Summary
- Pokemon GO’s April 2025 Community Day stars Vanillite
- Vanillite is generally one of the most disliked Pokemon in the fandom, largely because many perceive its design to be uninspired.
- The upcoming Community Day will take place on April 27.
Pokemon GO‘s April 2025 Community Day will star Vanillite, Niantic has announced. This happens to be one of the most hated pocket monsters both within and beyond the Pokemon GO community.
Vanilite was originally added to Niantic’s hit mobile game on December 22, 2020, around the time that Pokemon GO players were dealing with an invasion of Team Rocket grunts. The shiny variant of the ice cream pocket monster arrived three years later, initially debuting on Christmas 2023.
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Vanilite is now set to have its first-ever Pokemon GO Community Day, which Niantic just announced. The event will take place on April 27, between 2pm and 5pm local time. As per usual, the upcoming Community Day will serve as a chance for players to stock up on its featured Pokemon by making Vanillite appear in the wild much more frequently. The chances of encountering a shiny variant of the pocket monster will also be significantly increased, with Niantic’s track record suggesting that roughly 1 in 20 Vanillites that spawn during the three-hour window will be of the shiny variety.
Why Do So Many Pokemon Fans Dislike Vanillite?
Social media reactions to the new Community Day announcement have been mixed, mostly because Vanillite is generally disliked among the fandom. While there are multiple factors contributing to its unenviable reputation, the biggest one is related to its very concept, as Vanillite is widely considered to be among the worst-designed Pokemon ever made. Food-themed pocket monsters are overall not too popular, and Vanillite is often cited as an example of a particularly uninspired design, having been envisioned as a flying ice cream cone.
The same criticism applies to its evolutions, Vanillish and Vanilluxe. What’s more, the final form of Vanillite is generally viewed as tactically limited due to its modest moveset, not to mention its matchups. Offensively, Ice-type Pokemon are strong against four types: Grass, Ground, Flying, and Dragon. While that’s a decent number of good matchups, the problem with Vanilluxe and other such creatures is that Ice has four weaknesses—Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel—while resisting only one type, itself. As such, Ice is tied with Normal as the defensively worst type in the entire series.
These matchup issues also translate to Pokemon GO, so the upcoming Community Day is unlikely to help anyone make a more competitive team for the GO Battle League. Any Vanillite caught during the April 2025 Community Day will come with an event-exclusive move in the form of Avalanche.
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Vanillite will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!
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Evolve Vanillish (Vanillite’s Evolution) from the beginning of the event until May 4, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time to get a Vanilluxe that knows the Charged Attack Avalanche.
Avalanche
- Trainer Battles: 90 power
- Gyms and raids: 85 power
For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Vanillite Community Day–exclusive Special Research. Complete this research for even more rewards including the following.
- 3 encounters with Vanillite that have a Might and Mastery–themed Special Background
- Additional encounters with Vanillite
- 1 Premium Battle Pass
- 1 Rare Candy XL
And even more goodies!
- Stay tuned for when tickets for the Special Research go live.
- Don’t forget: you’re now able to purchase and gift tickets to any of your friends that you’ve achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with.
- To gift a ticket, tap the Special Research ticket in the in-game shop, then tap the Gift button instead of the Buy button.
Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal and will not feature a story. Certain restrictions apply. Gifting cannot be completed if the recipient has purchased a Special Research ticket or has been gifted one already.
Keep Community Day going with a Timed Research opportunity that will last for a week following the event!
Trainers that log in during April Community Day will receive Timed Research awarding an encounter with a Vanillite that has a Might and Mastery-themed Special Background. You’ll still have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Vanillite when you complete these research tasks!
Don’t forget, you can evolve Vanillish (Vanillite’s Evolution) during the week following the event to get a Vanilluxe that knows the Charged Attack Avalanche!
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Saturday, May 4, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time.
- 3× XP for catching Pokémon.
- 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
- 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon.
- Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
- Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.
- Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!
- One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day.*
- Trades will require 50% less Stardust.*
*While most bonuses are only active during the three-hour event period, these will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.
Field Research
April Community Day–themed Field Research will be available! Catch Vanillite to earn rewards such as Stardust, Great Balls, additional encounters with Vanillite, and more!
If you GO out and explore with your community, you may even find Field Research that leads to encounters with Vanillite that have a Might and Mastery–themed Special Background—if you’re lucky!
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during Vanillite Community Day!
An Ultra Community Day Box featuring 2 Rare Candies and one Special Research ticket will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency).
Event Bundles
- Two Community Day bundles will be available during this event.
- For 1,350 PokéCoins, you will get 50 Ultra Balls, five Super Incubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs.
- For 480 PokéCoins, you will get 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.
- Check out the in-game shop to snag one of these bundles!
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