After a long wait,Pokemon Sword and Shieldplayers are finally diving into The Crown Tundraexpansion DLC and exploring a brand new region in the Nintendo Switch Pokemon title. There are new Pokemon to catch and new enemies to defeat that should help keep players busy through the coming winter months. To help celebrate the big release,Pokemon GOis also putting a spotlight on some Galar region Pokemon.
ObviouslySword and Shieldplayers will be spending their time playing on the Switch, but they can continue celebrating even when they have to leave the house by opening upPokemon GOand exploring the Crown Tundra release event in the mobile AR app. The special event is offering the chance to grab twovery popular Galarian form Pokemonin addition to some special limited time Battle Raid bosses.
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The event is also adding some special items to the game’s shop including new avatar costumes to match The Crown Tundra’s style. The new threads are actually available inthe game’s style shop at no additional cost. They likely won’t stay there forever, so fans should pick them up early just to be safe.
Date and Time
Thursday, August 07, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. to Friday, July 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7)
Features
Galarian Farfetch’d, which first appeared in Pokémon GO during an event celebrating the release of The Isle of Armor (part one of the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass), will be appearing in the wild!
You’ll also be able to evolve Galarian Farfetch’d into Sirfetch’d! To evolve Galarian Farfetch’d, you’ll have to make 10 Excellent Throws with it as your buddy. Note that the number of Excellent Throws you’ve made won’t reset when you change your Buddy Pokémon, so keep on trying!
Galarian Ponyta will be appearing in Raid Battles! This Pokémon has a small horn that hides a healing power.
You’ll also be able to evolve Galarian Ponyta into Galarian Rapidash.
New Avatars and Items
New avatar items designed to resemble the clothing Trainers wear in The Crown Tundra are available in the Style Shop! You can get them at no cost, so head over to the Style Shop to check them out!
Because the event is so short, players really need to get out in a hurry if they want to take advantage of the current features and bonuses to help celebratethe launch of The Crown Tundra. Things wrap up early Friday evening, so there are already only a few hours left to get to work.
For now,Pokemon GOtrainers should be able to head out into the world (or play from home) and continue catchingthe best Unova Pokemon in the gameand getting closer to that complete Pokedex. Check back for morePokemon GOupdates closer to the event. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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