There's no more guessing what exclusive move will be available during this month's Community Day in Pokemon GO. Thanks to a Chinese newsletter, we have the lowdown on what Niantic has up its sleeve this February.
It's just short of a week before the next Community Day kicks off. On February 16, players will have the opportunity to learn an exclusive move for this month's featured Pokemon. Recently, a leak has provided clarity as to which move this will be: Ancient Power.
February's Community Day will feature Swinub. This piggy Pokemon goes through a couple transformations, eventually evolving into Mamoswine. According to the information in the Chinese newsletter, when players evolve a Piloswine into a Mamoswine during Community Day, it will learn the move "Ancient Power." This is a reference to the way it evolves in the main Pokemon series, as Piloswine must know Ancient Power in order to evolve into Mamoswine. Also just like the main titles, Ancient Power is a Rock-type move. It has a low base power of 70 and comes with three charges.
This month's Community Day begins on February 16, and runs from 2:00PM - 5:00PM EST. Those that hop onto Pokemon GO during that time can take part in the above activities, as well as receive some nice bonuses, like 3x Catch Stardust and 3-Hour Lures.
While on the subject of special events, Pokemon GO will be holding a Friendship Weekend this weekend. This will be a new mini-event that offers players a few bonuses that keep with the theme. There will be double friendship gains, double candy from trades, and half the stardust required to make a trade. The event might not be as big the Lunar New Year event currently running, but it's always nice when a developer gives back to the community - even if it's for no other reason than the spirit of friendship.
There is one more event the Pokemon GO community can currently participate in. From now until March 4, lucky players will have a shot at receiving a shiny Meltan. Additionally, Niantic has stated that the period players can open a Mystery Box for Meltan has been shortened to three days during the event, down from the usual week. This means players will want to open those boxes as soon as possible.
Pokemon GO is out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.