Events

From Pokémon Vortex Wiki

Volcanion Event

Volcanion was released on all fire maps during both the day and night from the 11th of November, 2014 to the 12th of November, 2014. Volcanions could have been found in their Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic and Shadow variants. All had the appearance rate of every other legendary Pokemon.

 
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Christmas 2014 - Caterpie (Christmas) Event

Caterpie (Christmas) was released on all grass maps only during the night on the 25th of December, 2014. Caterpie (Christmas) had an appearance rate like every legendary Pokemon. This event lasted until the 27th of December, 2014.

 
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New Year 2015 - Pikachu Cosplay Event

On the 2nd of January, 2015, all players received an Event Ticket, which allowed the player to open the Event Center. Players were required to catch every normal form of Unown to get one random Pikachu Cosplay. This event ended on the 13th of January, 2015.

 
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Kyurem Event

On the 8th of July, 2015, every player that defeated the event trainers received an event ticket. After unlocking event center, players were required to buy a DNA Splicer for 500,000 . A DNA Splicer enabled players to fuse their Kyurem and Reshiram into Kyurem (White). Also, players had the option of fusing Kyurem and Zekrom into Kyurem (Black). After the kyurems were fused, they were automatically lvl 100. On the 9th of July, 2015, an IRC Pokemon Vortex chat room giveaway began. Random Kyurem variants were given in chat every 30 minutes, or when 10 new members joined. The event, and chat giveaway, ended on the 20th of July, 2015. The event returned on the 21st of May, 2016 and lasted until the 12th of June, 2016.

 
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Zygarde Event

The Pokemon Vortex Zygarde event started on the 2nd of October, 2015. A DNA Splicer was required for the event. However, if a player already bought a DNA Splicer during the previous Kyurem event, that player was not require to purchase a DNA Splicer a second time. The price was the same at 500,000 . The Zygarde (Cell) was available on cave land maps during both the day and night. The Zygarde (Cell) could be found in all of it's forms: Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic, and Shadow. Zygarde (Cell) had an appearance rate like that of every other non-legendary Pokemon. Zygarde (Core) was available on cave land maps during both the day and night. Zygarde (Core) could be found in all of it's forms: Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic, and Shadow. Zygarde (Core) had an appearance rate like that of every other legendary Pokemon. There were also twitter and IRC chat room giveaways for Zygarde (Core). Zygarde (Partial) was attainable by fusing 10 Zygarde (Cell) and 1 Zygarde (Core). The final form, a Zygarde (Complete), was available by fusing 5 Zygarde (Partial) and 1 Zygarde. This event ended on the 30th of October, 2015. The event returned on the 22nd of April, 2016, but ended on the 20th of May, 2016. Instead of the caveland maps, the zygarde cores and cells were found on the grass maps during both the night and day.

 
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Halloween 2015 - Rotom (Halloween) Event

Players were able to earn an event ticket by beating all Event Trainers. After unlocking event center, a trainer called Creeper was waiting to battle. After defeating him, players received a Normal Rotom (Halloween), and a chance to challenge Creeper a second time. However, the second time Creeper is significantly stronger, and reward for defeating him a second time was a random Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic or Shadow variant of Rotom (Halloween). This event lasted from the 30th of October, 2015 to the 2nd of November, 2015.

 
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Christmas 2015 - Pikachu (Christmas) Event

In order to obtain a Pikachu (Christmas) from event center, players were required to own a Pikachu of that variant. However, the player was required to own a Pikachu with himself, or herself, as the Original Trainer. This event lasted from December 22nd, 2015 to December 31st, 2016.

 
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Note: This event was re-run in February 2016 due to server issues.

Super Secret Event - Vivillon Event

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In order to obtain Vivillon (Pokeball) and Vivillon (Fancy), players were required to complete personal, and community milestones. This event lasted from the 12th of March, 2016 to the 30th of March, 2016.

 
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'May The 4th Be With 'Chu' - Pikachu (Jedi) Event

In order to obtain a Pikachu (Jedi), players were require to login into game, and claim free code from dashboard. The event was live for a single day on the 4th of May, 2016.

 
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Arceus Exchange v1 - Arceus (Water) Event

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In order to obtain an Arceus (Water), players were require to complete Sinnoh Side Quests. After a player had completed the Side Quests, then the event center allowed that player to exchange their Sinnoh Side Quest Ribbon into a Water Plate. With the Water Plate, it was possible to evolve an Arceus into an Arceus (Water). The event lasted from the 28th of June 2016 to the 10th of July, 2016.

 
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Rotom (Pokedex) Event

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In order to obatin the Rotom (Pokedex), players were required to roam Map 26 until they found a Rotom (Pokedex), and caught the event Pokemon. This event went live on the 12th of August, 2016, and ended on the 15th of August, 2016.

 
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Arceus Exchange v2 - Arceus (Electric) Event

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In order to obtain an Arceus (Electric), players were require to complete Sinnoh Side Quests. After a player had completed the Side Quests, then the event center allowed that players to exchange their Sinnoh Side Quest Ribbon for an Electric Plate. With the Electric Plate, it was possible to evolve an Arceus into an Arceus (Electric). The event lasted from the 18th of September, 2016 to the 17th of October, 2016.

 
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Halloween 2016 - Togepi (Halloween) Event

In order to obtain a Togepi (Halloween), players were required to claim their Togepi (Halloween) from their dashboard in game. This event went live on October 31st, 2016 to the 1st of November, 2016.

 
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Spin2Win - Diglett (Christmas) Event

Diglett (Christmas) was the first event Pokémon to be introduced via a mini-game. In order to obtain one, players had to randomly spin a slot machine of 3. There was a small chance to win a Diglett (Christmas), Caterpie (Christmas), or a Pikachu (Christmas). This event started on December 15th, 2016 and ended December 27th, 2016.

 
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New Year 2017 - Alolan Starters Event

From the 30th of December, 2016, through the 1st of January, 2017, players could claim a Rowlet, Litten, or Popplio of a random type from their dashboard. After hitting level 17, these Pokemon would evolve into Dartrix, Torracat, and Brionne respectively. Finally, at level 34 these Pokemon would evolve into Decidueye, Incineroar, or Primarina.

 
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Deoxys Scavenger Hunt - Deoxys Forms Event

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Deoxys forms, never before released, became available from February 9th, 2017 through February 23rd, 2017. The only way to get them was through the completion of ten difficult tasks. Very few players managed to complete it, thus making these Pokémon incredibly rare.

 
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'I Am Your Father' - Cubone (Vader) Event

In order to obtain a Cubone (Vader), players were require to login into game, and claim free code from dashboard. The event was live for a single day on the 4th of May, 2017.

 
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