Pokemon GO Philadelphia Safari Zone City Explorer Pass Guide

Check out everything you need to know about the Pokemon GO Philadelphia City Explorer Pass.
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One of the next major events that will be taking place in the world of Pokemon GO will be the Philadelphia Safari Zone event taking place in May. This Philadelphia Safari Zone event will be providing plenty of excitement for Trainers to experience. One of the most significant parts of this activity will be the City Explorer Pass, which will allow players who purchase it to take advantage of a variety of bonuses. Fortunately, we have everything you need to know about the City Explorer Pass covered for you. 

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Pokemon GO Philadelphia Safari Zone City Explorer Pass

This City Explorer Pass will be available for Trainers to acquire for $8 alongside their tickets to the Philadelphia Safari Zone event. 

This item will provide players the ability to experience exclusive raids, hatch eggs faster throughout Philadelphia, and access other exclusive bonuses for the full event weekend. You can find the full list of benefits that owners of the Pokemon GO Safari Zone City Explorer Pass below:

  • 10 Raids on a 72-hour timer will take place at iconic city locations that will be chosen in partnership with Philadelphia. These raids will be accessible only by Explorers. With varying levels of difficulty and a wide variety of Pokémon to battle, these raids will offer challenges that Explorers of all levels can enjoy! Access to these raids will be included in the City Explorer Pass—no Premium Battle Passes needed.
    • Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will be available in three five-star Raids.
    • Braviary, the Evolution of Safari Zone Philadelphia’s featured Pokémon Rufflet, will be available in a two-star raid.
    • The Legendary Pokémon and EX Raid Pokémon that are available in general while the Safari Zone is running will be appearing in two five-star raids.
    • The other four Raids will feature one Raid Battle each from each level of difficulty from one star to four-star.
  • 1/2 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators within the area.
  • Exclusive Field Research tasks will be granted by PokéStops throughout the city.
  • Regular Lure Modules will last four hours if placed by Explorers within the city. All Trainers will benefit from those four-hour Lure Modules, not just Explorers.
  • One-hour Incense duration within the area.

Pokemon Go Philadelphia Safari Zone City Explorer Pass

The gameplay offered by this particular pass from Friday, May 8th at 6:00 AM EDT to Sunday, May 10th at 10 PM EDT. 

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