{"id":1119531,"date":"2026-01-31T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/520752\/pokemon-go-pokemon-community-day-guide-template"},"modified":"2026-01-31T14:19:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:19:01","slug":"pokemon-go-karrablast-and-shelmet-community-day-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-karrablast-and-shelmet-community-day-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em><\/a> is having a Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day<\/strong> event on Sunday, Feb. 9, from 2-5 p.m.<\/strong> in your local time.<\/p>\n

As expected with a Community Day event in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>, Karrablast and Shelmet will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which we\u2019ve listed out below.<\/p>\n

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How do I catch a shiny Karrablast or Shelmet in Pok\u00e9mon Go?<\/h2>\n

As per old research by the now-defunct website The Silph Road (via Wayback Machine<\/a>), Shiny rates on Community Days are about 1 in 24, which means that if you keep playing throughout the three-hour window, you should find quite a few shiny Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re short on time or Pok\u00e9 Balls, you can pop an Incense, then quickly tap each one to check for shiny ones, running from any that aren\u2019t shiny. Notably, any Karrablast or Shelmet you\u2019ve already tapped will face where your player is standing, so that should help identify which ones you may have already checked.<\/p>\n

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What Community Day moves do Karrablast and Shelmet\u2019s evolutions learn?<\/h2>\n

If you evolve Karrablast into Escavalier, it\u2019ll learn the charged move Razor Shell. When evolving Shelmet into Accelgor, it\u2019ll learn the charged move Energy Ball. Both of these moves will be available from evolution from Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. until Feb. 16 at 10 p.m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you miss out on evolving it during this period, you will likely be able to evolve it during a Community Day weekend event in December to get the moves. If you don\u2019t want to wait, you can use an Elite TM<\/a> to get the move.<\/p>\n

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How does Escavalier and Accelgor do in the meta<\/h2>\n

For PvE content (raids and gyms), Escavalier <\/strong>is actually a pretty decent bug-type attacker. Of course it gets outclassed by Megas and some other picks, but it does hold its own weight if you give it Bug Bite<\/strong> and Megahorn<\/strong>. That said, bug-types aren\u2019t used very often in raids (as it\u2019s good against grass-, psychic-, and dark-type Pok\u00e9mon \u2014 all which have powerful and more viable counters), so invest sparingly if you\u2019re looking to save on Stardust.<\/p>\n

For PvP content, expert and Silph Road user JRE47 notes via Reddit post<\/a> that neither will shine, but it may be worth picking up one PvP-eligible Escavalier with its special move (Razor Shell) just in case future buffs smile favorably at it.<\/p>\n

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How do I make the most of Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day?<\/h2>\n

The following bonuses will be active during the Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day:<\/p>\n