TheBug Out Eventis making its return toPokemon Gothis year, an event centered around and featuring different Bug-type Pokemon. This year’s event will present players with both new and returning event features and bonuses, as well as a few Pokemon Go debuts.

The 2025 Bug Out Event will be a five-day event, active fromWednesday, Jun 14, 2025, at 10am local time, to Sunday, Jun 11, 2025, at 8pm local time. There will be several notable changes and additions made to this event this year; here’s all you need to know about the 2025 Bug Out Event.

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How To Get Sizzlipede And Centiskorch In Pokemon Go

BothSizzlipede and its evolution Centiskorch will be making their Pokemon Go debutsduring the Bug Out Event. During this event, you will have the opportunity to encounter and catch Sizzlipede through its ownOne-Star Raid and as a research reward.

Once acquired, you will have the option of evolving Sizzlipede into Centiskorch.

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Doing so will require the use of50 Sizzlipede Candy, acquired by catching, transferring, or hatching either Sizzlipede or Centiskorch.

It is unknown how rare Sizzlipede and Centiskorch will be following the conclusion of the Bug Out Event, so make sure to take advantage of this opportunity to add this new Pokemon to your collection.

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Event Bonuses

There will beseveral bonuses available for playersto benefit from throughout this year’s Bug Out Event. First, this includes a handful of bonuses that will reward you forcatching Pokemon using accurate Poke Ball throws, including:

In addition to this, there will be other bonuses having to do with the different Pokemon you will encounter during this event. Each of these bonuses are provided for you below.

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Event Wild Encounter Pokemon

There will beseveral event-themed Pokemon appearing in the wildduring this event, mostly being Bug-type Pokemon. This includes:

With these wild encounter Pokemon being Bug-types, make sure to have aBug-type PokemonMega Evolvedas often as possible during this event.

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This will increase the number of Candy earned when catching different Bug-type Pokemon.

Event Raid Pokemon

There will also be differentevent-themed Pokemon found in Raidsduring this event, in bothOne-Star and Three-Star Raids. Below you can find each of these Raid Pokemon with the Raid Tier that they will be found in.

Event Research

Free Timed Research

You will be given access toFree Timed Researchwhen logging into Pokemon Go during this event. Completing the different tasks for this Timed Research before the end of this event will provide you with bothevent-themed Pokemon encounters and a Lure Module.

you’re able to also purchase additional Timed Research from the Pokemon Go in-game shop, costing$2.00 USD. Completing this Paid Timed Research will reward you with:

You will only have until the end of this event to complete any Timed Research tasks and claim any rewards.

Event Field Research Tasks

You will have the opportunity to claim differentEvent Field Research Tasksduring the Bug Out Event. ensure to visit and spindifferent PokeStop Photo Discsto obtain these Field Research Tasks, rewarding you withMega Energy, Scatterbug Candy, and event-themed Pokemon encounters.

Collection Challenges

There will also beCollection Challengesavailable to complete during this event. You will need tocatch and evolve specific Pokemonto complete these Collection Challenges, rewarding you withStardust, XP, and event-themed Pokemon encounters.