Pokémon GO Twinkling Fantasy Event – Shiny Dedenne, Mega Salamence Debut, & Zekrom Raids

Niantic has detailed the upcoming Twinkling Fantasy event coming to Pokémon GO. The celebration will run from Tuesday, January 10, to Monday, January 16, with the start and end times coming at 8am and 10pm local time respectively. This event will bring the debut of both Mega Salamence and shiny Dedenne, so there is good reason to get out and play during these dates.

Wild Encounters

There will be a new rotation of Wild Encounters during this event. There are several shiny Pokémon available in the Encounters, but the most notable is Dedenne. Dedenne's shiny form is making its Pokémon GO debut for the Twinkling Fantasy Event. Players hoping to run into one of these shinies should be sure to clear plenty of storage space so they can encounter and catch as many Pokémon as possible.

*All Pokémon marked with an asterisk can be shiny when encountered.

• Clefairy*
• Clefable
• Jigglypuff*
• Dratini*
• Togetic*
• Marill*
• Ralts*
• Vibrava
• Bagon*
• Deino*
• Dedenne*
• Goomy
• Noibat*

Related: How to catch a shiny Larvitar in Pokémon GO

Raids

There are a few interesting Pokémon in the Raid rotation of this event, but fans will likely be most excited for the debut of Mega Salamence. This Pokémon will be tough to take down, so be sure to team up with other trainers to get it done.

One-Star Raids

• Jigglypuff*
• Marill*
• Axew*
• Deino*

Three-Star Raids

• Mawile*
• Druddigon*
• Dedenne*

Five-Star Raids

• Zekrom*

Mega Raids

• Mega Salamence*

Collection Challenge

There will be a Collection Challenge for players to complete during this event. It will most likely involve catching the many Pokémon featured in the Wild Encounters listed above. By completing the Collection Challenge, players will receive 50 Salamence Mega Energy, one Charged TM, and one Fast TM.

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