Wild Area News/2022

==November 1, 2022, to End-of-life==
This Wild Area News focuses on Gigantamax Pokémon, several of which are not typically available in the wild, as well as , , and .
The Pokémon HOME news section described these event raids as "featuring Pokémon that did not previously appear during normal play, such as Gigantamax ", and announced that Wild Area News would receive no further updates following this final update. 
It is assumed this event will be available via Wild Area News until the Nintendo Switch eventually reaches , at which point Wild Area News will become inaccessible, as servers will have shutdown.
==October 21 to October 23, 2022==
This Wild Area News event features uncatchable and in 5 ★ raids, with item rewards such as Ability Capsules, rare berries, Bottle Caps, Gold Bottle Caps, Exp. Candy, Dynite Ore, and Armorite Ore.https://projectpokemon.org/home/files/file/4824-wild-area-event-68-crown-tundra-legends-event/
==September 9 to 19, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses exclusively on , , and .Battle under a Full Moon! Encounter Pyukumuku, Pincurchin, and Snom in Max Raid Battles
Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .
==August 11 to 21, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses exclusively on , , and , and coincides with the celebrated in Japan.
Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .
==July 1 to 10, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses defeating Water Pokémon to earn items like Fresh Water, Soda Pop, and Lemonade according to the official announcement.https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/defeat-water-type-pokemon-to-earn-refreshing-beverages-in-max-raid-battles/ However, likely due to an oversight, the item rewards for this event did not contain any of the above, instead rewarding typical raid rewards such as TRs, Berries, Mushrooms, etc.https://www.serebii.net/swordshield/maxraidbattles/eventden-waterevent.shtml
Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .
==June 17 to 19, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses on Urshifu. Notably, the 5★ encounters are a battle with an uncatchable Gigantamax , guaranteed to reward one of each Apricorn, a Choice Band, Exp. Candy (L and XL), Armorite Ore, Dynite Ore, a Max Mushroom, and a 50% chance to receive Max Honey when defeated.
Due to an oversight, (prior to approximately 2:00-11:00 UTC on the 18th, when it was fixedhttps://twitter.com/mattyoukhana_/status/1537764088004153349), the uncatchable Urshifu could appear as shiny, making it possible to register an unreleased Shiny Pokémon in the Pokédex.https://twitter.com/Sibuna_Switch/status/1537595288894021632?s=20&t=uAr6EY55qaxhKPrsb8v3LQ
==May 19 to 22, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses on exclusively . Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .Catch Shellder in Max Raid Battles
==April 1 to 2, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses on and , and was released for . Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .
==March 18 to 27, 2022==
This Wild Area News event focuses on Fossil Pokémon. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .Catch Fossil Pokémon and Look for Shiny Tyrantrum in Max Raid Battles Also, this is the only appearance of the and lines in Max Raid Battles.
==February 22 to 27, 2022==
This Pokémon Day special Wild Area News event focuses on the Kanto first partner Pokémon. Every Pokémon in 4★ and 5★ encounters will have the Gigantamax Factor. Notably, while 5★ encounters are usually level 60, all of these 5★ encounters are level 80.
==February 10 to 20, 2022==
This Valentine's Day Wild Area News Event focuses on , all with the Gigantamax Factor when later evolved into .
==January 1 to 9, 2022==
This New Year's Wild Area News Event focuses on Pokémon them around luck. All of the encounters give the player one guaranteed Big Nugget as well as up to nine Nuggets. Notably, one of the 5★ encounters is a battle with a guaranteed .
==References==
==Related articles==
* Event Pokémon
* Max Raid Battle
* Mystery Gift
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