"2020 Solstice Event Megathread"

#PokemonGO: Event should have begun for our New Zealand friends!Everything you need to know about the event, all in one place. We've got a few different researchers lined up to help edit this post, so it should be kept current at all times. A lot of these pieces will be verified by the Silph Research Group, so throughout the post we'll use the formatting:Italics: Reports from comments or single Research Group reportBold: Multiple Research Group reportsAlso note that (s) will be used for species whose shiny form is available.This verification isn't meant to replace reports here, rather to provide an extra level of verification and depth to the event. Travelers are always welcome to join here and help out with data collection: https://ift.tt/2YO2jdZ fun and stay safe this week!https://ift.tt/30VdO61 Date: Friday, June 19, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local timeBonusesRelease of shiny Clefairy2× Catch StardustEggs5 km eggs are changing. Niantic hasn't announced what's coming though, so let us know what you find!Permanent list here: https://ift.tt/2UYQP6m SpawnsHere's what is listed in the announcement. Anything else to report?Clefairy (s)Houndour (s)Growlithe (s)Lunatone/Solrock(s) - see below for switching scheduleSunkern (s)Teddiursa (s)Field ResearchJust looking for event tasks. You can find the full list here: https://ift.tt/2Wtqu1S TextRewardCatch 3 Fire-type PokemonSolrock(s) (likely both hemispheres)Catch 3 Dark-type PokemonLunatone(s) (likely both hemispheres)Catch 7 different Pokemon speciesAlolan Vulpix(s)Give your buddy a treatClefairy(s)Earn a candy walking with your buddySunkern(s)Use 4 berries to help catch Pokemon1000 stardustRaid BossesYou won't see any new bosses until 9:00 am local time. https://ift.tt/2P9Ab3m Bosses1Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix(s), Klink(s), Timburr(s)2Sunflora, Magmar(s), Sneasel(s), Mawile(s), Alolan Exeggutor(s)3Lunatone(s), Solrock(s), Arcanine, Alolan Raichu(s)4Tyranitar, Alolan Marowak(s), Absol(s), Houndoom5ZekromSolrock/Lunatone DynamicsFrom the start of the event until Saturday, June 20, at 11:59 p.m. local time, Lunatone and Solrock will appear more frequently in the wild in their usual hemispheres.All of Sunday and Monday (June 21-22) local time, Lunatone and Solrock will be appearing in the wild in both hemispheres.On Tuesday, June 23, at 12:00 a.m. local time Lunatone and Solrock switch places, where they will remain after the event is over. via /r/TheSilphRoad https://ift.tt/30TQeqb