Mark Your Calendars: Important Date for Pokémon GO Players on July 19

Oh man, where to even start with all the Pokémon GO madness in July? Seriously, this month is always a whirlwind, but this year’s been… I don’t know, extra chaotic? You’ve got all this GO Fest excitement and the game’s turning nine, so everyone’s buzzing. It’s like, can the event page even keep up with all these updates? Spoiler: It totally couldn’t.

Anyway — wait, what was I saying? Ah, right — middle of July rolls around, and thank goodness, it’s finally slowing down a tad. But if you’re one of those “gotta catch ’em all” types, brace yourself because July 19 is gonna be a ride.

So here’s the deal: even without a bazillion events, there are still some juicy tidbits for anyone who’s, you know, still standing. The Water Festival is back, which is cool or whatever, but it’s bringing Tatsugiri from Scarlet and Violet. Oh, and there’s this Summer Concert thing too, with heaps of Pokémon jams. July 19 is when everything collides — like a messy but somehow amazing casserole of gaming goodness.

Now, if you’re eyeing that Gigantamax Lapras — because who wouldn’t, right? — you’ve got this tiny window. From 2 PM to 5 PM local time, you can battle it out. And just when you think you might log off, boom, the Summer Concert kicks off at 5 PM. So yeah, maybe cancel your evening plans — whoops. With Junichi Masuda’s special tracks, who wouldn’t want to hang out a bit longer and just vibe?

Both of these events line up perfectly with the Water Festival, which means candy bonuses galore and shiny hunts for Staryu and Tirtouga. After Lapras bids adieu, Quaxly Community Day steps in — shiny ducks, anyone?

Oh, and July 22 is when a bunch of current events wrap up, conveniently syncing with some Pokémon Presents presentation thing. Probably more announcements — maybe, fingers crossed, new Paradox Pokémon? I guess we’ll see. There’s always a twist lurking somewhere with Pokémon GO, so smash that follow on the official channels.

Would you believe I forgot where I was going with all this? Anyway. Pokémon GO is wild, man.