Porygon Community Day in September 2020

September’s Featured Pokemon: Porygon

Porygon, the Virtual Pokemon, is the featured Pokemon for September’s Community Day. Porygon will spawn in the wild far more often than usual during the event, making this an excellent time to stock up on Porygon Candy. Furthermore, during the event, you will be able to capture a Shiny Porygon for the first time in the game.

September’s Community Day Move: Tri Attack

Porygon2 (Porygon’s evolved form) may be developed into Porygon-Z up to two hours after September’s Community Day finishes, and it will learn the event-exclusive move Tri Attack. This is the first time this attack will be accessible in Pokemon Go, and it’s a valuable one; in addition to delivering damage, Tri Attack has the potential to reduce the enemy Pokemon’s Attack and Defense numbers.

September Community Day Hours

This month’s Community Day, like the previous ones, will last six hours rather than three, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time. You have until 7 p.m. local time to develop Porygon2 into Porygon-Z and learn Tri Attack.

Community Day Special Research

Niantic is giving an event-exclusive Special Research tale called “Decoding Porygon” on September’s Community Day. Tickets to access the Research narrative will be available shortly for $1 USD in Pokemon Go’s in-game store.

Other Bonuses

Aside from higher Porygon spawns, there will be a few more perks available during September’s Community Day. To begin, any Incense you use will be active for three hours rather than the customary 30 minutes. You’ll also get three times as much XP for capturing Pokemon throughout the event. Finally, Niantic will offer a Community Day package for 1,280 PokeCoins, which will contain the following items:

• 1 Elite Fast TM
• 3 Incense
• 6 Lucky Eggs
• 30 Ultra Balls

How To Evolve Porygon

Porygon and Porygon2 both need specific things to develop in addition to Porygon Candy. Porygon needs an Upgrade to develop into Porygon2, while Porygon2 requires a Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Porygon-Z. These are usually hard to come by, but you’ll have many opportunities to get them before September’s Community Day.

You may obtain an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing that week’s Timed Research during Week 2 of the Mega September event. You can also obtain up to three Upgrades and Sinnoh Stones by performing Timed Research on Community Day, with more accessible via the Decoding Porygon Research tale.

Porygon Community Day will be held on September 20, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Evolving Porygon2 will result in a Porygon-Z that understands Tri Attack. During and after this event, Shiny Porygon is also accessible.

The event includes quadruple Catch XP, a Decoding Porygon Special Research narrative, and a Community Day Box with Elite Fast TM for a one-time purchase.

You can read more about Tri Attack here.

Date + Time

Sunday, September 20, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Featured Pokémon

Porygon family overview

Porygon	Porygon2	Porygon-Z
Shiny forms

Event features and sales

A unique one-time-purchase September Community Day Box including an Elite Fast TM, three Incense, six Lucky Eggs, and 30 Ultra Balls will be available for 1,280 PokéCoins.

Features

• Porygon will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
• Evolve Porygon2 (the evolved form of Porygon) during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a Porygon-Z that knows Tri Attack. This will be the first time this attack will be available in Pokémon GO. In Trainer Battles, Tri Attack has a chance of lowering the opposing Pokémon’s Attack and Defense.
• Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
• 3× Catch XP
• Incense activated during the event will last for three hours.

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Decoding Porygon Special Research story

Decoding Porygon 1/4

• Power Up Pokemon 10 Times – 10 Pokeballs
• Catch 15 Porygon – 20 Porygon Candies
• Make 5 Nice Throws – Porygon Encounter

REWARD: 2000 Stardust, 1 Incense, Porygon Encounter

Decoding Porygon 2/4

• Catch 15 Porygon – 1 Upgrade
• Transfer 10 Pokemon – Porygon2 Encounter
• Evolve 3 Porygon – 20 Porygon Candies

REWARD: 2000 Stardust , 1 Incense, 1 Poffin

Decoding Porygon 3/4

• Make 3 Great Curveball Throws – 20 Porygon Candies
• Evolve 1 Porygon2 – 5 Golden Razz Berries
• Transfer 10 Pokemon – 1 Sinnoh Stone

REWARD: 2000 Stardust, 1 Incense, 1 Rocket Radar

Decoding Porygon 4/4

• CLAIM REWARD – 5000 Stardust
• CLAIM REWARD – 4000XP
• CLAIM REWARD – 5 Silver Pinap Berry

REWARD: 2000 Stardust, 3 Rare Candy, PorygonZ Encounter

You may view the September Community Day-exclusive Special Research article, Decoding Porygon, for $1 (or the corresponding price tier in your local currency). Work with Professor Willow as he discovers all there is to know about Porygon—a Pokémon built entirely of computer code—and its following Evolutions.

Trainers who buy a ticket for the September Community Day-exclusive Special Research tale, Decoding Porygon, may complete it to gain an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone.

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Porygon Timed Research

Be on the lookout for the following chances to acquire the goods required to develop Porygon and Porygon2. These will be available leading up to and during September Community Day.

• During the Mega Battle Challenge event week from Friday, September 11, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time, all Trainers can earn an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing the event’s Timed Research.
• On September 20, all Trainers can earn up to three Upgrades and three Sinnoh Stones by completing Timed Research tasks.
• Trainers who purchase a ticket for the September Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, Decoding Porygon, can earn an Upgrade and a Sinnoh Stone by completing that Special Research.

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