What Pokémon is in Secrets of the Jungle?

As a promotion for the upcoming Pokémon movie, Secrets of the Jungle, Pokémon Go is hosting a jungle-themed event with Special Research Tasks, special Pokémon spawns, and the return of a costumed Pikachu. Our Pokémon Go guide will lead you through the Field Research and rewards and list boosted spawns.

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Pokémon Go Secrets of the Jungle event Field Research and rewards
Increased Pokémon Spawns for Secrets of the Jungle
Raid Pokémon for Secrets of the Jungle
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Is Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle canon?
What region does Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle take place in?
Is Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle worth watching?
Is Koko Celebi?

Notably, this event added a Special Research Task set that rewards you with Zarude if you complete it. You can only claim it during the event period, but you can finish it at at any time before it’s over. Make sure to log in and grab the Special Research before it disappears. This event runs from Oct. 1-10.

Check out the Field Research and other special bonuses below.

Pokémon Go Secrets of the Jungle event Field Research and rewards

TaskRewardTaskRewardTake a snapshot of your buddy2 Pinap Berries or 4 Razz BerriesHatch 2 eggsAudino encounterMake 5 curveball throwsDiglett encounterUse 5 berries to help catch PokémonExeggcute or Dwebble encounterCatch 10 different species of PokémonRufflet encounterDefeat 5 Team Go Rocket gruntsRufflet encounter

Increased Pokémon Spawns for Secrets of the Jungle

Caterpie
Explorer costume Pikachu
Oddish
Diglett
Hoothoot
Nuzleaf
Combee
Pidove
Roggenrola
Drilbur
Cottonee
Dwebble

Raid Pokémon for Secrets of the Jungle

Explorer costume Pikachu
Larvitar
Roggenrola
Foongus
Rufflet
Lickitung
Chansey
Pinsir
Ludicolo
Flygon

Pokémon Go Search for Zarude quest guide

Zarude, the Rogue Monkey Pokémon, has made its Pokémon Go debut in a series of Special Research Tasks. Our Pokémon Go guide shows you how to catch Zarude by catching Pokémon, taking snapshots, and defeating Team Go Rocket members, with the rewards you get for “Search for Zarude!” along the way.

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The 23rd Pok�mon movie was revealed in a preview trailer following the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION. This reveal showcases Ash and Pikachu in a forest with a shrine identical to the shrine in Pok�mon 4 Ever. It was then revealed that the movie features the Pok�mon Zarude and Celebi. Following a delay due to the global pandemic, the movie was then set for release in Japan on December 25th 2020 and announced as Secrets of the Jungle in the west for a 2021 release

Summary

This is a story of a slighly unusual parent-child relationship involving one Pok�mon and one human.
In the depths of a jungle in the middle of nowhere, we find Okoya Forest, a Pok�mon paradise operating with strict laws.
The stubborn and obstinate Zarude lived there with his kin, but one day he discovered a human baby by the riverside.
"Human, this is..."
Zarude could not allow himself to abandon it, so he decided to disobey the law of the forest, leave his tribe behind, and live alone with the child, whom he named Koko.
It has been 10 years since this Pok�mon first started to raise this human. Koko meets Ash and Pikachu as they visit Okoya Forest. This is the first "Human friend" he has ever made. And little by little, questions start to sprout deep in the mind of a boy who had been fully convinced he was a Pok�mon.
"Father, am I a human?" Am I a Pok�mon? Or am I a human? As Koko ponders this, one days sees the sound of uninvited human footsteps approach Okoya Forest, signalizing a drastic change to the peaceful days it has thus far been enjoying.

Characters

Ash
Koko
Jessie
James
Delia Ketchum
Professor Zed
Karen
Nurse Joy
Officer Jenny
Ookoya Mayor

Pokémon

Ash:

Jessie:

Rocket:

Nurse Joy:

Ookoya Mayor:

Special/Other Trainers:

Wild:

Trailer

Poster

Is Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle canon?

Still, while Secrets of the Jungle follows an alternate Pokémon movie canon, it's worth noting that showrunners are at least willing to breach the subject. Before now, longtime Pokémon viewers weren't even sure if Ash ever met his father, or had any kind of meaningful connection to him.

What region does Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle take place in?

In this new animated adventure, a troop of the Mythical Pokémon Zarude live deep within the Forest of Okoya where they maintain a strict rule that forbids outsiders from entering their territory. Elsewhere in the jungle lives Koko, a human boy raised by a lone Zarude who left the troop.

Is Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle worth watching?

While Pokmon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle might be far from the worst Pokmon film so far, it strangely feels like one of the more frustrating efforts. It's a positive, visually-delightful film with beautiful 2D animation and an easy-to-grasp message. October 12, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Is Koko Celebi?

Dada chases it only to come to his nest where he found the scarf collected from the research center of Koko's real parents to be seen the image of Celebi printed on it. Metaphorically it seems Koko is the real Celebi, for whom this harmony in the jungle becomes possible.