September 2020 Community Day: Porygon

Community Day

Sep 03, 2020 at 8:13 pm

Event time

Sunday, September 20, 2020

11:00 AM to 5:00 PMlocal time

Bonuses

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Event Bonuses

3× Catch XP
Incense activated during the event will last for three hours.
Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!

Features

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Featured Pokémon

Porygon will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Porygon

Featured Attack

Evolve Porygon2 (the evolved form of Porygon) during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a Porygon-Z that knows Tri Attack. This will be the first time this attack will be available in Pokémon GO. In Trainer Battles, Tri Attack has a chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Attack and Defense.

Tri Attack

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids

Power

DPS

DPE

1.5

Trainer Battles

Power

DPE

1.3

Energy Delta

-50

Research

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Community Day Special Research

For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the September Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Decoding Porygon. Work alongside Professor Willow as he learns all about Porygon—a Pokémon made completely out of programming code—and its subsequent Evolutions.
Stay tuned for when tickets for the Decoding Porygon 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.

Evolution Item Research

Leading up to and during September Community Day, be on the lookout for the following opportunities to earn the items needed to evolve Porygon and Porygon2.

During the Mega Battle Challenge event week from Friday, September 11, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time, all Trainers can earn an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing the event’s Timed Research.

On September 20, all Trainers can earn up to three Upgrades and three Sinnoh Stones by completing Timed Research tasks.

Trainers who purchase a ticket for the September Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Decoding Porygon, can earn an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing that Special Research.

Community Day Box

There’ll be a special one-time-purchase September Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins, featuring an Elite Fast TM, three Incense, six Lucky Eggs, and 30 Ultra Balls.