Pokémon Go Tour: Hoenn event guide

Pokémon Go Tour: Hoenn is a huge two-day global event that takes place on Feb. 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. in your local time. The event brings out tons of Hoenn region Pokémon, including region exclusives and the debut of Primal Reversion for Kyogre and Groudon.

During the event, there are rotating habitats that change the spawns, special Pokémon in raids like Deoxys, and other perks to enjoy. We list them out below.

According to players in regions where the event is already live, there are no changes or additions to the event for Day 2 of Go Tour Hoenn.

This is different to most weekend-long events where the Sunday will introduce new quests or a surprise or two. Instead, use the opportunity to continue completing existing quests, participating in Primal raids or finding catching an elusive Latios or Latias in the wild.

This also means the habitat schedule - listed later on this page - will be the same, allowing you to complete any outstanding Collection Challenges.

This year, the event is mostly free. Players can fork out $4.99 for the optional Masterwork Research Tasks that rewards a Shiny Jirachi, but that is the only money-gated part of this event.

The “Chasing Legends” Special Research is free for all players who open the game during the weekend, as well as the Latios or Latias Photo Safari quest.

As well as this, make sure you have chosen Ruby or Sapphire in the “Primal Rumblings” Special Research, as this will tweak certain elements to the event, including participation in the on-going ‘Primal Surge’ contest for who can complete the most Field Research each hour (boosting wild Pokémon and Primal Raids for either team) as well as whether you’ll see wild encounters for Latias and Latios.

As a free event, bonuses are few and far between. As well as the aforementioned quests available for all players, other Go Tour Hoenn event bonuses include:

To confirm - there are no changes to egg hatching distances for the duration of the event.

The rest of this page explains the other changes to habitat spawns, incense, raids, eggs and field research.

Each habitat will rotate after an hour, with each getting two slots per day. You can check to see which habitat is active in the “Today’s View” section of the menu.

The habitats will rotate at the following times, both on Saturday and Sunday:

The specific spawns in each habitat are as follows:

The following Pokémon will have increased spawn rates when you use an Incense:

The Collection Challenges can be found in the “Today’s View” section. You get a few rewards for catching Pokémon from the various habitats listed above.

Rewards: 1 Incense, 5 Great Balls, Pikachu (May’s bow) encounter

Rewards: 1 Incense, 5 Great Balls, Pikachu (May’s bow) encounter

Rewards: 1 Incense, 5 Great Balls, Pikachu (Brendan’s hat) encounter

Rewards: 1 Incense, 5 Great Balls, Pikachu (Brendan’s hat) encounter

There are a number of Special Research quests going live during the course of the event:

As mentioned, be sure to have also picked Ruby or Sapphire in the “Primal Rumblings” Special Research to ensure you unlock Latios or Latias Timed Research and get the most out of the event.

As well as this, there is also field research to unlock, including the mysterious Spooky Cipher tasks. The complete list is as follows:

Primal Kyogre and Groudon are similar to Mega Pokémon. They are the only Pokémon with Primal forms, but they become more powerful when in this temporary form.