Pokemon Go Luminous Legends Y: Event Part 1 details

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Pokemon Go Luminous Legends Event intro

Last Updated on: 18th May 2021, 09:06 pm

Luminous Legends Y is underway in Pokemon Go already as of today! It’s a great event if you’re a fan of dark-type Pokemon.

And even if not, if you missed some of the X event Pokemon such as Goomy, you’re in luck! They’re making a comeback for the Y event too!

Pokemon Go Luminous Legends Y

When does it start & What can we expect?

The event is actually already underway, as it started on May 18th at 10:00 AM local time. It’ll continue until May 24th – though that isn’t quite the end, its just when part 1 finishes.

The time is, as mentioned, local time. So don’t worry about time zones, just check the time for your area.

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A shortlist of the features of the event includes the release of Yveltal, a handful of dark-types being added to the wild Pokemon spawn lists, egg and raid changes, and a rerun of some Luminous Legends X Pokemon.

Wild Pokemon

The wild Pokemon making appearances during the event will primarily be dark-types, though there are some exceptions – specifically those carry overs from Luminous Legends X.

Dark-Type spawns
  • Alolan Rattata – Shiny enabled
  • Alolan Grimer – Shiny enabled
  • Murkrow – Shiny enabled
  • Houndour – Shiny enabled
  • Poochyena – Shiny enabled
  • Nuzleaf
  • Carvanha – Shiny enabled
Pokemon Anime Murkrow
Murkrow will be appearing during the event in the wild Credit: The Pokemon Company

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Luminous Legends X carry overs
  • Spritzee
  • Swirlix
  • Goomy

Egg changes

New pokemon will be added to both 7km and 12km egg pools, many of which will have the potential to be shiny.

7km Eggs
  • Alolan Rattata – Shiny enabled
  • Alolan Meowth – Shiny enabled
  • Alolan Grimer – Shiny enabled
  • Sneasel – Shiny enabled
  • Poochyena – Shiny enabled
  • Stunky
  • Purrloin
12km Eggs
  • Qwilfish – Shiny enabled
  • Larvitar – Shiny enabled
  • Absol – Shiny enabled
  • Skorupi – Shiny enabled
  • Sandile
  • Scraggy
  • Pawniard
  • Vullaby
  • Deino – Shiny enabled
  • Pancham
Pokemon Anime Pancham
Pancham will be available in 12km Eggs found during the event Credit: The Pokemon Company

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Raid changes

There will be new raids for 1-star, 3-star and 5-star tier raids, so keep an eye on your nearby Gyms, trainer!

1-Star Raids
  • Alolan Meowth – Shiny enabled
  • Murkrow – Shiny enabled
  • Sneasel – Shiny enabled
  • Espurr
3-Star Raids
  • Galarian Weezing
  • Tyranitar
  • Cacturne
  • Absol – Shiny enabled
5-Star Raids
  • Yveltal
Pokemon Go Yveltal Reveal
Pokemon Go Yveltal Reveal, Credit: Pokemon Go Live

Challenge rewards for Luminous Legends Y in Pokemon Go

A challenge has been issued to players during this event; beat 25 million team Go Rocket grunts during the event, and the entire shiny Galarian Zigzagoon will be made available on the 25th of May.

Additionally, a 3x catch XP bonus will be active for the rest of the event, and Galarian Zigzagoon will be appearing in raids for the entire event.

Anything else?

Not much else. If you have any charged TMs, this would be an excellent time to use them though.

As they’ll let you remove the charged attack Frustration from any Shadow Pokemon you have – which is a major bonus to take advantage of, as that removes the biggest downside of shadow Pokemon.

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