The Steely Resolve event in Pokémon GO, running from January 21st to 26th, marks the highly anticipated debut of the Corviknight evolutionary line: Rookidee, Corvisquire, and Corviknight. This arrival fulfills a long-standing community wish, adding another popular Galar Pokémon to the game's roster.
The event was subtly foreshadowed in December 2024's Dual Destiny Season loading screen, which featured Rookidee and Corviknight before their official announcement. The Steely Resolve event will offer a multifaceted experience:
Event Highlights:
- New Pokémon: Rookidee, Corvisquire, and Corviknight make their Pokémon GO debut.
- Special Research: A new Dual Destiny Special Research storyline will be available, offering unique rewards.
- Field Research Tasks: Players can complete various Field Research tasks for additional rewards.
- Shiny Pokémon: Increased chances to encounter shiny versions of several Pokémon, including Clefairy, Paldean Wooper, and more.
- Bonuses: Magnetic Lure Modules will attract specific Pokémon, and Charged TMs can remove the Frustration Charged Attack from Shadow Pokémon. Increased spawns of ten specific Pokémon.
- Raids: One-star, five-star (featuring Deoxys and Dialga), and Mega Raids will offer challenging encounters.
- Eggs: 2km Eggs will have a chance to hatch Shieldon, Carbink, Mareanie, and Rookidee.
- Featured Attacks: Evolving specific Pokémon during the event will grant them unique, powerful attacks. This includes Corviknight learning Iron Head.
- GO Battle Week: A concurrent GO Battle Week (January 21st-26th) offers increased Stardust rewards and a boosted daily battle cap.
Specific Event Details:
The Steely Resolve event runs from January 21st, 10:00 AM to January 26th, 8:00 PM local time. A $5 Paid Timed Research will also be available. The boosted wild spawns include Clefairy, Machop, Totodile, Marill, Hoppip, Paldean Wooper, Shieldon, Bunnelby, Carbink, and Mareanie (denotes potential shiny encounters). Raid encounters include Lickitung, Skorupi, Pancham, Amaura, Deoxys (Attack & Defense Forme), and Dialga (*denotes potential shiny encounters). Mega Raids will feature Mega Gallade and Mega Medicham.
The GO Battle Week will feature 4x Stardust from win rewards (excluding end-of-set rewards), an increased daily battle cap of 20 sets (100 battles), and free battle-themed Timed Research.
This event promises a packed schedule of activities for Pokémon GO trainers, culminating in the highly anticipated arrival of Corviknight and its evolutionary predecessors. The combination of new Pokémon, increased shiny rates, special research, and GO Battle Week bonuses makes this a must-attend event for players of all levels.
