If you’re excited about Pokémon GO Tour: Unova Global, then you’ll be happy to know that the wait is almost over, and in the meantime, we have the Road to Unova event to keep us occupied. 

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The Road to Unova event will last from February 24 to March 1, leading directly into the main Unova Global event. It’s a free event for all to take part in, but there are also paid tickets that can get you some nice bonuses.

As with all events, there are some featured Pokémon, worthwhile bonuses, and some raid bosses to take on. Here’s everything you need to know. 

Road to Unova event bonuses

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For the duration of the event, all players will have access to the following features and bonuses for free:

  • Egg hatch distances cut in half
  • Remote Raid Pass limit increased to 20
  • Themed Pokémon spawns
  • Themed Pokémon in Eggs
  • Themed Pokémon in Raids
  • Daily Legendary Raid Hour
  • Exclusive attacks available
  • Themed Field Research
  • Timed Research available
  • PokéStop Showcase
  • New avatar items

If you want to pay for either the Raids Ticket or the Hatch Ticket, each of which costs $4.99 or the equivalent in your local currency, you’ll also benefit from the following bonuses and features, depending on which ticket(s) you purchase:

Road to Unova: Raids TicketRoad to Unova: Hatch Ticket+5,000 Raid XP
1 additional Candy for catching 5-star raid Pokémon
1 additional Candy XL for catching 5-star raid Pokémon
2x raid Stardust
Additional Raid Pass from spinning Gym Discs each day
Additional Timed Research2x Hatch XP
2x Hatch Candy
2x Hatch Stardust
Additional Timed Research

Road to Unova featured Pokémon

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During the Road to Unova event, two new Dynamax-capable Pokémon will be available to catch in the form of Darumaka and its evolution Darmanitan. Both will also be available as a Shiny version, if you get lucky enough to find one. 

On top of that, the three Generation 5 starter Pokémon will see increased spawn rates in the wild, with Shiny versions available for their basic forms. Second-stage evolutions of these three starters may also appear in the wild, especially if you use Incense or Lure Modules, but you won’t be able to find a Shiny of these evolutions in the wild. 

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Here are the three starters and their evolutions that will show up more often in the wild during the Road to Unova event:

  • Snivy
  • Servine
  • Tepig
  • Pignite
  • Oshawott
  • Dewott

If you obtain any 2 km Eggs during the event, it’s a good idea to hatch them as soon as possible, benefitting from the halved hatching distance bonus. If you do, you’ll likely get one of the following Pokémon from a 2 km Egg:

  • Roggenrola
  • Timburr
  • Karrablast
  • Shelmet
  • Larvesta

Road to Unova Raid Bosses

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During the event, the Tier 1 and Tier 3 Raid Bosses will always be the same, featuring the three Unova starters once again in Tier 1 and Druddigon in Tier 3. 

However, the Tier 5 Raid Bosses will change each day, so it’s a good idea to learn the schedule lest you miss out on some strong Legendary Pokémon. You’ll particularly want to get involved on and after February 27, when Reshiram and Zekrom will appear. You’ll need both of them in abundance if you want to get Black and White Kyurem, so diving into their Raids is well worth it. 

Each of the caught Legendary Pokémon will also have exclusive attacks that wouldn’t regularly be part of their lineup.

Here’s the full schedule of Raids for the event, which Pokémon will show up each day, and any exclusive attacks they can have:

DateRaid BossesExclusive AttackFebruary 24Genesect
Shock Drive Genesect
Burn Drive Genesect
Chill Drive Genesect
Douse Drive GenesectTechno BlastFebruary 25Cobalion
Terrakion
VirizionSacred SwordFebruary 26Therian Forme Tornadus
Therian Forme Thundurus
Therian Forme LandorusBleakwind Storm
Windbolt Storm
Sandsear StormFebruary 27ReshiramFusion FlareFebruary 28ZekromFusion Bolt Post Tag: niantic pokémon Pokémon GO Destructoid is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more about our Affiliate Policy Join The Conversation