0-12 Star Piece

Double dust and a hardcore grind session is probably enough a reason as any to break a few Star Pieces. If you’re low, consider saving a few for future possible triple dust events.

Claim any outstanding Special Research that rewards dust and complete your research breakthrough during the bonus window if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday. Catch the breakthrough reward after though, as the legendary Pokemon breaking out will waste your bonus window/Star Piece time!

0-12+ Incense

Most players will probably trend closer to 0. However, if there’s a sweet shiny that you still don’t have, you may find it worthwhile to go harder and crack some incense. Having 6 Incense will let you crack open one every 30 minutes and make it last the entirety of the bonus window.

Keep walking! Incense spawns more Pokémon while you’re moving! Even if you’re stuck at work where nothing spawns during the event window, popping some Incense could help you nab a shiny or two. Remember that “quick catching” your Incense spawns will still make them visible on the map after the catch.

0-12 Lucky Eggs

Community Day can be a great time to coordinate Friendship level ups for both players to egg and receive double XP as it’s likely you’ll both be playing. Make sure to coordinate with your friends as it is usually easier to plan for level ups in the minutes before Community Day starts so that the actual event can be spent catching.

This event also features 2x Catch XP. While the XP you can recieve catching pales in comparison to the possibilities with friendship level ups, that still makes this Community Day a great time to coordinate those level ups and get even more out of each Lucky Egg.

Now that level 40 trainers in most areas can submit PoIs, many players will want to level up ASAP. Again, it should be noted that the best way to use Lucky Eggs and gain experience is entirely through friendship.

Lure Modules - Including A Glacial and Mossy Lure Module

Niantic has now announced that Lure Modules will last 3-hours during the bonus window only. Feel free to lure up some stops to increase your spawns even more. Special Lure Modules started at any point during the bonus window will last the full three hours long, meaning it may even be beneficial to drop a lure closer to 2 PM.

This weekend is the first time Glaceon and Leafeon can learn Last Resort. If you’re looking to use those two in PvP, make sure you evolve some under the Great/Ultra League cap. Identify Eevee you wish to evolve beforehand in case you stumble upon a Lure about to expire!

Raid Passes

There’s a chance that the only raids over the weekend will be the featured Pokemon listed above, though it seems likely a 5* boss will still be available. Save Friday’s free daily pass if you’re planning on raiding the featured Pokemon, or ignore this aspect of the event altogether. We’ll try to update the Updates from NZ section with shiny rates if we can get reliable data. Boosted Beldum, for instance, may be worth raiding.

Incubators

Remember that Egg contents are determined when they enter your inventory and plan accordingly.

Despite Incubators being a cheap way to obtain high IV Pokemon, there’s no guarantee you’ll hatch the Pokemon you want, even with 11 possible options.

Now, if Pokemon appear in their normal distance eggs, there will be potential to narrow down egg contents. For instance, a Sunday 10km egg can only contain Ralts and Beldum.

This could also provide a higher percentage of 10km eggs in general, which partners well for trainers planning on using Star Pieces.

Sinnoh Stones

Mamoswine and Gallade both require Sinnoh Stones to evolve into. Save a few if you want to evolve these Pokemon with their exclusive movesets. Players low on Sinnoh Stones can earn more through daily PvP rewards (3 per day from players, 1 from team leader training).

Saving TMs

Speaking of Mamoswine and Gallade, several Pokemon don’t actually (currently) benefit from their exclusive moves. While these moves may have some benefit in PvP or in the future from various updates, players low on TMs may wish to evolve without the exclusive moves. Despite this guide’s insistence on mentioning Last Resort, many players may wish to evolve their Eevees without the move. If you want to TM the move away anyway, save a TM by waiting and evolving later. Note that doing so will prevent that Pokemon from ever learning that move.

Berries and Balls

It’s always a good idea to stock up before CD. Active Pokemon from Lures and Incense can also deplete your resources. Players low on resources should remember to always open 20 daily gifts and to upgrade item bag storage as soon as possible. It is an investment that quickly pays for itself, especially if you’re able to occasionally grind and stock up on items.

Research

During Community Day, Research Tasks are changed to “Catch 3 Pokemon” with the following rewards;

500 Stardust.

2 Ultra Balls.

5 Great Balls.

2 Pinap Berries

NEW: 1 Golden Razzberry

This allows you to not stress about Research during the event and concentrate on catching. It also means that Trainers can rest easy knowing that Community Day itself will help provide them with additional Pinaps, Ultra Balls, and Great Balls! There are a few additional things to keep in mind as far as how this functioned last Community Day;

Research from each stop can only be completed once each day. If you complete a task at a given stop, you cannot receive the “Catch 3 Chimchar” task from that stop.

Tasks revert to their pre-CD tasks when CD is over but you cannot receive research from Stops where you completed “Catch 3 Chimchar” or the original research.

Because of this, you may decide to skip over stops during CD that you know give desirable research (from Discord, Facebook, etc.) or complete them before CD starts.

Many players may do the opposite, choosing not to complete Research in areas they know they will be during CD for easy rewards.

Check to see if you have completed the Research Task of a given Pokestop by the indicator in the top right corner of a Pokestop

What’s in the Box?

Legacy Community Day Special Boxes have held a variety of supplies and are available shortly before the start of Community Day. A list of previous and current contents can be found on our Legacy Special Box list (as well as cost analysis breakdowns). Some Community Days also feature Great and Ultra Boxes, which can be amazing deals for an extremely limited time, disappearing at the end of CD in America. This section will include a more thorough breakdown upon release of the Special Boxes in the Shop.

Expect 0-3 new boxes to be added during CD and removed shortly after.