The Beloved Buddies event in *Pokemon GO* marks the exciting debut of Dhelmise, bringing along unique wild spawns and a host of engaging bonuses. Here's your comprehensive guide to making the most out of this event, including how to catch Dhelmise, the event's schedule, and all the additional perks you can enjoy.

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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

Dhelmise’s Weaknesses & Resistances

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

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Can Dhelmise Be Shiny?

Unfortunately, Dhelmise cannot be Shiny in Pokemon GO during this event. Its Shiny form won't be available until a future event, likely a dedicated Community Day.

Beloved Buddies Dates & Times

Mark your calendars! The Beloved Buddies event kicks off on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM and runs until Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time. Make sure to dive into Pokemon GO as soon as it starts to maximize your experience.

Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies

During the Beloved Buddies event, you'll encounter more friendship-themed Pokemon in the wild, including Cutiefly, Diglett, Dunsparce, Fomantis, Illumise, Mantine, Minun, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Plusle, Remoraid, Shellder, Slowpoke, and Volbeat. Many of these Pokemon have a chance to appear in their Shiny forms, with increased odds for Shiny Dunsparce and Diglett. Use Lure Modules and Incenses to boost your chances of encountering these special Pokemon.

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Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokemon GO

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

• Double XP for catching any Pokemon
• Lure Modules lasting 60 minutes instead of the usual duration
• Lure Modules attracting event-themed Pokemon like Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis
• An additional 500 Stardust for catching Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis

Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies

Shiny encounters in Raids have better odds, particularly with Mega Raid bosses like Mega Tyranitar at 1 in 128 and Legendary Raid bosses at 1 in 20, though these odds won't apply to Enamorus during Beloved Buddies.

Field Research Tasks

The Beloved Buddies event will feature limited-time Field Research tasks, such as catching specific event-themed Pokemon, rewarding you with Stardust and encounters with Tandemaus. We'll update this guide with the specific tasks once they're announced.

Collection Challenges

Like many Pokemon GO events, Beloved Buddies includes a Collection Challenge. You'll need to catch a variety of the event's featured Pokemon. Details on which Pokemon and the rewards will be added here upon the event's release on February 11, 2025.

PokéStop Showcases

The event also introduces PokéStop Showcases, where you can enter event-themed Pokemon for a chance to win rewards like XP, Stardust, and exclusive bonuses. We'll update this section with more details as they become available.

Now that you're equipped with all the knowledge about the Beloved Buddies event and how to catch Dhelmise in Pokemon GO, be sure to check out the rest of the February 2025 event schedule. And for those weekend warriors, don't miss our Shadow Regirock raid guide to strategize against this limited-time boss.