Pokémon GO is heading into July 2025 with an unusual double feature: two Community Days in the same month. The schedule opens with a Community Day Classic for Eevee on July 5–6, followed by a regular Community Day starring Quaxly on July 20. Given this rare timeline, it’s worth exploring the differences in what developer Niantic has in store in terms of scope, bonuses, and design for these Pokemon GO seasonal events.
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Revisiting Eevee: A Classic Reimagined
The Community Day Classic brings back Eevee over two consecutive days, running from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time on both July 5 and July 6.
Unlike standard Community Days, Classics give trainers a second chance at capturing Pokemon that previously featured in the game (while also adding quality-of-life tweaks that address past performance issues).
For Eevee, this means easier access to its full set of evolutions. Evolution requirements are dramatically reduced; Espeon and Umbreon require walking only one kilometre as a buddy instead of the traditional ten, while Sylveon drops from 70 hearts to just seven. These relaxed conditions —paired with an extended evolution window until July 12 — make it far easier to complete an Eeveelution lineup without extensive grinding.
Exclusive moves return as well. Each evolution gains its unique special attack when evolved during the event period, such as Vaporeon’s Scald or Sylveon’s Psyshock. Meanwhile, standard Community Day bonuses—like 1/4 egg hatch distance, three-hour Incense and Lure Modules, and an increased shiny encounter rate—help to make the grind feel rewarding rather than repetitive.
The Eevee package, as extensive as it is, isn’t all that is on offer for Pokemon GO players this month. Quaxly’s Community Day is also scheduled for July 20, following the more familiar three-hour format. During this event, and for the week after until July 27, Quaquaval (Quaxly’s evolution) can learn Hydro Cannon, a powerful Water-type move with significant competitive potential. Adding to its impact, Quaquaval simultaneously gains Aqua Step, boosting its attack by one stage in trainer battles and positioning it for a notable role in the PvP landscape, particularly for teams utilizing self-buffing strategies.
Besides the combat boosts, the resource bonuses for this Community Day are particularly noteworthy. Trainers will benefit from triple catch Stardust, among the most lucrative in recent memory, alongside double catch candy and improved Candy XL odds for those level 31 and above. Additionally, trainers can make an extra Special Trade and enjoy half Stardust trading costs during an extended window from 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Between these two Community Days lies a roughly three-week break. Far from being an empty stretch, it’s a period likely designed to help trainers recover resources, manage storage, and plan evolutions before Quaxly’s event.
This time can be used to accumulate Pokéballs, sort through Eevee catches for the best IVs, and evolve into desired Eeveelutions before the evolution window closes on July 12.
The break is also reflective of a pacing strategy. By spacing out the events in this manner, Niantic creates a sequential storytelling rhythm: a nostalgic event focused on collection and evolution culminating in a competitive event emphasizing resource gain and PvP relevance. It shows how Community Days have evolved into more than just monthly catch fests; they now target different segments of the player base within the same month.
Looking beyond July, this model could signal a trend: balancing nostalgia-driven Classics against updates introducing new Pokémon and shaking up the meta. It serves as a reminder that Community Days have grown into much more than a monthly routine, but a layered feature that can appeal to both the completionist mindset and the competitive drive, often within the same month. Together, these events promise July will be one of Pokémon GO’s most varied months yet, highlighting how the game continues to reinvent what a Community Day can mean without losing sight of what made the feature popular in the first place.
Pokémon GO
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July 6, 2016
- ESRB
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e
- Engine
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Unity
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
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