Niantic has revealed the star of November’s Community Day in Pokémon GO: on Saturday, November 21, 2026, from 2 PM to 5 PM (local time), 
Pawniard will be everywhere. It will appear more often in the wild, and the luckiest trainers may come across its shiny form or a specimen with a Special Background.
The real draw, however, lies at the end of the line. A 
Bisharp that evolves during the event, or within the four hours after it, becomes a 
Kingambit that knows the exclusive Charged Attack Kowtow Cleave. And for the occasion, this notoriously demanding evolution becomes much easier to pull off.
Kowtow Cleave and an easier evolution until 9 PM
Kowtow Cleave is a Dark-type attack with a power of 75 in Trainer Battles and 85 in Gyms and Raids. To get it, you need to evolve Bisharp between 2 PM and 9 PM, local time.
Normally, Bisharp can only become Kingambit after defeating 15 Dark- or Steel-type Raid Bosses with Bisharp as your buddy. On Saturday, November 21, until 9 PM, that requirement is reduced to a single Dark- or Steel-type Raid Boss. One well-chosen raid in the evening is therefore enough to add a Kingambit with its exclusive attack to your team. Remember to keep enough Candy in reserve.
All the bonuses of the day
As with every Community Day, a series of bonuses comes with the event. Most are active from 2 PM to 5 PM, and some last until 9 PM:
- Hatch distance divided by 4 for Eggs placed in an Incubator
- Double Candy for every catch and double the chance of getting XL Candy (from level 31)
- 3-hour Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense)
- 1-hour Lure Modules; from 2 PM to 9 PM, regular Lure Modules attract more Pawniard
- One extra Special Trade, for a maximum of two that day
- Half-price Trades in Stardust
- Themed Field Research tasks that reward Stardust, Ultra Balls and Pawniard encounters
The Special Research and the online store box
A paid Special Research ticket will be available for US$1.99, or the equivalent price tier in euros. It has no storyline and no medal, but it contains:
- three encounters with Pawniard that have a Special Background;
- additional Pawniard encounters;
- one Premium Battle Pass and one Rare Candy XL.
The ticket can be gifted to a friend who is Great Friends or higher, as long as they don’t already have one. Tickets are non-refundable. The Pokémon GO web store will also offer a Pawniard Community Day Ultra Ticket Box at the same price, which bundles the ticket with five Ultra Balls.
To see how a Community Day unfolds, the official French-language Pokémon channel has presented one in a video:
Key takeaways
Join us on Saturday, November 21 from 2 PM to 5 PM to catch as many Pawniard as you can. Then evolve your Bisharp before 9 PM, after defeating just one Dark- or Steel-type Raid Boss, to get a Kingambit with Kowtow Cleave. To find every exclusive attack from previous editions, see our complete history of Community Days.
Source: pokemongo.com (official announcement), pokemongo.com (Bisharp evolution requirement)
