Fuecoco Shines in March's Pokémon GO Community Day

Pokémon GO's March 2025 Community Day Lineup and Beloved Buddies Event Details

Get ready for a fiery start to March in Pokémon GO! Fuecoco, the Fire Croc Pokémon, ignites the first Community Day event on March 8th, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM (local time). This event boasts increased Fuecoco spawns and boosted Shiny rates.

Evolving your Fuecoco to Skeledirge (via Crocalor) within one week of the event unlocks the powerful Charged Attack, Blast Burn. Skeledirge can also learn Torch Song at any time.

A special Timed Research event runs until March 15th, 10:00 PM (local time), offering a Fuecoco encounter with a Seasonal Special Background and further enhanced Shiny odds. A separate Community Day Special Research ticket ($2.00) provides three Fuecoco encounters (also with Seasonal Special Backgrounds), Battle Passes, and Rare Candies. This ticket is giftable to Great Friends and above.

March and Beyond Community Day Schedule:

Pokémon GO has unveiled a packed Community Day schedule extending through May:

• March 8th, 2025
• March 22nd, 2025 (Community Day Classic)
• April 27th, 2025
• May 11th, 2025
• May 24th, 2025 (Community Day Classic)

Community Day Classic events revisit popular past Pokémon. Details on the other Community Days are yet to be announced.

Beloved Buddies Event: Choose Your Path!

The Beloved Buddies event, featuring Dhelmise, offers a Timed Research with branching paths: Candela (Team Valor) or Arlo (Team GO Rocket).

Initial tasks reward Ultra Balls, Remoraid, and Mantine encounters. Choosing a path unlocks unique rewards:

Candela Path: Poffins, Stardust, Ultra Balls, Luvdisc, Shellder, and Rapidash encounters.

Arlo Path: Poffins, Stardust, Ultra Balls, Pocket Radar, Cubone, Slowpoke, and Scizor encounters.

Select your path based on your preferences and desired Pokémon! Learn more about the Beloved Buddies event in a separate article.