Pokemon GO Event: Get Dhelmise, Dates, Times, Raids

The Beloved Buddies event in *Pokemon GO* marks the debut of Dhelmise, bringing along a host of exciting wild spawns and bonuses. Here's your comprehensive guide to the event, including how to catch Dhelmise, event dates, and more.

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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

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

Dhelmise’s Weaknesses & Resistances

Dhelmise, a Grass- and Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokemon GO, is vulnerable to Fire-, Dark-, Ice-, Ghost-, and Flying-type attacks, which deal 160% super-effective damage. Avoid using Grass-, Water-, Electric-, and Ground-type moves as Dhelmise is 63% resistant to them, and it's 39% resistant to Fighting and Normal-type attacks.

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Can Dhelmise Be Shiny?

Unfortunately, Dhelmise cannot be Shiny in Pokemon GO at this time. This means you won't encounter a Shiny variant after defeating it in a 3-Star Raid. Shiny Dhelmise is expected to be introduced in a future event, such as a Community Day.

Beloved Buddies Dates & Times

Mark your calendars for the Beloved Buddies event, which runs from Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM until Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM local time. This schedule was confirmed on the Pokemon GO website.

Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies

During the Beloved Buddies event, you'll encounter more friendship-themed Pokémon in the wild, including:

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

All these Pokémon have a chance of being Shiny, with increased odds for Shiny Dunsparce and Diglett. Use Lure Modules and Incenses to boost your chances of encountering these Pokémon.

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Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokemon GO

Take advantage of these bonuses during the Beloved Buddies event:

• Double XP for catching Pokémon
• Lure Modules last for 60 minutes
• Lure Modules attract event-themed Pokémon like Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis
• +500 Stardust for catching Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis

Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies

The Beloved Buddies event features various Raid bosses, including:

Shiny odds are better for raid bosses like Mega Tyranitar (1 in 128) and Legendary Pokémon (1 in 20), although Enamorus won't have a Shiny variant during this event.

Field Research Tasks

Beloved Buddies introduces limited-time Field Research tasks, such as catching event-themed Pokémon, in exchange for rewards like Stardust and encounters with Tandemaus. Specific tasks will be added to this guide once they are announced.

Collection Challenges

As with other Pokemon GO events, Beloved Buddies includes Collection Challenges that require you to catch the event's featured Pokémon. Details on the Pokémon and rewards will be updated here once available.

PokéStop Showcases

The Beloved Buddies event will feature PokéStop Showcases where you can enter event-themed Pokémon to compete for rewards like XP, Stardust, and exclusive bonuses. More details will be added as they are revealed.

Now that you're equipped with all the information on how to catch Dhelmise and enjoy the Beloved Buddies event, check out the rest of the February 2025 event schedule in Pokemon GO. For weekend raiders, don't miss our Shadow Regirock raid guide to optimize your strategy against this limited-time boss.