Niantic and The Pokémon Company have announced Mega Dragonite is making it debut in Super Mega Raids during Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos. First seen in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Mega Dragonite appears alongside Mega Victreebel on February 21 and Mega Malamar on February 22 in Super Mega Raids, and lucky players may encounter a Shiny variant.
The “Road to Kalos” event will also be held in the lead-up from February 23 at 12:00 a.m. to February 27 at 11:59 p.m. local time, followed by Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos Global from February 28 to March 1. During Road to Kalos, players can encounter wearing Red’s Hat, Leaf’s Hat, Ethan’s Hat, or Lyra’s hat. Each day, a different event-themed Pokémon will appear in the wild, including the first partner Pokémon from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova.
There will also be Raids held each day from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time with opportunity to battle and catch Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, event-themed Pikachu, Shadow Lugia and Ho-Oh, and many more Pokémon. What’s more, the featured Pokémon for the Raids may appear with a special background.
There will be various event bonuses, including 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period, and an increased Remote Raid Pass limit of 30. There will be no limit on Remote Raids from Saturday, February 28, to Sunday, March 1.
Timed Research themed after the featured regions will be available starting at 5:00 a.m. local time daily, and completing research tasks nets rewards like Candy, TMs, encounters with costumed Pikachu, and more. New Field Research tasks will also be available every day at 12:00 a.m. local time each day.
