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Kleavor To Debut With Its Shiny Unlocked In Pokémon GO

Kleavor, the alternate evolution of Scyther from Pokémon Legends: Arceus, will debut in Pokémon GO in May 2023's Kleavor Raid Day.


The focus of the mysterious Raid Day coming to Pokémon GO in May 2023 has been revealed as Kleavor. Let's get into the details.

Kleavor in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic
Kleavor in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic

Here's what's happening in the An Instinctive Hero event in Pokémon GO:

  • Date and time: Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, May 8th, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
  • New release: The trend of Hisuian Raid Days that Hisuian Braviary started and Hisuian Avalugg continued is back with another banger. This time, we have Kleavor. Kleavor is a different evolutionary path for Scyther rather than Scizor, which was discovered in the open-world RPG game Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The game takes place in the land of Hisui, an ancient version of Sinnoh where some Pokémon appear and evolve differently. Scyther is not currently able to evolve into Kleavor in the game.
  • Shiny Release: It is a Raid Day, after all. Kleavor will be Shiny-capable upon release, and its Shiny rate will be boosted in raids. Raid Day Shiny odds have historically been approximately one in 10.
  • Event bonus: 
    • Kleavor will appear more frequently in Raids
    • Increased Shiny rate for Kleavor
    • Earn up to five additional daily Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs during the event and up to two hours afterward.
    • First time we've seen this! The Remote Raid Pass limit will be increased to ten on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.

Here's what else we can expect this May 2023 in Pokémon GO.

These are the Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO this May 2023:

  • April 17th – May 2nd: Tapu Bulu with a Shiny release
  • May 2nd – May 9th: Shock Drive Genesect with a Shiny release
  • May 9th – May 24th: Tapu Fini with a Shiny release
  • May 24th – June 1st: Regigigas, can be Shiny

The Raid Hours for the month of May 2023 in Pokémon GO are:

  • Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023: Shock Drive Genesect, can be Shiny
  • Wednesday, May 10th, 2023: Tapu Fini, can be Shiny
  • Wednesday, May 17th, 2023: Tapu Fini, can be Shiny
  • Wednesday, May 24th, 2023: Regigigas, can be Shiny
  • Wednesday, May 31st, 2023: Regigigas, can be Shiny

Here are the Mega Pokémon that will appear in Mega Raids in Pokémon GO this May 2023:

  • April 17th – May 2nd: Mega Slowbro
  • May 2nd – May 11th: Mega Scizor
  • May 11th – May 24th: Mega Pinsir, first time released
  • May 24th – June 1st: Mega Altaria

Here are the events coming to Pokémon GO in May 2023:

  • May 2nd – May 8th, 2023: An Instinctive Hero Event
  • May 6th, 2023: Raid Day, Pokémon not yet announced
  • May 11th – May 17th, 2023: An Valorous Hero Event
  • May 13th, 2023: Elite Raids, Pokémon not yet announced
  • May 21st, 2023: Communuity Day, Pokémon not yet announced
  • May 22nd – May 28th, 2023: As-of-yet unannounced event

These are the Spotlight Hours and bonuses coming to Pokémon GO in May 2023:

  • May 2nd, 2023: Alolan Geodude with double XP for catching, can be Shiny
  • May 9th, 2023: Ponyta with double Candy for catching, can be Shiny
  • May 16th, 2023: Bellsprout with double Candy for transferring, can be Shiny
  • May 23rd, 2023: Skorupi with double XP for evolving, can be Shiny
  • May 30th, 2023: Houndour with double Stardust for catching, can be Shiny

Current Research Breakthrough encounters from March 2023 until June 1st, 2023:

  • Furfrou, can be Shiny
  • Goomy
  • Parasect
  • Pinsir, can be Shiny
  • Snorlax, can be Shiny
  • Gible, can be Shiny

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