January 2021 Community Day: Machop
Saturday, January 16, 2021
11:00 AM to 5:00 PMlocal time
Event Bonuses
3× Catch Stardust
Incense activated during the event will last for three hours
Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
Featured Pokémon
Machop will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Featured Attack
Evolve 
Machoke during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a 
Machamp that knows 
Payback.
Community Day Special Research
For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Machop Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Straight to the Top, Machop! Remember, Trainers—if you purchase a ticket for the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event by Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. PST (GMT −8), you’ll get this Special Research story for free!
Stay tuned for when tickets for the Straight to the Top, Machop! Special Research story go live! Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.
Community Day Box
There’ll be a special one-time-purchase Machop Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins, featuring an 
Elite Charged TM, four 
Incense, four 
Star Pieces, and 30 
Ultra Balls.
Extended Trading Range
Trading range will be temporarily increased to 40 km starting on Friday, January 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. until Monday, January 18, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. PST (GMT −8). Remember, Trainers—Machoke that are traded can be evolved without using Candy!
