The details on the first of this year’s Pokémon Go Fest events have been revealed. Announced last month as a combination of in-app and real-world events taking place all throughout the summer, the first two days on the 4th and 5th June are open to players all around the world, with a third set to take place at the end of August.

Both days in June will host very different experiences, centred around catching Pokémon and battles respectively. All players can participate and take advantage of the various special spawns and bonuses, but purchasing the $15 event ticket will unlock even more. Purchasing the June Go Fest ticket will also unlock additional bonuses for August’s finale event, with a separate $11 purchase also available for just the 27th August date.

Here’s how the event stacks up across the two days announced so far:

4th June 2022

All Players

• Four habitats will rotate throughout the allotted time, each with its own on-screen effect and Pokémon spawns

City

Rare Spawns

Plains

Rare Spawns

Rainforest

Rare Spawns

Tundra

Rare Spawns

Event Ticket Holders

• Customizable Special Research tasks that end with an encounter with Land Forme Shaymin
  • Choose between Relaxed, Standard, and Master difficulty, as well as Catch, Explore, or Battle focus
    
• Increased chance of encountering shiny Pokémon when using Incense
  
• Global Challenge Arena returns
  • Special challenge where players collaborate to gain extra bonuses
    
• Extra Pokémon in each habitat when using Incense:

City

Plains

Rainforest

Tundra

5th June

All Players

• Global Challenge Arena opens to all players
  
• A new yet-to-be-announced Pokémon will debut in Pokémon GO via a five-star raid
  
• All Pokémon from Day 1 will be available to catch on Day 2

Event Ticket Holders

• Additional Special Research story with new rewards and encounters
  
• All extra Pokémon attracted to Incense on Day 1 will again be attracted on Day 2
  
• Team Go Rocket balloons will appear more frequently, and Rocket Grunt battles will earn double the amount of Mysterious Components

Both Days

• Pikachu wearing a Shaymin-inspired flower costume will appear in the wild and in 1-star raids
• Axew will appear in 1-star raids
• Taking up to 5 snapshots during the event will earn a “surprise”
• Up to 9 free Raid Passes can be earned by spinning Photo Discs at Gyms

As well as these in-app events, three in-person events will take place in Germany, the USA and Japan throughout the Summer. Meanwhile, Seville in Spain will play host to the next real-world Safari Zone next month. Earlier this week Niantic also announced the rollout of big changes to Mega Evolution and the rollout of Rollout in Alolan Geodude’s May Community Day.