The Beloved Buddies event in *Pokemon GO* marks the debut of Dhelmise, bringing with it a host of exciting features, including unique wild spawns and special bonuses. However, there's only one way to catch Dhelmise during this event. Here's a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about Beloved Buddies, including its dates, times, and how to maximize your experience.

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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 moves, which deal 160% super-effective damage. Conversely, Dhelmise has a 63% resistance to Grass-, Water-, Electric-, and Ground-type attacks, and a 39% resistance to Fighting and Normal-type moves.

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Can Dhelmise Be Shiny?

Unfortunately, Dhelmise cannot be Shiny in Pokemon GO during the Beloved Buddies event. 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 dedicated Community Day.

Beloved Buddies Dates & Times

Mark your calendar for the Beloved Buddies event, which runs from Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM to Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM local time. Start playing as soon as the event begins to make the most of it, as confirmed by the event announcement on the Pokemon GO website.

Increased Wild Spawns During Beloved Buddies

During the Beloved Buddies event, Pokemon GO players will notice an increase in wild spawns of friendship-themed Pokemon, including:

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

These Pokemon have the potential to appear in their Shiny forms, with increased odds for Shiny Dunsparce and Diglett. For other Pokemon, the base Shiny odds remain at 1 in 512. Utilize Lure Modules and Incenses to boost your chances of encountering these rare variants.

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Beloved Buddies Bonuses In Pokemon GO

The Beloved Buddies event offers several bonuses to enhance your Pokemon GO experience, including:

• Double XP for catching any Pokemon
• Lure Modules lasting 60 minutes
• Lure Modules attracting event-themed Pokemon such as Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis
• +500 Stardust for catching Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis

Raid Bosses During Beloved Buddies

Shiny encounters in raids have better odds than wild encounters. For instance, the odds of encountering a Shiny Mega Tyranitar are 1 in 128, while Legendary raids offer a 1 in 20 chance. However, since Incarnate Enamorus cannot be Shiny during this event, these odds won't apply.

Field Research Tasks

Beloved Buddies will feature limited-time Field Research tasks, such as catching specific event-themed Pokemon, in exchange for rewards like Stardust and encounters with Tandemaus. We will update this guide with specific tasks as soon as they are announced.

Collection Challenges

Like other Pokemon GO events, Beloved Buddies includes Collection Challenges that require you to catch a significant number of the event's featured Pokemon. Details on which Pokemon will be part of the challenge and the associated rewards will be available on the event's start date, February 11, and will be added here once confirmed.

PokéStop Showcases

The Beloved Buddies event will also feature PokéStop Showcases, where you can enter event-themed Pokemon to compete for rewards like XP, Stardust, and exclusive bonuses. We will update this section with more details as they become available.

Now that you're equipped with all the information on how to get Dhelmise and enjoy the Beloved Buddies event in Pokemon GO, don't forget to check out the rest of the exciting events scheduled for February 2025. And if you're planning to tackle raids on the weekends, our Shadow Regirock raid guide will help you understand its weaknesses and the best counters to use.