll find in the wild, eggs, Raids, and Field Research.

• Turtwig (Dawn Hat)
• Chimchar (Dawn Hat)
• Piplup (Dawn Hat)
• Kantonian Slowpoke
• Pinsir
• Misdreavus
• Houndour
• Spheal
• Bagon
• Bidoof
• Kricketot
• Buneary
• Glameow
• Sandy Cloak Burmy
• Buizel

• Budew
• Bonsly
• Mime Jr.
• Happiny
• Riolu

• Turtwig (Lucas Hat)
• Chimchar (Lucas Hat)
• Piplup (Lucas Hat)
• Larvitar
• Plant Cloak Burmy
• Trash Cloak Burmy
• Cranidos

• Shieldon
• Drifloon
• Bronzor

• Salamence
• Lopunny
• Drapion
• Toxicroak
• Gallade

• Cresselia

• Mega Lopunny

Spotlight Hour and Raid Hour

As with basically every other period, there will be a Spotlight Hour and a Raid Hour this week. The Sinnoh celebration continues through these events.

Spotlight Hour: This week’s Spotlight Hour features Turtwig with a Lucas hat. The bonus this week is double Stardust when catching Pokemon. The event runs from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

Raid Hour: The Raid Hour this week will run from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. It will feature a significant number of Tier 5 Raids, each of which will have Cresselia as the boss.

Go Battle Day

November 20, 2021 from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm

The next Go Battle Day is scheduled for this Saturday. During the event hours, you can participate in 20 sets in the Go Battle League instead of the regular five. This means you can take part in up to 100 battles instead of the regular 25. Stardust win rewards will also be quadrupled. Note however that this does not include rewards for finishing a set.

Here’s which leagues are on during the Go Battle Day:

• No limits on Pokemon CP or anything else

• No limits on Pokemon CP
• Legendaries and Mythicals are not permitted
• Pokemon powered up with Candy XL are not permitted

• Max CP: 1,500
• Only Pokemon discovered in the Kanto region are allowed
  • This includes regional variants (ex. Kantonian Ninetales and Alolan Ninetales are both allowed)

• This includes regional variants (ex. Kantonian Ninetales and Alolan Ninetales are both allowed)

• This includes regional variants (ex. Kantonian Ninetales and Alolan Ninetales are both allowed)

Updates and Reminders

There are a few things that you should take note of this week.

Rocket Lineups Have Changed

As part of the “With Light Comes Shadow…” portion of the Festival of Lights, Team Go Rocket Grunts and team leaders will now have some different Shadow Pokemon in their lineups. Most notably Arlo, Sierra, and Cliff now have Shadow Gligar, Shadow Nidoran ♀, and Shadow Grimer, respectively. All of these can be shiny when caught.

If you manage to track down Giovanni and defeat him, you’ll be able to rescue Shadow Lugia. Sadly, its design is like every other Shadow Pokemon in Pokemon Go with the purple smoke rather than its Shadow design from Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness.

Reminders

Mega Houndoom CP boost: For all of November, Mega Houndoom will enjoy a CP boost. Niantic has not yet announced if these boosts will become a standard feature after the Season of Mischief, so Mega Houndoom may be the last.

Monday bundles: Don’t forget that a bundle will be for sale in the shop every Monday for 1 Poke Coin. Each week, the bundle will contain a few supplies as well as a Remote Raid Pass.

Misunderstood Mischief: The Season of Mischief is ending soon. If you complete the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research in time, you’ll unlock a new questline at the end of the month. If you don’t manage to complete the first set in time, you’ll be able to purchase a ticket for the second set at $5 or your local currency equivalent.

Next Week (November 21–27, 2021)

There are some bigger events taking place next week including the finale of the Season of Mischief and the start of the next bit of Special Research into Hoopa.

• November 21: Shinx Community Day
• November 22: GBL changeover to all leagues
• November 23: Chimchar Spotlight Hour (double catch XP)
• November 24: Cresselia Raid Hour
• November 26: Season of Mischief finale

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