Test your Mettle event
The test your mettle event is the next event in Pokemon GO. It starts at 10am local time on Friday 16th September 2022 and lasts until 8pm local time on Wednesday 21st September 2022
Test your Mettle event
Here’s all the details for the event
Two new Ultra beasts
Two new ultra beasts are debuting, but they release earlier than the event on 13th September 2022
Celesteela releases in the Southern Hemisphere in 5* raids. It is a Flying/Steel typing
Kartana releases in the Northern Hemisphere in 5* raids. It is a Grass/Steel typing
Mega Aggron
A brand new Mega, Mega Aggron makes its debut from Friday 16th September 2022 till Tuesday 27th September 2022. The shiny is available
Event Bonuses
- Increased chance to receive candy XL for successfully catching Pokemon with Nice, Great and Excellent throws
- Increased candy for successfully catching Pokemon with Nice, Great and Excellent throws
Pokemon debut
Togedemaru the roly-poly Pokemon will make its Pokemon GO debut during the event
Wild encounters
The following Pokemon will be spawning more frequently in the wild
- Magnemite
- Pineco
- Nosepass
- Aron
- Beldum
- Bronzor
- Drilbur
- Ferroseed
- Togedemaru
If lucky
- Prinplup
- Galarian Stunfisk
Drilbur, Prinpup and Togedemaru are the only Pokemon without a chance of shiny
Raids
The following Pokemon will be in raids
| Pokemon | Type of Raid | Shiny Chance | Other details |
| Scyther | 1 star | Yes | |
| Beldum | 1 star | Yes | |
| Shieldon | 1 star | Yes | |
| Klink | 1 star | Yes | |
| Togedemaru | 1 star | No | |
| Magneton | 3 star | No | |
| Skarmory | 3 star | Yes | |
| Mawile | 3 star | Yes | |
| Lairon | 3 star | No | |
| Celesteela | 5 star | No | Southern Hemisphere. 13th-27th September |
| Kartana | 5 star | No | Northern Hemisphere 13th-27th September |
| Mega Aggron | Mega raid | Yes | 16th-27th September |
Eggs
The following Pokemon will feature in 7km eggs
- Alolan Sandshrew
- Alolan Diglett
- Galarian Meowth
- Riolu
- Galarian Stunfisk
All have the chance to be shiny
Field research tasks
Completing certain event themed field research will reward encounters with the following Pokemon
- Magnemite
- Pineco
- Nosepass
- Drilbur
- Ferroseed
- Togedemaru
If lucky
- Beldum
Drilbur and Togedemaru have no shiny chance
Certain research tasks will also reward Steelix and Scizor mega energy
Timed research
There will be Timed research during the event focused on catching Steel type Pokemon. Completing it will reward Aggron mega energy and encounters with Aron and Togedemaru
Thoughts on the event
This event looks to be a decent event even though it’s only a relatively short event
The introduction of two Ultra beasts that are regional to different hemispheres will require you to interact with friends and use some remote passes to collect both of them
Kartana is the new best grass type attacker in the game and will only be overtaken by Mega Sceptile. For that reason it’s worth collecting several of them to have for types weak to grass
Mega Aggron is making its debut which is exciting
The spawns and raids in the event are a nice selection especially having beldum available to stock up on both candy and XL candy
