The High Zaptitude event is scheduled to start on Tuesday, January 13, at 10:00 a.m. local time. It will continue until Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time. The Storm Petrel Pokémon, Wattrel, and its Evolution, Kilowattrel, will also make their Pokémon GO debuts during the event, but on one condition.
High Zaptitude Collection Challenges
Wattrel and its Evolution, Kilowattrel, will make their Pokémon GO debuts in the wild and Field Research only if Pokémon GO Trainers unlock it. Trainers can unlock these Pokémon debuts in Pokémon GO by attaining the level 2 rewards of the Global Collection challenges during the event.
The Global Challenge will have three different levels to complete. The levels and their associated rewards are as follows.
- Level 1 completed: 2× XP for catching Pokémon.
- Level 2 completed: (i) 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon, and (ii) Wattrel will be available in the wild and Field Research.
- Level 3 completed: (i) 2× XP for hatching Pokémon, and (ii) 2× Stardust for hatching Pokémon.
Wattrel and Kilowattrel
Wattrel is an Electric- and Flying-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO, its stats are as follows.
- Weakness: It is weak to Rock- and Ice-type attacks.
- Strength: It resists Fighting-, Bug-, Flying-, Grass-, Ground-, and Steel-type attacks.
- Maximum Combat Power (CP): 933 CP
- Best Attacks: Thunder Shock as a Fast Attack. Thunderbolt as a Charged Attack.
- Favorable weather: its encounters and attacks are boosted during Rain and Windy weather in-game.
- Perfect IVs: a 100% IV Wattrel encountered as a raid reward has 472 CP (during non-boosted weather conditions) or 590 CP (when weather-boosted). If a perfect Wattrel is encountered as a research reward, it will have 354 CP.
- Size: The smallest (XXS) Wattrel has a height of 0.2 m. The tallest (XXL) Wattrel has a height of 0.7 m. To win Wattrel PokéStop Showcases, enter your Wattrel whose height is between 0.6 m and 0.7 m
You can use 50 Wattrel Candy to evolve Wattrel into Kilowattrel.
Kilowattrel have the same stats as Wattrel, except the following.
- Maximum Combat Power (CP): 2762 CP
- Perfect IVs: a 100% IV Kilowattrel encountered as a raid reward has 1396 CP (during non-boosted weather conditions) or 1745 CP (when weather-boosted). If a perfect Kilowattrel is encountered as a research reward, it will have 1047 CP.
- Size: The smallest (XXS) Kilowattrel has a height of 0.69 m. The tallest (XXL) Wattrel has a height of 2.45 m. To win Kilowattrel PokéStop Showcases, enter your Wattrel whose height is between 2.1 m and 2.45 m
High Zaptitude Event Details
The other details about the electric- and flying-type themed event are as follows.
- Bonus: Increased chance to hatch Shiny Tadbulb.
- Wild encounters: Chinchou, Helioptile, Tadbulb, Shinx, and more will appear in the wild. Please note that Shinx will be appearing less frequently.
- Eggs: Pichu, Elekid, Toxel, and Tadbulb will be hatching from the 2km Egg received during the event days.
- Field Research Task and encounters: Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available. Event-themed Pokémon will be available as a reward upon completing a Field Research task.
- Paid Timed Research: For US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research. Purchasing this ticket will also grant 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period. Completing the paid timed research will reward Trainers with one Incubator, one Super Incubator, encounters with Tadbulb, and more!
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