Pokemon GO's Beloved Buddies Event: Get Dhelmise, Event Schedule, Raids Details

The Beloved Buddies event in *Pokemon GO* marks the exciting debut of Dhelmise, accompanied by a variety of wild spawns and enticing bonuses. However, there's only one way to catch Dhelmise during this event. Here's a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about Beloved Buddies, including its dates, times, and how to participate.

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How to Get Dhelmise in Pokemon GO Dhelmise’s Weaknesses & Resistances Can Dhelmise Be Shiny? Beloved Buddies Dates & Times Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokemon GO Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies Field Research Tasks Collection Challenges PokéStop Showcases

How to Get Dhelmise in Pokemon GO

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The only way Pokemon GO players can get Dhelmise is by participating in 3-Star Raids where the Sea Creeper Pokemon appears as a boss during the Beloved Buddies event. You'll need to defeat Dhelmise in these raids to have a chance to catch it afterward.

Dhelmise’s Weaknesses & Resistances

Dhelmise is a Grass- and Ghost-type in Pokemon GO, making it vulnerable to Fire-, Dark-, Ice-, Ghost-, and Flying-type attacks, which will deal 160% super-effective damage. Conversely, Dhelmise is 63% resistant to Grass-, Water-, Electric-, and Ground-type attacks, and 39% resistant to Fighting and Normal-type moves.

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Can Dhelmise Be Shiny?

Unfortunately, Dhelmise cannot be Shiny in Pokemon GO during the Beloved Buddies event. This means that even after defeating it in a 3-Star Raid, you won't encounter a Shiny variant. Typically, new Pokemon are introduced without their Shiny forms, which are often added in future events like Community Days.

Beloved Buddies Dates & Times

To maximize your experience, start playing the Beloved Buddies event as soon as it begins on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM, and continue until it ends on Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM local time. This schedule was confirmed via the event's announcement on the Pokemon GO website.

Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies

During the Beloved Buddies event, Pokemon GO players will encounter a diverse selection of friendship-themed Pokemon more frequently in the wild. These include:

• Cutiefly
• Diglett
• Dunsparce
• Fomantis
• Illumise
• Mantine
• Minun
• Nidoran♀
• Nidoran♂
• Plusle
• Remoraid
• Shellder
• Slowpoke
• Volbeat

All of these Pokemon have a chance to be Shiny, with increased odds for Shiny Dunsparce and Diglett. The base Shiny odds for the others remain at 1 in 512, but using Lure Modules and Incenses can boost your chances.

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Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokemon GO

The Beloved Buddies event offers several bonuses to enhance your gameplay, including:

• Double XP when catching any Pokemon
• Lure Modules lasting for an extended time of 60 minutes
• Lure Modules attracting event-themed Pokemon such as Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis
• +500 Stardust for every caught Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis

Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies

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In addition to Dhelmise, the Beloved Buddies event introduces various Raid bosses at different levels. Here's a detailed look at the Raid bosses and their Shiny availability:

Shiny odds for Raid bosses are generally better than for wild encounters. For instance, the odds of encountering a Shiny Mega Tyranitar are 1 in 128, while Legendary Raids offer a 1 in 20 chance. However, since Incarnate Enamorus cannot be Shiny during this event, these odds won't apply.

Field Research Tasks

Beloved Buddies will feature limited-time Field Research tasks, such as catching specific event-themed Pokemon, in exchange for rewards like Stardust and encounters with Tandemaus. Specific tasks will be updated here once they are announced.

Collection Challenges

Like other Pokemon GO events, Beloved Buddies includes Collection Challenges that require you to catch a significant number of the event's featured Pokemon. Details on which Pokemon and the associated rewards will be added here on the event's start date, February 11.

PokéStop Showcases

The Beloved Buddies event will also host PokéStop Showcases, where you can enter event-themed Pokemon to compete for rewards like XP, Stardust, and exclusive bonuses. More details on this feature will be updated as they become available.

Now that you're equipped with all the information on how to get Dhelmise and enjoy the Beloved Buddies event, don't forget to check out the rest of the exciting events scheduled for February 2025 in Pokemon GO. And for weekend players, our Shadow Regirock raid guide offers insights into the boss's weaknesses and the best counters to use.