Swarms
Overview
Every 3-6 hours, a swarm of special Pokemon will appear on a random route for 2 hours. This consists of 3 commons, 2 uncommons, 2 rare, 2 very rare and 2 extremely rares, replacing the existing wild Pokemon on that route.
A swarm route also gains the following benefits for the duration (land encounters only):
- +25% encounter rate (reduced to +10% for legendaries)
- +10% shiny rate
- +25% more experience
In addition, all Pokemon on the swarm route have a chance to drop Beedrillite (provided you meet the requirements, detailed here) and Soul Shard (a crafting ingredient for Soul Shard (Enhanced)).
While a swarm is active, a notification will appear in the top-left below the blessings.