Pokémon Go ‘Water Festival: Beach Week’ Timed Research, event guide

Pokémon Go’s yearly Water Festival event runs from June 6-12 this year, with a focus on the beach. As expected from the name, the event focuses on water-type Pokémon, specifically those you’d find while on the sandy shores of a beach.

Notably, the sand castle ghost-type Pokémon Sandygast has been added to the game as part of this event. Clauncher is also available shiny for the first time.

Graphic: Julia Lee/Polygon | Source images: Niantic

The event features Timed Research, specific spawns, event Field Research, and specialized raid targets, which we’ve listed out below.

Water Festival: Beach Week Timed Research

Step 1 of 2

• Catch 10 water-type Pokémon (1,000 Stardust)
• Make 5 nice throws (10 Poké Balls)
• Transfer 5 Pokémon (5 Great Balls)
• Use 5 berries to help catch Pokémon (10 Razz Berries)

Rewards: 1,000 Stardust, Clauncher encounter, 1,000 XP

Step 2 of 2

• Catch 15 water-type Pokémon (1,000 Stardust)
• Make 5 great throws (15 Poké Balls)
• Transfer 10 Pokémon (10 Great Balls)
• Use 10 berries to help catch Pokémon (5 Pinap Berries)

Rewards: Surfer avatar pose, Sandygast encounter

Water Festival: Beach Week Pokémon spawn increases

• Tentacol
• Shellder
• Krabby
• Alolan Exeggutor
• Horsea
• Staryu
• Marill
• Mantine
• Wingull
• Wailmer
• Spheal
• Finneon
• Dwebble
• Frillish
• Clauncher
• Popplio

Water Festival: Beach Week raid targets

• Alolan Diglett
• Hisuian Qwilfish
• Carvanha
• Feebas
• Sandygast
• Blastoise
• Gyarados
• Lapras (scarf)
• Alomomola
• Uxie/Mesprit/Azelf