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New Regional Tatsugiri Arrives in Pokémon GO Water Festival 2025

Pokémon GO will introduce three regional forms of the new Dragon/Water-type Tatsugiri in the upcoming Water Festival 2025 event.



Article Summary

  • New regional Tatsugiri forms debut in Pokémon GO Water Festival 2025: Curly, Droopy, and Stretchy Forms.
  • Event runs July 15–20, 2025, with region-exclusive Tatsugiri in wild and raids across three global regions.
  • Boosted wild and rare spawns, increased Shiny odds, special Lapras, and event-focused bonuses await Trainers.
  • Paid Timed Research grants Rainy Lure Module, avatar pose, and unique encounters for $4.99 during event.

A new Paldean species arrives in Pokémon GO. The Dragon/Water-type Tatsugiri will debut in the upcoming Water Festival event. Let's get into the details.

Tatsugiri in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic
Tatsugiri in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic

Here's what's happening for the Water Festival 2025 event in Pokémon GO:

  • Date and time: Tuesday, July 15, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
  • New Pokémon: Tatsugiri, known as the Mimicry Pokémon, will make its debut in the game. It will have regional variants with the following availability:
    • Curly Form Tatsugiri (Europe, Middle East, Africa)
    • Droopy Form Tatsugiri (Americas)
    • Stretchy Form Tatsugiri (Asia-Pacific)
  • Wild Spawns: Squirtle, Slowpoke, Krabby, Staryu, Magikarp, Marill, Barboach, Clamperl, Buizel, Finneon, and Wimpod. All can be Shiny. Rare spawns include Feebas (can be Shiny), Tirtouga (can be Shiny), Lanturn, and Palpitoad.
  • Event bonuses:
    • Rainy Lure Modules will last for two hours.
    • Increased Candy for Nice Throws or better.
    • Increased chance to encounter Shiny Staryu and Shiny Tirtouga.
    • Lapras wearing a scarf caught from raids may have a Seasonal special background—if you're lucky!
    • Field Research: Complete Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
    • Collection Challenges: Complete the catching-focused Collection Challenges to receive XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
  • Raids:
    • One-Star Raids: Shellder (can be Shiny), Ducklett (can be Shiny), Curly Form Tatsugiri (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Droopy Form Tatsugiri (Americas), Stretchy Form Tatsugiri (Asia-Pacific)
    • Three-Star Raids: Gyarados (can be Shiny), Lapras wearing a scarf (can be Shiny), Kingler, Azumarill
  • Paid Timed Research: Trainers will be able to purchase a Paid Timed Research for $4.99 which will have the following rewards:
    • One Rainy Lure Module
    • An event-themed avatar pose
    • Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including Gyarados, Lapras wearing a scarf, and more!
      • Niantic writes: "Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins."

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