Pokémon GO’s long-running monthly event, Community Day, turned 5 years old in 2023. Five years means a plethora of Pokémon have been featured with event-exclusive special attacks and increased Shiny rates. (And now that it’s 2023, that’s worth five years!) Still, for new Trainers, chances are they’ve missed most of those gatherings.

In January 2022 (during Heritage Season), Niantic brought back a Community Day from 2018 (Bulbasaur Community Day) and called it Community Day Classic. This event was based on the old Community Day format (times, Pokemon from the previous Community Day, etc.), with a slight upgrade (namely photobomb encounters).

What used to be considered a one-time event (or just a test) is now a new spin-off series of Community Day events. Niantic held a second Community Day Classic in April 2022 and continues to hold Community Day Classic events. Read on for all the details on this month’s event that will transport you to July 2018 Community Day.

NOTE: This is a makeup event for the original Classic July 2023 Community Day Event with Squirtle. Trainers who log into the game via the Pokémon Trainer Club account method were unable to participate (due to connection issues). Therefore, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 12:30 PM PT, the official Pokémon social media channels announced that a face painting event would take place (with Pokémon GO accounts retweeting/sharing the post).

When will the Pokémon GO of July 2023 Is the Community Day Classic makeup event taking place?

July 2023 Community Day Classic Makeup Event will happen on Sunday, July 23, 2023 Since 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time.

Which Pokémon is presented in July 2023Community Day Classic makeup event?

The Pokemon featured for the July 2023 Community Day Classic makeup event is Squirtle. You’ll find that Squirtle will appear more frequently in the wild, and if you’re lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny!

Not only that, but the Squirtle wearing sunglasses (called Costumed Squirtle going forward) will also be included in this event, but limited to event-exclusive Field Research reward encounters.

What is the exclusive attack for July 2023of the Community Day Classic makeup event?

Evolve Squirtle into their final evolution (Squirtle to Wartortle to Blastoise) and you’ll have a Blastoise that will know Hydrocannon (charged attack).

Hydraulic cannon is the charged attack that Blastoise was able to learn during its original Community Day event in July 2018. Its stats are as follows:

• Trainer battles: 80 power
• Arenas and Raids: power 90

Remarks:

• These attacks can only be learned when Wartortle is transformed into Blastoise on Sunday, July 23, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. your local time.
• Costumed Squirtle can evolve into Costumed Turtle as well as Costumed Blastoise.
• Squirtle Candy Requirements:
  • To evolve Squirtle into Wartortle, you will need 25 Squirtle Candies.
  • To evolve Wartortle into Blastoise, you will need 100 Squirtle Candies.
  • In total, you will need 125 Squirtle Candies to evolve Squirtle into Blastoise.

Are there any bonuses for July 2023Community Day Classic Makeup Event?

Yes, the bonuses for the Community Day Classic makeup event are:

• 1/4 Egg hatch distance when eggs are placed in an incubator for the duration of the event.
• Incense activated during the event will last for three hours (excluding Daily Adventure Incense).
• Decoy Mods activated during the event will last for three hours.
• Take some snaps on Community Day for a surprise! (Squirtle photobomb spawn. Can be repeated up to 5 times.)

What is the special search story for July 2023of the Community Day Classic makeup event?

The Story of Community Day Special Research, Squirtle Community Day Classic, will be available again. This is a paid quest that costs $0.99 OR $1.00 (or the equivalent price in your local currency). Niantic has yet to confirm if it’s reproducible (chances are it isn’t).

Note: Pokémon marked with * means “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny!”

What is/are the field research task(s) for July 2023‘s Community Day Classic?

Niantic said Squirtle-themed Field Research will be available during the event. A full list of Field Research tasks and their rewards will be updated once the event goes live. This was the field research available during the initial event:

• Stain: Catch 3 Squirtle
  • Reward: Encounter with a costumed Squirtle*

Remarks:

• Pokémon marked with * means “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny!”
• The Costumed Squirtle can only be obtained from event-exclusive Field Research tasks. It’s unclear if the task associated with them will be a standard Community Day task or something new.

Are there any event packs for July 2023of the Community Day Classic makeup event?

Special event packs may be released for the event. The following packs were released during the initial event:

• Super Box (480 PokéCoins, purchase limit 1): 30 Ultra Balls, 1 Incense, 3 Super Incubators and 1 Lure Module.
• Community Day Box (1,350 PokéCoins, purchase limit 1): 50 Ultra Balls, 5 Super Incubators, 1 Elite Charged TM and 5 Lucky Eggs.

Are there any special event-themed stickers for the July 2023 Community Day Classic makeup event?

No – unlike the standard Community Day event, there are no special stickers released for Community Day Classic.

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