Pokémon Go Psychic Spectacle Event Guide

Pokémon Go is kicking off its latest season, Season 12: Adventure Abounds, with the return of a familiar in-game event. Titled "The Psychic Spectacular," this event will feature and introduce several Psychic-type Pokémon in the game.

This event will be available for less than a week and will take place from Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 10 a.m. local time, until Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 8 p.m. local time. In line with the Psychic Pokémon theme, there will be various bonuses and changes in the game during this event. Here's everything you need to know to make the most of these changes in the Psychic Spectacular.

Updated on September 19, 2023, by Christian Pellegrino: With another year comes another Psychic Spectacular event. While this event stays true to its traditional psychic theme, there are several changes this year. Keep reading to learn more about all these new additions.

Event Bonuses

For this four-day event, there will be only one in-game bonus available throughout its duration. During this year's Psychic Spectacular event, you will earn additional XP when catching Pokémon with Curveball throws.

The XP you earn from this can be further increased by using the Lucky Egg item.

By using this item, all XP gained for 30 minutes will be doubled.

Make sure to continuously attempt to catch Pokémon with Curveball throws throughout the entire event to earn a lot of XP and increase your account's level.

Event Raid Pokemon

During this event, several Psychic-type Pokémon will appear in raids. Join forces with other trainers to battle and catch the following raid Pokémon, which will vary in difficulty depending on the type of raid.

Raid Pokemon	Raid Difficulty
Unown I	One-Star
Unown S	One-Star
Unown P	One-Star
Espurr	One-Star
Alolan Raichu	Three-Star
Galarian Mr. Mime	Three-Star
Hisuian Braviary	Three-Star
Genesect (Burn Drive)	Five-Star
Entei	Five-Star
Raikou	Five-Star
Suicune	Five-Star
Mega Gardevoir	Mega Raid

For Five-Star raids, Burn Drive Genesect will only be available until September 23 at 10 a.m. local time.

Following that, Entei, Raikou, and Suicune will take the stage and be available in Five-Star raids.

Wild Encounter Pokemon

During the Psychic Spectacular, you will encounter several Psychic-type Pokémon in the wild during your adventures. Make sure to log in during the event period to encounter and catch the following Pokémon.

Wild Encounter Pokemon
Galarian Ponyta	Galarian Slowpoke
Abra	Slowpoke
Drowzee	Exeggcute
Girafarig	Ralts
Meditite	Spoink
Gothita	Solosis
Elgyem	Bronzor

This will be the first time you encounter and can catch the dazzling variant of Solosis.

Event Research

Timed Research

During the Psychic Spectacle, a time-limited research with an event theme will be available for all trainers. The tasks for this time-limited research revolve around curveball throws and reward you with encounters with Solosis.

Field Research Task Encounters

In addition, during this event, you will encounter certain Psychic-type Pokémon as a reward for completing event Field Research tasks. Make sure to spin Gyms and PokéStops during this event to obtain these Field Research tasks and have a chance to encounter one of the following Pokémon.

Field Research Task Encounters
Metang	Galarian Slowpoke	Kadabra
Wobbuffet	Inkay	Solosis

Furthermore, you will be rewarded with different Mega Energy rewards by completing additional event Field Research tasks. This includes Alakazam, Slowbro, Gardevoir, and Medicham Mega Energy.

Collection Challenges

During this event, there will be special collection challenges in Psychic Spectacle style. Catch specific Pokémon with the event theme and evolve them to complete these collection challenges and be rewarded with all of the following.

• Psychic-type Pokemon Mega Energy
• Stardust
• XP

Event Egg Hatching

During the event period, you can obtain special 7 km eggs from which certain Psychic-type Pokémon will hatch. Make sure to collect and hatch these special eggs to have a chance of obtaining one of the following four Pokémon.

• Smoochum
• Wynaut
• Chingling
• Solosis

The easiest way to obtain 7 km eggs is by opening gifts in Pokémon Go.

Make sure to do this within the timeframe of this event, as otherwise the 7 km eggs will hatch their typical Pokémon.

Event Pokemon Showcases

Throughout the event, various PokéStops will host event-themed Pokémon showcases. These event Pokémon showcases will feature Spoink, the only Pokémon that can be featured in them.

During Pokémon showcases, typically the largest or smallest Pokémon submitted is sought to award the first place.

For this reason, you should make sure to keep your largest and smallest Spoink to have a strong contender for both types of showcases.

Make sure to catch various Spoink and enter them into these Pokémon showcases to receive multiple valuable rewards. This is especially true if you achieve a high placement or even win these competitions.