Event “Bug Crawling” brings new Pokémon & new Mega Raid

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Beetle crawling will start in Pokémon GO in a few days. The event focuses on Beetle Pokémon. A new Pokémon with two evolutions and a Mega Pokémon are also making their debut. We’ll show you everything to start with, Shinys and bonuses.

What is this event? The bug crawling is a recurring event that also ran in 2020. As you can see from the name, the focus is on the main beetle Pokémon. But your throwing skills will also be put to the test.

In this overview we show you all information about the event.

Bug Crawling 2022 in August – Start, Content, Bonuses, Shinys

Brief overview
– New Pokemon: Mabula (+ Akkup, + Donarion), Mega Scizor
– New Shiny: Shiny Toxiped
– Collector’s Challenge with 15,000 XP and Pose as a reward
– Group bonuses for more bug spawns after raids
– Event bonus brings more XP for good, great and fabulous throws
– Genesect with freezing module confirmed for 5-raids
– In addition, modified Pokémon in the wild, raids and as rewards from field research

When does it start? The event starts on Wednesday, August 10 at 10:00 a.m. local time. It will then be active until Tuesday, August 16 at 20:00 local time.

The official announcement image for the bug crawling – Unown is hiding on the left edge – Possibly for a hyper bonus.

New Pokemon: Niantic announces that a Pokémon with two evolutions will make its debut. The new Pokemon are:

You can evolve Mabula into Akkup with 25 candies. To evolve Akkup into Donarion, you must be near an active Magnet Lure Module and also use 100 Candy.

This is what the new Pokemon look like

In addition, there is the new Mega Pokémon Mega Scizor. This also celebrates its debut at the Bug Crawling event. With luck you can even catch it as Shiny.

Dataminers caught evidence as early as July that Mega Scizor could become part of Pokémon GO.

The Collector’s Challenge: This challenge revolves around catching Bug Pokémon. Those who successfully complete it will receive 15,000 XP and a Bug Collector pose. If you don’t complete the challenge in time, you can buy the pose later in the shop.

Group Bonuses: If three or more trainers are present and participating in a raid together, more Bug Pokémon will appear within 300 meters of the arena for 15 minutes. Each day of the event, a different Pokémon will spawn in proliferation. Pokemon with a star

  • are marked, you can hit as Shiny.
  • August 10 Wurmpel*
  • August 11 Caterpillar*
  • August 12 Webarak*
  • August 13 Toxiped*
  • August 14 Zirpurze*
  • August 15 Hornliu*
  • 16 August Ledyba* Event Bonuses:

    During the event, your throws will be specially rewarded. You get double the experience points for catches with good, great, or fabulous throws.

    Beetle Pokémon also appear in snapshots.

    Wild Pokémon, raids and field research at the bug crawling Wild Pokemon:

  • Wilderness spawns will be adjusted for the event. You can also find the new Shiny Toxiped.
  • caterpillar*
  • Hornliu*
  • Ledyba*
  • Webarak*
  • Yanma*
  • Wurmple*
  • walking pond
  • chirp*
  • Toxiped*
  • Laukaps*
  • cotton tap
  • Schnuthelm*
  • mabula
  • aqua
  • If you are lucky you will meet Tannza*, Pionskora* and Lithomith* Raids:

  • The level 1, level 3 and level 5 raids as well as the mega raid will be adapted to the event. Now it is also clear with which module Genesect will appear.
  • Stage 1: Paras*, Tannza*, Watt Cone
  • Stage 3: Omot, Pinsir*, Forstellka, Pottrott*
  • Stage 5: Genesect with freezing module
  • Mega Raids: Mega Scizor* Field research:

  • For completing special field research customized for the event, you will receive encounters with the following Pokémon:
  • caterpillar*
  • Hornliu*
  • paras*
  • Bluzuk*
  • Ledyba*
  • Webarak*
  • Yanma*
  • Shaloco
  • Panekon
  • Ninja*
  • Volbeat*
  • illuminate*
  • chirp*
  • Burmy (Plant Cloak)*
  • Burmy (Sand Cape)*
  • Burmy (rag cloak)*
  • Wadribie*
  • Strawickl
  • Toxiped*
  • lithomite*
  • Laukaps*
  • Schnuthelm*
  • mabula
  • aqua
  • rice louse

    This is all the known content of the big bug crawling event taking place in Pokémon GO in August 2022. How do you like the new Pokemon and the bonuses? Do you think it’s good that Niantic continues to rely on group bonuses for which trainers should meet on site or would you rather have more general bonuses that apply to everyone? Let us know what you think about it here on MeinMMO in the comments.

    You can also find an overview of all events in August 2022 at Pokémon GO here.

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