Xerneas and Other Gen 6 Pokémon Arrive in Luminous Legends X Pokémon GO Event

The Season of Legends is heating up in Pokémon GO with the arrival of Xerneas as part of the Luminous Legends X event. The release of one of Gen 6’s Legendary creatures comes alongside the launch of various Dragon and Fairy type species from the Kalos region. Yveltal seems to be coming in a similar event at a later date, so let’s dive into all of the details for the Luminous Legends X event in Pokémon GO.

When is the Xerneas Release Date in Pokémon GO

The Luminous Legends X event will begin on Tuesday, May 4th at 10am in your local time zone. This will be a two week event, ending at 8pm on Monday, May 17th. You’ll have a lot to do during this time though, including hunting down Xerneas raids at nearby gyms. Here’s all the features of the event.

Luminous Legends X Event Details

• Xerneas debuts in 5-star raids
• Spritzee, Swirlix, and Goomy debut in the wild
  • Other Dragon and Fairy-type Pokémon will spawn more in the wild as well
• Introduction of the Rainy Lure Moduel
  • Attracts Pokémon that like rain
  • Water, Bug, and Electric-type Pokémon
  • Can evolve Sliggoo into Goodra within range
• Luminous Legends X exclusive Timed and Field Research
  • Encounter Fairy-type Pokémon such as Spritzee and Swirlix
• 7km eggs hatch Cleffa, Igglybuff, Azurill, Gible, Swirlix, and Spritzee
• Psychic, Dragon, and Fairy-type Pokémon added to raids
  • Galarian Ponyta
  • Alolan Exeggutor
  • Xerneas
• AR Mapping tasks offer Galrian Ponyta encounters
• Exclusive moves for Dragonite and Salamence
  • Evolve or Charge TM Dragonite to know Draco Meteor
  • Evolve or Charge TM Salamence to know Outrage
• Global Challenge – Catch 500 million Fairy-type Pokémon
  • Receive 3x Catch XP for the rest of the event
  • Pancham added to Pokémon GO
  • Shiny Galarian Ponyta added (available after the event as well)

So that’s quite a bit, especially compared to some of the more muted events lately in Pokémon GO. And this is just the first half, which focuses on Xerneas. Luminous Legends Y will follow at some point and will feature Yveltal and many more bonuses. Be sure to check back for guides on all of these activities for the Luminour Legends X event in Pokémon GO.