Fans of Bug-type Pokémon, like us, will be happy to hear that Pokémon GO will be featuring some of them in their upcoming Bug Out event taking place from Wednesday, March 26, at 10 a.m. to Sunday, March 30, 2025, at 8 p.m. local time.
This will be the debut of Sizzlipede and Centiskorch in GO, and there will be bonuses active during the event:
- Increased Candy for Nice, Great or Excellent Throws
- Increased chance for Candy XL for Nice Throws or better (Trainers level 31+)
- Lure Modules will attract Sizzlipede during the event
- If enough Pokémon are caught with help from a single Lure Module, additional Pokémon will appear near the lured PokéStop
Another Bug Out
Only tangentially related, but last year Japan got a ‘Bug Out!’ line of merchandise which was pretty cool! You can check out a look at Butterfree and Vivillon memo pads from the line in our recently-uploaded Short below! If you’re interested in picking up items, our website sponsor Meccha Japan still has some available!
Wild Pokémon spawns
During the event, the following Pokémon will have a greater chance of appearing and there is an increased chance of encountering both Shiny Wurmple and Shiny Venipede:
- Caterpie*
- Weedle*
- Wurmple*
- Nincada*
- Venipede*
- Dwebble*
- Joltik*
- Grubbin*
- Dewpider*
- Nymble*
- Cutiefly* (rare)
Pokémon Raids
The following raids will be active during the event:
One-Star Raids
- Scyther*
- Nincada*
- Sizzlipede
Three-Star Raids
- Beedrill*
- Scizor*
- Kleavor*
*Pokémon marked with an asterisk can appear as Shiny
Research
Like many other events, Bug Out will feature:
- Themed Field Research tasks from PokéStops
- Timed Research
- Optional Paid Research
Let us know in the comments if you’re excited for this event! Were Sizzlipede and Centiskorch standouts from Gen VIII for you? Don’t forget to also join our Discord server!