Pokemon GO May 2024 Features Bounsweet: Event Details, Bonuses, and More

This guide will provide all the information about the upcoming Pokemon GO May 2024 Community Day event, which will showcase the Fruit Pokemon Bounsweet.

Pokemon GO May 2024 Community Day: Bounsweet

Bounsweet Community Day

The Community Day for Pokemon GO in May 2024 is scheduled for Sunday, May 19 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (local time), with certain bonuses remaining in effect until 10:00 PM.

May 2024 Community Day Featured Pokemon

As indicated, the highlighted Pokemon for the May 2024 Community Day in Pokemon GO is Bounsweet. It will have a high encounter rate in the wild and a greater chance of being shiny than normal.

The table below displays the evolutions of Bounsweet and the methods to obtain them. Make sure to use Pinap Berries on the Bounsweet you encounter so that you have sufficient Candy to evolve the ones you decide to keep.

Pokemon How to evolve Evolution How to evolve Evolution
Bounsweet 25 Bounsweet Candy Steenee 100 Bounsweet Candy Remembrance
How to evolve Bounsweet and Steenee in Pokemon GO

May 2024 Featured Attack

The May 2024 Community Day will showcase High Jump Kick as the featured attack. If you evolve Steenee between 2:00 PM and 10:00 PM local time on May 19 (during the event and up to five hours after), the resulting Tsareena will acquire High Jump Kick, a Charged Attack of the Fighting type. High Jump Kick has the following characteristics:

Attack Category Type Trainer Battle Properties Gym and Raid Battle Properties
High Jump Kick Charged Attack Fighting type 110 power, plus a chance to greatly decrease the user’s Defense 90 power
High Jump Kick properties in Pokemon GO

May 2024 Community Day Event Bonuses

During Bounsweet Community Day, the following event bonuses will be in effect:

  • Receive twice (2x) the amount of Candy when catching Pokemon.
  • The hatch distance for eggs placed into incubators will be decreased by 75%.
  • The duration of Lure Modules has been extended to three (3) hours, as opposed to the standard 30 minutes.
  • Incense will last for three (3) hours instead of the usual one (1) hour. (Note: Daily Adventure Incense is excluded from this bonus.)
  • A maximum of five (5) Bounsweet photobombs.
  • Players at level 31 and above have a doubled (2x) chance of obtaining Candy XL when capturing Pokemon.

During Bounsweet Community Day, the following bonuses will be active and will remain so for a period of five (5) hours after the event ends, lasting from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM (local time).

  • You have the option to make an additional Special Trade, which will raise the daily maximum to two (2).
  • The cost of trades will be reduced by 50% in terms of Stardust.

May 2024 Community Day Field Research

Players can obtain event-specific Field Research by spinning Photo Discs at PokeStops. By catching a high number of Bounsweet, players can earn rewards such as:

  • Stardust,
  • Great Balls,
  • and meetings with Bounsweet.

May 2024 Community Day PokeStop Showcases

The May 2024 Community Day will feature showcases of PokeStops. Display your Bounsweet and pray that Toucannon and Greedent remain unaware.

May 2024 Community Day Bonus Raids

On May 19, from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM (local time), Steenee will be featured in four-star raids. These raids will only be available locally and cannot be joined using Remote Raid Passes. However, if you successfully defeat the raid, there will be an increased chance of encountering a shiny Bounsweet near the Gym for 30 minutes.

May 2024 Community Day Special Research Story

The upcoming Bounsweet Community Day will feature a Special Research Story that can be obtained by either purchasing it for US$1 or gifting it to an in-game friend who is at the Great Friends level or higher. The price will be equivalent to your local currency.

May 2024 Community Day Web Store Bundle

Another option for obtaining a Special Research Story ticket is by purchasing the Community Day bundle, which is available on the Pokemon GO Web Store for US$4.99. This bundle includes:

  • 10 Ultra Balls,
  • One (1) Elite Charged TM,
  • This ticket grants access to one (1) Special Research Story.

May 2024 Community Day In-Game Store Event Bundles

The in-game store will offer bundles for purchase during Bounsweet Community Day. These bundles include the following:

Event Bundle Cost Event Bundle Contents
480 PokeCoins 30 Ultra Balls,One (1) Incense,Three (3) Super Incubators,And one (1) Lure Module.
1350 PokeCoins 50 Ultra Balls,Five (5) Super Incubators,One (1) Elite Charged TM,And five (5) Lucky Eggs.
Pokemon GO May 2024 Community Day In-Game Store Event Bundles

May 2024 Community Day Stickers

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Image via Pokemon GO Live

Last but certainly not least, there will be charming Bounsweet, Steenee, and Tsareena stickers up for grabs during May 2024’s Community Day. These stickers can be acquired in sets from the in-game shop using PokeCoins, or they may appear randomly when spinning Photo Discs at PokeStops or opening Gifts.

In addition to Bounsweet, May in Pokemon GO will feature a Flock Together Research Day, which will highlight Flying-type Pokemon. Throughout the month, there will also be various Spotlight Hours featuring different Pokemon.

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