Three Ultra Beasts make their Pokémon GO debut later this week in the Ultra Space Wonders event, starting this Thursday at 10:00am local time

Naganadel, Stakataka, and Blacephalon will each make their Pokémon GO debuts in this week's Ultra Space Wonders event, running from May 23th, at 10:00am to May 28th, at 8:00pm local time. Shiny Mareanie will also be available for the first time in Pokémon GO as part of this event.

Naganadel will evolve from Poipole by using 200 Poipole Candy after Trainers catch 20 Dragon-type Pokémon with Poipole as their Buddy. Stakataka will appear in five-star raids in the Eastern Hemisphere, while Blacephalon will appear in the Western Hemisphere.

Event Bonuses and Activities
A 2× XP bonus for winning Ultra Beast Raid Battles will be active throughout the event period. PokéStop Showcases will also be running throughout the event period at different PokéStops.

Collection Challenge and Field Research
An event-themed Collection Challenge and Field Research, are available for free as part of the Ultra Space Wonders event. Completing the Ultra Space Wonders Collection Challenge will award Trainers with XP, and encounters with Mareanie. Completing the Field Research tasks meanwhile will award encounters with a selection of different Pokémon (see below for a complete list).

Paid Timed Research
Trainers will be able to purchase event-exclusive Timed Research for US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). Completing this Timed Research will award Trainers with the following:

• Encounters with Mareanie
• Naganadel Wings avatar item
• Four Premium Battle Passes
• One Lucky Egg
• Additional item rewards

The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before May 28th, at 8:00pm local time.

World of Wonders Special Research
The final part of the Seasonal Special Research for World of Wonders will be available to all Trainers beginning at the start of this event, and will remain available to be claimed until June 1st, at 9:59am local time. Completing the tasks from this research will award Trainers with XP, Rare Candy, Mysterious Components, encounters with event-themed Pokémon, and Poipole Candy.

New Avatar Items
The following avatar item will be available to purchase in the in-game shop starting from this event:

• Naganadel Jacket
• Naganadel Pants

Limited-Time Event Bundles in the Web Store
The Pokémon GO Web Store will be offering an Ultra Raid Box for purchase during this event for US$19.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). This box will come with 25 Premium Battle Passes, 3 Remote Raid Passes, and 10 Rare Candies. Trainers who are making their first purchase on the web store will receive 15% off on their purchase of this box.

Trainers with Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts can now log in to the Pokémon GO Web Store with the same credentials used to log in to Pokémon GO.

Pokémon Encounters
All Pokémon listed below with a ⁂ next to their name can also be encountered in their Shiny variants.

Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild:

• Ekans ⁂
• Zubat ⁂
• Tentacool ⁂
• Koffing ⁂
• Stunky ⁂
• Croagunk ⁂
• Trubbish ⁂
• Skrelp ⁂
• Mareanie ⁂ (Shiny debut)
• Dratini ⁂ (uncommon)

Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids:

• One-Star Raids
  • Paldean Wooper ⁂
  • Hisuian Qwilfish ⁂
  • Hisuian Sneasel ⁂
  • Bagon ⁂
  • Deino ⁂
• Three-Star Raids
  • Galarian Weezing ⁂
  • Druddigon ⁂
  • Turtonator ⁂
• Five-Star Raids
  • Stakataka (Eastern Hemisphere)
  • Blacephalon (Western Hemisphere)
• Mega Raids
  • Mega Pidgeot ⁂

Field Research Task Encounters
Completing event-themed Field Research tasks will award Trainers with encounters with the following Pokémon:

• Nidoran♀ ⁂
• Nidoran♂ ⁂
• Trubbish ⁂
• Mareanie ⁂ (Shiny debut)
• Goomy ⁂ (uncommon)
• Jangmo-o (uncommon)