Get ready, Trainers! Pokémon GO’s Sustainability Week 2024 is back from April 22 to 26, inviting you to celebrate Earth Day by exploring with your Buddy Pokémon, hatching special 2 km Eggs with a higher chance of Shiny Pokémon, and completing exciting Collection Challenges featuring eco-themed Pokémon like Trubbish and Drilbur. With boosted Buddy bonuses, exclusive Field Research tasks, and rewards like Stardust and XP, this event is your perfect chance to bond with your Pokémon and give back to the planet-one step at a time.
Buddies will bring presents and souvenirs more often, and they’ll stay on the map walking alongside you for longer after you feed them. They’ll also earn hearts from walking twice as fast.
Notably, Combee, Drilbur, Trubbish, Foongus, and Binacle hatched from eggs obtained during the event will also have a higher chance to be shiny.
Below we list out the other event perks that are part of Pokémon Go’s “Sustainability Week” event.
Pokémon Go ’Sustainability Week 2024’ event Collection Challenge
The Pokémon Go “Sustainability Week 2024” event features a special Collection Challenge running from April 22 to April 26, 2024. During this ecology-themed event, players are encouraged to explore with their Buddy Pokémon, hatch special 2 km Eggs, and complete Collection Challenges focusing on Pokémon like Drilbur and Trubbish. Successfully completing these challenges rewards trainers with 10,000 XP and 500 Stardust each. The event also boosts shiny odds for Pokémon hatching from 2 km Eggs and increases the frequency of Buddy Pokémon bringing Souvenirs and presents, while halving the distance needed to earn buddy hearts. This event is designed to promote bonding with Buddy Pokémon and encourage outdoor exploration.
There are a few Collection Challenges to complete that involve you catching and evolving specific Pokémon.
Collection Challenge: Drilbur
- Catch a Drilbur
- Evolve Drilbur into Excadrill
Rewards: 10,000 XP, 5,000 Stardust
Collection Challenge: Trubbish
- Catch a Trubbish
- Evolve Trubbish into Garbodor
Rewards: 10,000 XP, 5,000 Stardust
Pokémon Go ’Sustainability Week 2024’ event Field Research and rewards
During Pokémon Go’s Sustainability Week 2024, running from April 22 to April 26, players can complete special Field Research tasks that reward encounters with eco-themed Pokémon such as Combee, Drilbur, Trubbish, Binacle, and Foongus. Tasks include catching a set number of Pokémon, exploring specific distances, and hatching eggs, each granting encounters with these featured Pokémon. Completing the event’s Collection Challenge, which involves catching and evolving Pokémon like Trubbish into Garbodor and Drilbur into Excadrill, rewards players with 10,000 XP and 5,000 Stardust. Additionally, Pokémon hatched from 2 km eggs during the event have an increased chance to be shiny. The event also includes bonuses such as increased frequency of Buddy Pokémon bringing souvenirs and presents, extended Buddy presence on the map after feeding, and halved distance to earn buddy hearts, encouraging players to explore and bond with their Pokémon during the week.
Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:
- Catch 5 Pokémon (Binacle encounter)
- Catch 10 Pokémon (Foongus encounter)
- Explore 1 km (Trubbish encounter)
- Explore 2 km (Drilbur encounter)
- Hatch an egg (Combee encounter)
Pokémon Go ’Sustainability Week 2024’ event egg hatches
During Pokémon Go’s Sustainability Week 2024 event, Pokémon hatched from 2 km Eggs will have an increased chance of being Shiny compared to those found in the wild or via Field Research. The 2 km Eggs available during the event can hatch Combee, Drilbur, Trubbish, Foongus, and Binacle, all of which have a boosted Shiny rate. This event encourages players to hatch eggs and interact with their buddy Pokémon, who will also provide more frequent gifts and stay on the map longer after being fed. These bonuses make egg hatching particularly rewarding during Sustainability Week, running from April 22 to April 26, 2024.
How can I maximize my rewards during Pokémon Go Sustainability Week 2024
To maximize your rewards during Pokémon GO Sustainability Week 2024 (April 22-26), focus on these key strategies:
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Buddy Pokémon Bonuses: Take advantage of three buddy-related boosts: your buddy will bring souvenirs and presents more frequently, stay on the map longer after being fed, and require only half the usual distance to earn buddy hearts. Use this to quickly build buddy hearts and collect gifts for extra rewards and Mega Energy.
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Complete Collection Challenges: Prioritize completing the event’s Collection Challenges by catching and evolving Trubbish into Garbodor and Drilbur into Excadrill. These challenges reward you with 10,000 XP and 5,000 Stardust each, plus progress toward your Elite Collector Medal.
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Field Research Tasks: Spin PokéStops to obtain event-exclusive Field Research tasks that reward encounters with eco-themed Pokémon like Binacle, Combee, Drilbur, Trubbish, and Foongus. Completing these tasks grants additional Stardust and XP.
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Hatch 2 km Event Eggs: Hatch 2 km eggs obtained during the event to find Pokémon such as Binacle, Combee, Drilbur, Trubbish, and Foongus, all with increased chances of being shiny. Since 2 km eggs require less walking, you can efficiently hatch multiple eggs and boost your shiny collection.
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Save Field Research for Post-Event: If you want to maximize your time, you can collect event-exclusive Field Research tasks during the event but complete them afterward to manage your workload effectively.
By combining these approaches-leveraging buddy bonuses, completing Collection Challenges, spinning PokéStops for research tasks, and hatching event eggs-you’ll maximize Stardust, XP, shiny encounters, and buddy rewards during Sustainability Week 2024.
How can stacking research rewards boost my Stardust during the event
Stacking research rewards in Pokémon GO allows you to accumulate multiple encounter rewards from Field Research tasks without immediately catching the Pokémon. By starting an encounter, feeding the Pokémon a Berry, and then fleeing, you add that encounter to a “stack” or queue of rewards you can catch later. This method is particularly effective during events like Sustainability Week 2024, where you can save these encounters and catch them all during a Stardust-boosting event or while using a Star Piece, maximizing the Stardust gained per catch.
The advantage is that some Pokémon from research tasks grant higher Stardust rewards when caught (e.g., Audino, Combee, Trubbish), so stacking these encounters and catching them during a double or triple Stardust event can significantly increase your Stardust haul in a short time. However, this is an unofficial feature and carries some risk of losing stacked encounters, so caution is advised.
In summary, by stacking Field Research encounter rewards and timing their capture for Stardust bonus events combined with Star Pieces, you can greatly boost your Stardust earnings during Sustainability Week and beyond.
