Squirtle will be the featured Pokémon for next month's Pokémon GO Community Day Classic on July 9th

Niantic has announced that the next Pokémon GO Community Day Classic event will feature the Tiny Turtle Pokémon, Squirtle. During this event, Squirtle will be appearing more frequently in the wild, and its Shiny variant also available to be encountered. The event will be held on July 9th, between 2:00pm and 5:00pm local time.

Community Day exclusive Field Research will be available during the event, awarding an encounter with a Squirtle wearing sunglasses, with this encounter rarely being a Shiny variant. A Community Day Special Research story: Squirtle Community Day Classic, will also be available for purchase at US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). This Special Research can also be gifted to any friend with a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher.

During the event, Trainers will be able to receive event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops and opening Gifts. These strickers will also be available for purchase from the in-game shop.

The following event bonuses will also be active throughout 3-hour period:

• 1/4 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator
• Incense (except Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours
• Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours
• Trainers can receive a special surprise by taking a few in-game snapshots during the event period

Additionally, Wartortle that are evolved into Blastoise between 2:00pm and 7:00pm local time on the day of the Community Day Classic will learn the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon. This move has 80 power in Trainer Battles, with an Energy cost of 40. In Gyms and in Raids, the Charged Attack has 90 power, with an Energy cost of 50, Duration of 1.9 seconds, and Damage window of 0.5-1.6 seconds.