Niantic has announced a brand new event, called Incense Day, for Sunday, April 19th, which will allow Trainers to catch a multitude of monsters from the comfort of their home.
Not only will this be a terrific opportunity to quickly up that Stardust amount, it’ll be a great time to earn extra XP, fill in the Pokédex with missing monsters, add-on to that candy count for evolutions/power ups, and possibly add to the shiny collection.
For those of you planning to participate, here’s a quick look at the planned spawns and how to make the most of this first of its kind event.
Date/Time:
Sunday, April 19th
11am-5pm
Hourly Spawns
11am-12pm: Water type
(Weather Boosted in Rainy Weather)
Poliwag
– Shiny Possibility
– King’s Rock needed for Politoed evolve
– 2 Final evolutions (125 Candies for each)
– 2 Shiny Evolutions (125 Candies for each)
Tentacool
– Tentacruel (final evolution) is a good attacker against Fire types
– Also a Poison type
– 50 Candy for final evolve
– Shiny Possibility
Spheal
– Also an Ice type
– 125 Candies for final evolve
– Stock up on Candy – Could be a future Community Day Pokémon
– Walrein (final evolution) is a good fighter/comparable to Lapras
Clamperl (rare spawn)
– 2 Evolutions (50 Candy each/random)
– 2 Shiny Evolutions (50 Candy each/random)
12pm-1pm: Fire type
(Weather Boosted in Sunny Weather)
Growlithe
– Arcanine (final evolution) is pretty good in Ultra League battles
– Evolution (50 Candy)
– Shiny Possibility
Ponyta
– Evolves into Rapidash (50 Candy)
– Shiny Possibility
Houndour
– Dark & Fire type
– Evolution (Houndoom) is a decent fighter for new players
– 50 Candy for evolve
– Shiny Possibility
Litwick (rare spawn)
– Extremely rare spawn in the wild
– Also a Ghost type
– 125 Candies/Unova Stone required for final evolve
– Chandelure (final evolution) is a terrific fighter
1pm-2pm: Grass type
(Weather Boosted in Sunny Weather)
Oddish
– Shiny Possibility
– Also a Poison type
– Sun Stone required for Bellossom evolve
– Two Final Evolutions (125 Candies each)
– Two Shiny Evolutions (125 Candies each)
Roselia
– Roserade (final evolution) is an amazing counter to water types
– Best Roserade Moveset: Razor Leaf/Grass Knot
– Also a Poison type
– 125 Candies/Unova Stone required for final evolve
– Shiny Possibility
Lileep
– Very rare spawn in the wild
– Shiny Possibility
– Also a Rock type
– Evolves into Cradily (50 Candy)
Ferroseed (rare spawn)
– Also a steel type
– Evolves into Ferrothorn (50 Candy)
2pm-3pm: Psychic type
(Weather Boosted in Windy Weather)
Slowpoke
– Also a Water type
– 2 Final Evolutions (Slobro, Slowking)
– 50 Candy for each evolve
– King’s Rock required for Slowking evolve
Baltoy
– Shiny Possibility
– Also a Ground type
– 50 Candy for Evolve
– Claydol is an effective Great League counter to Medicham/Steelix/Fighting types
Bronzor
– Shiny Possibility
– 50 Candy to evolve
– Also a Steel type
– Bronzong (final evolution) is a good gym defender/effective in Great League PvP
Gothita (rare spawn)
– New Unova Region monster
– Very rare spawn in the wild/hatch
– 125 Candies required for Gothitelle (final evolve)
NOTE: If you see Abra spawns during this (2-3pm) hour, be sure to Pinap them. This will be the featured monster in this month’s Community Day.
3pm-4pm: Bug type
(Weather Boosted in Rainy Weather)
Caterpie
– Final evolve (Butterfree) is also a Flying type
– 125 Candies required for final evolve
– Shiny Possibility
Ledyba
– Also a Flying type
– Final evolve is Ledian
Skorupi
– Also a Poison type
– Evolves into Drapion (50 Candy)
– Shiny Possibility
Joltik (rare spawn)
– New Unova Region monster
– Also an Electric type
– Evolves into Galvantula (50 Candy)
4pm-5pm: Ground type
(Weather Boosted in Sunny Weather)
Wooper
– Also a Water type
– Evolves into Quagsire (50 Candy)
Barboach
– Shiny Possibility
– Also a Water type
– Evolves into Whiscash (50 Candy)
Hippopotas
– Shiny Possibility
– 50 Candy to evolve each Hippowdon
– 2 Evolutions (female, male)
Drilbur (rare spawn)
– Evolution (Excadril) is also a Steel type
– 50 Candy to evolve
– Great in raids/comparable to Groudon & good in PvP
Although Niantic has listed the above Pokémon as “definite” spawns, they may allow some additional monsters to be included in the mix. As usual, we’ll have to wait and see what happens when the event takes place.
One thing we do know is that each monster we denoted as a (rare spawn) will most likely be less prevalent than all others showcased during that particular hour.
Niantic has also said that Sentret will be spawning throughout the 6-hour event which means this will be a great time to try and get a shiny version of this normal type.
Tips for the Event:
– Run a Star Piece throughout (to earn extra Stardust)
– Run Lucky Eggs (to earn XP to level up)
– Throw Pinap Berries to earn Candy (for power ups/evolutions)
– Pre-purchase 6 Incense (if planning to catch during the whole event)
– Open gifts before the event if you need a supply of Poké Balls/Berries
– Purchase the in-game Poké Ball Box for additional supplies (Cost: 1 Pokécoin)
Any incense used during (and before/after) the event, will last one hour. Pokémon should spawn at least 1 every 60 seconds (if not more).
On Sunday, Niantic will be adding a special bundle to the in-game shop which will include 3 Incense for 1 Pokécoin.
If you don’t really have the time or desire to participate in the whole 6-hour event, then you may want to hone in on the hours that are most important to you/your account.
To help in this decision, you may want to assess which shiny Pokémon you’re missing from the collection, which monsters you still need to fill in the Pokédex, and/or which quality fighters you may want to add to your team.
Good luck on Sunday!
Be safe. Be well. We hope to see you again soon.
Sources: Niantic, pokemongofandom.com (pic), gamepress.gg (pic)
