The Pokémon GO’s Inbound from Ultra Space event starts on Monday, July 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time and ends on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time. The event promises to be an Invasion time in Pokémon GO featuring 9 Legendary Ultra Beast Pokémon invading our space through raids and research. In addition, Shiny Pheromosa, Shiny Xurkitree, and Shiny Buzzwole will be available globally at the start of the event local time.
Pokémon GO’s Inbound from Ultra Space event Tips
Event Bonuses
During the event, trainers will have access to the following bonuses.
- Increased Remote Raid Pass limit to 20 (instead of the usual 5). However, there would be no limit on Remote Raid Pass from July 12, to Sunday, July 14, 2024.
- Trainers level 31 and above are guaranteed to receive Candy XL for trading Pokémon. This bonus lasts until Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. local time
There will be an event-themed paid Timed Research that rewards trainers who bought it with the following bonuses.
- Additional 5,000 XP from completed raids.
- 2x Stardust for winning Ultra Beasts Raid Battles.
- 1 additional Candy for catching Pokémon in five-star raids.
- 1 additional Candy XL for catching Pokémon in five-star raids.
- 2 free Daily Raid Passes from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms.
New Pokémon Background Debut
The Ultra Beast caught from completed raid battles may have Special Backgrounds. The Special Background will appear on a Pokémon’s summary page. These backgrounds will be related to the event.
Ultra Best Raids
The following Ultra Beasts will be appearing in five-star raids each day and will also be featured in a Raid Hour from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time that same day.
- Guzzlord: Monday, July 8
- Nihilego: Tuesday, July 9
- Celesteela and Kartana: Wednesday, July 10
- Stakataka and Blacephalon: Thursday, July 11
- Buzzwole, Pheromosa, and Xurkitree: Friday, July 12
All can be shiny except Stakataka and Blacephalon. Also, all have a 1/20 chance to the shiny.
Ultra Best Raid Timed Research
The following Ultra Beasts will be available as research encounters after completing the event’s raid-themed Timed Research. The Timed Research lasts through the event days. These Ultra Beats would NOT have Special Backgrounds.
| Quest | Rewards |
|---|---|
| Win 2 Raids | Blacephalon |
| Win 3 Raids | Stakataka |
| Win 4 Raids | Guzzlord |
| Win 5 Raids | Nihilego |
| Win 6 Raids | Kartana |
| Win 7 Raids | Celesteela |
| Win 8 Raids | Xurkitree |
| Win 9 Raids | Buzzwole |
| Win 10 Raids | Pheromosa |
| Completion Rewards | 5 Buzzwole Candy XL, 5 Pheromosa Candy XL, 5 Xurkitree Candy XL, |
All can be shiny except Stakataka and Blacephalon. Also, all have a 1/20 chance to the shiny.
Inbound from Ultra Space Paid Timed Research
A paid timed research is available for purchase for US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing in your local currency). This paid research will reward trainers who bought it with the following.
| QUEST | REWARD |
|---|---|
| Win 2 Raids | 5 Blacephalon Candy XL |
| Win 3 Raids | 5 Stakataka Candy XL |
| Win 4 Raids | 5 Guzzlord Candy XL |
| Win 5 Raids | 5 Nihilego Candy XL |
| Win 6 Raids | 5 Kartana Candy XL |
| Win 7 Raids | 5 Celesteela Candy XL |
| Win 8 Raids | 5 Xurkitree Candy XL |
| Win 9 Raids | 5 Buzzwole Candy XL |
| Win 10 Raids | 5 Pheromosa Candy XL |
| Completion Rewards | 10 Cosmog Candy, 2024 Stardust, 1 Star Piece |
This paid research lasts through Pokémon GO’s Inbound from Ultra Space event.
Global Challenge
A Global Challenge will be available where trainers around the world will be able to work together to complete the challenge during the event. If the challenge is completed in time, all Trainers will be able to use Beast Balls when encountering Ultra Beasts during the Global Pokémon GO Fest. In addition, on completing the challenge, Party Power will charge faster during raids with your party in Party Play.
The Global Challenge is
- Complete 30,000,000 Raid Battles
The Global Challenge will run from Sunday, July 7, at 4:00 p.m. PDT to Friday, July 12, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. PDT.
Pokémon GO’s Inbound from Ultra Space event Tricks
These tricks are what you should do to make the best out of the event.
GO Battle League
If you are planning on getting good Pokémon for the GO Battle League, you should focus on getting a good Guzzlord, Nihilego, and Buzzwole for both Great League and Ultra League. The encounters from the event-themed Research will get you Great League Possible Buzzwole. You can mirror trade the others for the possibility of getting a lower CP than 1500 for the Great League.
Raid Attacker
If you are planning on getting good Pokémon for Raid Battle or other PVE, you should focus on raiding as many Kartana and Xurkitree as possible. You will need Candy and Candy XL to max out the best one you get. Kartana and Xurkitree are currently the #1 Grass-type and Electric-type Attackers respectively in Pokémon GO. Likewise, Blacephalon is a very good Ghost-type Attacker. You can focus on getting that too. However, there are better Ghost-type Attackers e.g. Mega Genger. Same for Pheromosa which is also a decent Bug-type Attacker.
Stardust gain
If you want more Stardust, don’t forget to use Star Piece when raiding especially during the daily raid hours.
XP gain
If you are looking to get more XP, don’t forget to use Lucky Egg when raiding especially during the daily raid hours.
Candy gain
If you are looking for more candy for the event Pokémon (or the Pokémon you have in your Research tasks), make sure you use Pinap Berry when catching them. You can also mega-evolve any of your max-level mega Pokémon that shares similar type to the Pokémon you want more candy for.
You can mega-evolve the following during the daily Raid Hours this week. For optimal use, you can mega-evolve at 3 different Pokémon per day. Each lasts 8 hours. Doing this will cover the 24-hour period of the day
- For Guzzlord: Monday, July 8 – Mega Rayquaza, Mega Salamence, and Mega Garchomp.
- For Nihilego: Tuesday, July 9 – Mega, Tyranitar, Mega Aerodactly, and Mega Venusaur.
- For Celesteela and Kartana: Wednesday, July 10 – Mega Scizor, Mega Steelix, and Mega Aggron.
- For Stakataka: Thursday, July 11 – Mega Tyranitar, Mega Steelix, Mega Aerodactyl.
- For Blacephalon: Thursday, July 11 – Mega Charizard, Mega Houndoom, Mega Blaziken.
- For Buzzwole and Pheromosa: July 12 – Mega Scizor, Mega Heracross, and Mega Beedrill
- For Xurkitree: Friday, July 12 – Mega Manectric, Primal Groudon, and Mega Ampharos.
Finally, make sure you catch ’em all. This is the basic requirement to get anything good from this event. If you want something great, then you’ve got to put in extra effort on the tips and tricks you just read.
Most importantly, have fun!
