Pokemon GO has revealed more information about what players can expect from the upcoming Pokemon GO Fest 2021, and it involves Legendary Pokemon and Raid Battles. A posting on Pokemon GO's official website has revealed that almost every Legendary Pokemon will feature in raid battles during the upcoming event.

This year's Pokemon GO Fest comes as Pokemon GO celebrates its fifth anniversary with merchandise and special events. Despite a noticeable dip in popularity since the mobile game was released in 2016 and captured players' attention worldwide, Pokemon GO still has a very dedicated fan base who will be excited for Pokemon GO Fest 2021.

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The Legendary will start appearing when Pokemon GO Fest 2021 begins on Sunday, July 18th, but they won't appear all at once. The event will be split into four differently themed hours, with each hour repeating once. These hours are "Wind Hour," "Lava Hour," "Frost Hour," and "Thunder Hour." Different Legendary Pokemon that relate to the hour's theme will appear in five-star raid battles during each of these hours. The post also mentions that no Mythical Pokemon will appear in five-star raids, so players will need to wait a little longer to learn how Mythical Pokemon will feature in Pokemon GO Fest 2021.

During "Wind Hour," Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Latias, Latios, Regigigas, Altered Forme Giratina, Cresselia, Virizion, and Therian Forme Tornadus will be available for trainers to battle and catch. In the following "Lava Hour," Moltres, Entei, Regirock, Groudon, Heatran, Reshiram, Terrakion, Therian Forme Landorus, and Yveltal are featured. Then "Frost Hour" will star Articuno, Suicune, Lugia, Regice, Kyogre, Palkia, and Kyurem in five-star raids. Finally, in the last hour, "Thunder Hour," trainers can battle and catch Zapdos, Raikou, Registeel, Rayquaza, Dialga, Cobalion, Therian Forme Thundurus, Zekrom, and Xerneas.

Pokemon GO Fest 2021's Legendary Pokemon event will run from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm local time. The "Wind Hour" runs from 10:00 am to 11:00 am and 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The following hour will be "Lava Hour," which will be active from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Then it will be "Frost Hour" from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. "Thunder Hour," the last of the four sections, begins at 1:00 pm till 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm. This event will also be the first event since Pokemon GO changed its pandemic features.

While Pokemon GO Fest 2021 is definitely an exciting time for players, many Pokemon GO fans are still unhappy with some changes to the game. The community backlash could cast a shadow over the upcoming event, and some players may even boycott Pokemon GO Fest 2021. Though it is possible that the controversies will have blown over by the start of Pokemon GO Fest 2021 or that Niantic may address and fix the issues players have with the changes.

Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.

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Source: PokemonGoLive