Get ready, Trainers! From Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 10:00 AM to Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time, Pokémon GO is kicking off a massive Generation 9 celebration with the debut of Tinkatink, the Fairy/Steel-type from Paldea.
This Pokémon GO Tinkatink debut comes with exciting extras: new shinies, raids, special research, boosted spawns, and egg pool changes that will keep you hatching and catching all week long!
New Pokémon in Eggs
Tinkatink will be available in 7 km Eggs during the event, alongside:
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Elekid (shiny available)
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Hatenna
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Charcadet (shiny available)
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Tinkatink
🔄 After the event, Tinkatink may hatch from 10 km Eggs instead.
How to Get Tinkatuff & Tinkaton
Once you hatch a Tinkatink, collect enough Candy to evolve it into Tinkatuff, and then into the powerful Tinkaton. This final form offers impressive PvP potential, thanks to its unique Fairy/Steel typing.
Event Features
Free Content
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New Field Research Tasks
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Timed Research (free for all players)
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PokéStop Showcases featuring themed Pokémon
Paid Content
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$4.99 Timed Research: Includes an encounter with Tinkatink and an Incubator
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$4.99 Ultra Ticket Box: Available exclusively via the Pokémon GO Web Store
Event Bonuses
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Team GO Rocket balloons will appear more frequently
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1/2 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into incubators during the event
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Increased chance to find:
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Shiny Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat
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Shiny Floragato wearing a hat with Liko’s pin
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Wild Spawns
Here are some of the Pokémon you’ll encounter more often in the wild:
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Quagsire
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Shuckle (shiny available)
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Slugma (shiny available)
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Nosepass (shiny available)
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Snorunt (shiny available)
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Sprigatito (shiny available)
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Floragato (with Liko’s pin hat, shiny available)
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Fuecoco (shiny available)
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Quaxly
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Pawmi
Rare Wild Encounter:
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Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat (shiny available)
Raids
One-Star Raids
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Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat (shiny)
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Chansey (shiny)
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Rockruff (shiny)
Three-Star Raids
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Charizard (shiny)
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Alolan Muk
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Metagross
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Floragato (with Liko’s pin hat, shiny)
Featured Attack
Pikachu wearing Cap’s hat will know the exclusive Charged Attack: Volt Tackle if caught during the event.
Final Thoughts
The Pokémon GO Tinkatink debut is more than just a new Pokémon—it’s a full-blown celebration of Generation 9 and Pokémon Horizons: The Series. Whether you’re a shiny hunter, raider, or collector, there’s something for everyone in this week-long event.
So get your incubators ready, clear out your research slots, and prepare for a magical week in the world of Pokémon GO!
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