Global Catch Challenge was successful
Just last week, Niantic announced that it would be holding aglobal catch challengeforPokemon Goover the holiday week. As incentive to get people playing, the developer promised to unlock rewards for different tiers, with the final tier making Farfetch’d available in worldwide (and Kanghaskhan in East Asia). The goal for that tier was a cumulative total of three billion capturedPokemonin six days; somehow, people around the world made that ludicrous number happen.
Farfetch’d will now be available for the next 48 hours. I’m not sure if that started today, but some people on Twitter are reporting they have already found the creature. Regardless, having a newPokemonto catch that was previously region exclusive is neato.
Congratulations, Trainers! You did it! You’ve caught over 3 billion Pokémon and unlocked a new reward during the Global Catch Challenge.#PokemonGOtravel#GlobalCatchChallengepic.twitter.com/slGXLg0CNb
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp)August 06, 2025
