Pokemon GO Confirms Gen 9 Pokemon Debut For April Event

Pokemon Go revealed the debut of the Steel 9-type Orthworm creature for the upcoming Steeled Resolve event, arriving in late April. As the game approaches its 10th anniversary, Pokemon Go players can look forward to plenty of exciting limited events over the next few months. The ongoing season of Memories in Motion brought some long-awaited debuts in March, including Gigantamax Pikachu and Blipbug. The AR game has already confirmed that April will include more monster releases.

April started very well Pokemon Go fans. On April Fool's Day, Pokemon Go fan favorite Mimikyu debuted without warning. The Ghost-Fairy type began spawning in the wild as part of the A Shockingly Good Time event. Later on April 4th, the game hosted a Fashion Raid Day event with over ten costumed Pokémon. Now comes a returning limited event focused on Steel-type monsters, featuring the debut of the popular earthworm Pokémon from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

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Pokemon GO Reveals Orthworm Debut in Steeled Resolve Event

Pokemon Go is debuting the Orthworm Gen 9 monster for the next edition of its Steeled Resolve event, which runs from Tuesday, April 28th to Monday, May 4th. During the event, the Orthworm will appear in 3-Star Raids, so players will have to fight it to catch it. Additionally, unlike most Pokemon debuts, Orthworm will have a shiny counterpart at launch in the game. The Steeled Resolve event will also focus on Meltan and fans using the Mystery Box Pokemon Go during the event, he will have a chance to meet the shiny Meltan. The waiting time for new Mystery Boxes to open will also be reduced. Additionally, Steel-type creatures such as Magnemite, Aron, Ferrosed, Pawniard, and others will appear more frequently in the wild.

Completing event-themed field research will allow players to encounter Pineco, Nosepass, Drilbur, and more. Also appearing in 1-Star Raids are Honedge, Shieldon, and Beldum, all hoping to be buffed. Finally, players will automatically unlock the limited GO Pass: Steeled Resolve – Taken. Progressing through the GO Pass will reward fans with double Candy from catches, a Super Missile Radar, and encounters with Meltan and other event-themed monsters. Steel type Pokemon in Pokemon Go they can be quite useful in PvP battles and raids, so players should not miss the opportunity to stock up on Candy for powerful creatures like Meltan or Metagross.

In the main games, the Orthworm is known as the Lurking Steel Titan Pokemon Scarlet and Violeta giant earthworm Pokemon that players must defeat. It looks like Orthworm will suffer a similar fate Pokemon Go debuting in Raids instead of spawning in the wild. Whether the availability of Orthworm v Pokemon Go will be exclusive to limited events remains to be seen. On the other hand, Orthworm gradually grew in popularity among fans and is even part of it Pokemon Champions' current lineup.

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In addition to Steeled Resolve week, another event returns in April 2026. Pokemon GoThe next Sustainability Week will take place from April 14-20 and will debut the Ground-type Silicobra. Fans should also look forward to the first Tinkatinku Community Day on April 11th, which will feature the exclusive Charged Attack Gigaton Hammer.