Pokémon GO equinox 2019 event now underway until March 26 at 1 p.m. PDT

The Equinox 2019 event has been announced for Pokémon GO players across the globe. This in-game event features increased spawns of various Grass-type Pokémon, such as Oddish. Read on below for more information from the development team at Niantic:

With spring days arriving in the northern hemisphere and autumn quickly approaching in the southern hemisphere, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the coming equinox with some Grass-type Pokémon.

Date + Time

  • Mar. 19, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to Mar. 26, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Features

  • Grass-type Pokémon—like Oddish, Exeggcute, Sunkern, and Shroomish—appear more frequently in the wild.
  • Lunatone and Solrock have switched hemispheres at the start of the event in celebration of the equinox.
    • These Pokémon will stay in their new hemispheres after the event.

Raids

  • Grass-type Pokémon are available to challenge in raids.

Field Research

  • Limited-time Grass-type Pokémon Field Research is available during this event.

Move
New moves have been permanently added to the game.

  • Acid Spray: Arbok, Victreebel, Tentacruel, Muk, Alolan Muk, Quagsire, Qwilfish, Octillery, and Swalot.
  • Leaf Tornado: Victreebel, Shiftry, and Tropius.

Source: Official Pokémon GO blog and @PokemonGoApp