Catch Machop in Pokémon GO's latest Community Day Classic, running this Saturday May 24th

Machop as it appears in Pokémon GO.
The Superpower Pokémon Machop will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's next Community Day Classic event, this Saturday May 24th. During the event, which will run from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time, Machop and its Shiny variant will be appearing more frequently in the wild.

Event Bonuses and Activities
The following event bonuses will be active throughout the event's 3-hour period:
  • Trainers can earn 3× Catch Stardust during the event.
  • Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
  • Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.
  • Trainers can receive a special surprise by taking a few in-game snapshots during the event period
PokéStop Showcases for Machop will be running throughout the event at different PokéStops.

Additionally, Machoke that are evolved into Machamp between the start of the event and May 31st, at 10:00pm local time will learn the Charged Attack Payback. This attack has 110 power in Trainer Battles, and 95 power in Gyms and raids.

Field and Timed Research
Community Day exclusive Field Research will be available during the event, awarding additional encounters with Machop, along with item rewards including Stardust and Great Balls. Trainers will also receive Timed Research that awards an encounter with a Machop that has a Might and Mastery-themed Special Background. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before May 31st, at 10:00pm local time.

Special Research
A Machop Community Day-exclusive Special Research will be available for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). Trainers completing this research will receive additional rewards, including one Premium Battle Pass, one Rare Candy XL, additional encounters with Machop, and three encounters with Machop that have a Seasonal Special Background. This Special Research can also be gifted to any friend with a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher.

Ultra Community Day Box
Beginning May 14th, at 10:00am PDT, Trainers will be able to purchase an Ultra Community Day Box on the Pokémon GO Web Store for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). It will contain two Rare Candies and one Special Research ticket.

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