Pokemon Go Crown Clash event date, Kingambit debut, Raids & more
Kingambit’s long-awaited debut will finally take place duringPokemon Go‘s Crown Clash event, featuring Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and plenty of surprises. Don’t miss out on how to get the Big Blade Pokemon!
The Paldean Pokedex is still reduced inNiantic’s mobile game, with less than half of them currently available. However, one more is joining the ranks, as Kingambit will finally be introduced during an event focused on the Big Blade Pokemon.
Its pre-stages from the Unova region,Pawniardand Bisharp, have been part of Pokemon Go since 2020, so its arrival was imminent. What wasn’t expected was an entire event focused on theDark/Steel-type samurai, so here are all the details.
Crown Clash event: Date & time
The Pokemon Go Crown Clash event will run fromSaturday, July 01, 2025, at 10:00 AM until Sunday, August 06, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time.
This means players will have around eight days to gather enough Candy to evolve Pawniard into Bisharp and finally into its final stage.
Keep in mind that evolving Pawniard into Bisharp will require 50 Candy. Then, to get Kingambit, you must gather another 100 Candy and defeat 15 Dark or Steel-type Pokemon in Raid battles while having Bisharp as your Buddy.
Pokemon debuts
As mentioned above, the event will center onKingambit’s debut.However, the Big Blade Pokemon is not coming alone.
Besides Kingambit, two new costumed creatures will appear:
Pokemon marked with an (*) can appear as Shiny.
Wild encounters
The following creatures will spawn more often in the wild during the Crown Clash event days:
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Here are the Pokemon that will take overRaids:
1-Star Raids
3-Star Raids
Event bonuses
These are the bonuses trainers will be able to enjoy during the Crown Clash event:
Field Research task rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available during Kingambit’s celebration. Players who manage to complete them will get useful rewards, includingencounters with event-themed Pokemon.
Collection Challenge
During the Crown Clash, event-themed Collection Challenges will be available for all trainers. Those who complete the Catch and Evolution-focused Collection Challenges willreceive XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Pawniard.
Additionally, trainers Level 31 or higher will receive one guaranteedCandy XL for evolving Pokemonafter completing the Collection Challenge.
The Crowned Collection Challenge
PokeStop Showcases
As with most events,PokeStop Showcaseswill be taking place in different PokeStops, so search for them to enterevent-themed competitionsand earn extra items.
Pokemon Go Web Store
ThePokemon Go Web Storewill have incredible deals during the Crown Clash celebration.
Moreover, trainers can get a15% discount on their first web store purchaseof any item that costs US$ 9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) or more.
Track Pokemon
Don’t forget to use the recently releasedPokemon Alert featureto go after Pawniard and gather all the Candy you’ll need to evolve it all the way into Kingambit.
The feature enables players to track a specific creature in the wild by sending them an alert once it is nearby.
That’s all the information available about the Crown Clash event in Pokemon Go. Don’t forget to check the other events like theSpotlight Hour scheduleand all of theRaid BossesandShadow Raid bossesavailable.
