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Niantic has confirmed the April Community Day event in Pokémon Go will spotlight the Dragon-type Pokémon, Bagon.
Bagon is a rare encounter in Pokémon Go, so it makes sense that Niantic would give trainers a chance to catch as many as they can while also benefiting from various in-game bonuses.
Not much is known about the Bagon Pokémon Go Community Day event, but Niantic revealed it will take place on Saturday, April 13 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. local time.
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The company also revealed that trainers will benefit from three times the amount of experience from catching Pokémon in the three-hour window. This comes alongside the usual three-hour Lures that are customary for Pokémon Go Community Days.
It's yet to be confirmed, but Pokémon Go players should expect Shiny Bagon to make its debut in the mobile game on April 13. Shiny Bagon changes from its blue coloring to green. As with other Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon Go, trainers will need to interact with Bagon in the overworld to have a chance at catching this variant.
But if you don't catch a Shiny Bagon during the three-hour event, odds are it will remain in the game just at a lower encounter rate.
Niantic is holding off on announcing the exclusive move Bagon will learn when it evolves into Salamence. The company will likely announce it the week leading into the Community Day event, but the Dragon and Flying-type Salamence could easily learn a Dragon-type attack it normally can't or Fly, a move that Salamence can learn without the use of an HM.
The Bagon Pokémon Go Community Day follows the recent Treecko event in March where Sceptile learned Frenzy Plant. Going by Niantic's Community Day pattern, the May spotlight Pokémon will likely be Torchic followed by another rare Pokémon - perhaps Trapinch - and then Mudkip to round out the Hoenn region Starter Pokémon.
What do you think of Bagon being the April Community Day Pokémon? Who do you think will be the March Pokémon? Let us know in the comments section below.
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