Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day preparation guide

Pokemon GO's September Community Day features both Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta and will take place on September 14, 2024, from 2 pm to 5 pm local time. This presents the perfect opportunity to catch Ponyta and its Galarian counterpart as well as evolve them into their respective Rapidash forms, and there are plenty of bonuses to enjoy in addition to these benefits.

With just hours until the Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day takes place, it doesn't hurt to examine what to know about the event as well as look over some tips on how to prepare for it.

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All Bonuses during the Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day

Trading will be cheaper regardless of the creatures being traded during Pokemon GO's Ponyta Community Day (Image via Niantic)

Below, players can find the active bonuses that will be in effect throughout the entirety of the event. Moreover, a collection of bonuses will also take place after the event has concluded, which is also worth keeping in mind.

Active Bonuses During Ponyta Community Day

• Double candy for catching Pokemon.
• Triple Stardust for catching Pokemon.
• Double chance for trainers at Level 31+ to receive Candy XL for catching Pokemon.
• Lure Modules and Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) will last three hours when activated.
• A new photobomb Pokemon will appear when taking snapshots.
• One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two (from 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm local time).
• Trades will require 50% less Stardust to enact (from 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm local time).

Active Bonuses After Ponyta Community Day (5 pm to 10 pm local time on September 14, 2024)

• After the Community Day has ended, trainers can take on special 4-star raids featuring Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta. These raids must be attended in person and will not permit remote raiding.
• When one of these 4-star raids is defeated, Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta spawns will increase around the gym where the raid was hosted for 30 minutes.

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Boosted Pokemon spawns during Pokemon GO's Ponyta Community Day

Galarian Ponyta in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

During the Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day, as the name implies, both Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta will be appearing much more often in the wild. They be found elsewhere including the 4-star raids mentioned above and via Field Research Tasks, which can be completed during the event for extra Ponyta/Galarian Ponyta encounters as well as rewards like Stardust and Great Balls.

It should also be noted that both Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta can appear in their shiny variants, so this event is an excellent opportunity to collect these shiny Ponyta.

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Featured Charged Moves for Pokemon GO's Ponyta Community Day

Rapidash and Galarian Rapidash can both learn a featured Charged Move during this event (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Throughout the course of the Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day, trainers who evolve their Ponyta/Galarian Ponyta into Rapidash/Galarian Rapidash will notice that their Rapidash has already learned the Charged Move Wild Charge. This Electric-type move deals 100 damage in PvP and 90 damage in PvE.

Because this attack is an Electric-type one, it's an excellent way to counter Water-type opponents that give standard Rapidash a difficult time, though the move isn't quite as useful for Galarian Rapidash.

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Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day Special Research

Expand the Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day benefits with the event's Special Research ticket (Image via Niantic)

In addition to the other goodies this event brings, trainers can purchase a ticket for themselves or a friend for $1 USD (or equivalent) to gain access to the Ponyta Community Day Special Research story. While the specifics of the research are unclear, it should feature heavily on Ponyta and Galarian Ponyta while providing tons of Ponyta-related rewards like candy as well as other items and resources.

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Recommended tips to prepare for the Pokemon GO Ponyta Community Day

All in all, preparation for this Community Day comes down to stockpiling and catching necessities including Poke Balls, berries of various types (particularly Pinap Berries), Incense, and standard Lure Modules. Lucky Eggs and Star Pieces can also be fantastic assets to help players level up and accrue tons of Stardust since these items can stack their XP/Stardust games with those of the event.

Moreover, it's advised to catch and power up a few Water, Rock, and Ground-type Pokemon to raid and counter Ponyta's 4-star raids. Meanwhile, the same can be said for Galarian Ponyta 4-star raids and raising up Bug, Dark, and Ghost-type Pokemon to serve as effective counters.