Pokemon Go One Year Anniversary Event Details Revealed

You can now catch special Pikachus wearing Ash's hat.

By Alex Gilyadov

Niantic Labs has shared new details on Pokemon Go's in-game one year anniversary event.

From July 6 at 1:00 p.m. PT/4:00 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT to July 24 at 1:00 p.m./4:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. CT players will have the chance to catch special Pikachus wearing Ash Ketchum's iconic hat from the animated TV show.

During that time, Niantic will also give players the opportunity to purchase discounted anniversary boxes which include Raid Passes, Ultra Balls, Incubators, and Max Revives.

Niantic is also planning a few other one year anniversary in-game and real-world events in the coming weeks and months.

This includes the Pokemon Go Fest, which will be hosted in Chicago's Grant Park on July 22 and will feature various Pokemon themed activities to take part in with your fellow trainers.

There will also be events hosted at select Unibail-Rodamco locations this August and September in Europe, and Pokémon GO events at the Pikachu Outbreak in Yokohama, Japan this August.

Niantic will share additional information about all three in the near future.

Pokemon Go recently re-opened with revamped gyms and the new raid battles. You can read more about the updates here.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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