Pokémon Go’s “Flying Taxi” celebration runs from June 23-29, bringing the pompadour bird Pokémon, Squawkabilly, to the game. As usual, the event offers a range of perks—think higher spawn rates and a special Go Pass tied to the theme.
One key detail: the celebration will shift into a Team Go Rocket Takeover event on June 25, so you can expect Team Rocket–style event rewards during that portion.
Below, you’ll find a full breakdown of the event benefits, including how to meet up with Squawkabilly in Pokémon Go, for the “Flying Taxi” event.
How to capture Squawkabilly in Pokémon Go
During the “Flying Taxi” event, Squawkabilly will make its Pokémon Go debut. Throughout the event, you can try to catch this stylish bird using these methods:
- Find Squawkabilly in the wild.
- Finish Field Research tasks to unlock encounters with a yellow, blue, or green Squawkabilly.
- Reach level 60 in the Go Pass: Flying Taxi to claim a white Squawkabilly. If you buy the premium pass, you’ll also get an extra encounter with a white Squawkabilly.
Keep in mind that while the white and yellow forms can show up in many places worldwide, the blue and green Squawkabilly are regional variations. Blue Squawkabilly appears only in the Western Hemisphere, whereas Green Squawkabilly is limited to the Eastern Hemisphere.
Pokémon Go ‘Flying Taxi’ event Go Pass
This event features a Go Pass made up of 60 tiers. You can earn a Super Rocket Radar, Mysterious Components, and an encounter with a white Squawkabilly from the pass just by playing as normal. You’ll rack up pass points by completing raids, catching Pokémon, and hatching eggs. There’s also a way to gain 100 bonus points by catching 10 flying-type Pokémon each day.
You can unlock two milestone rewards:
- Rank 10: 2x catch candy
- Rank 20: 2x Stardust from Team Go Rocket battles
As mentioned earlier, upgrading to the premium pass costs $4.99 and adds a further Super Rocket Radar, an encounter with Hisuian Braviary, plus additional rewards.
Pokémon Go ‘Flying Taxi’ event Field Research and rewards
If you spin a PokéStop during the event window, you may get one of the tasks below:
- Catch 5 flying-type Pokémon (Yellow Squawkabilly encounter)
- Catch 10 flying-type Pokémon (Blue or Green Squawkabilly encounter)
- Catch 15 flying-type Pokémon (White Squawkabilly encounter)
- Evolve 3 flying-type Pokémon (Spearow or Wattrel encounter)
- Power up flying-type Pokémon 5 times (Hoothoot or Rookidee encounter)
Pokémon Go ‘Flying Taxi’ event boosted spawns
During the event period, the following Pokémon will show up more often, according to the event blog post:
- Hoothoot
- Rookidee
- Squawkabilly
Players have also shared reports of seeing these Pokémon:
- Pidgey
- Spearow
- Pidove
- Pikipek
- Wattrel
Pokémon Go ‘Flying Taxi’ event raid targets
These changes will be made to the raid schedule during the event:
| One-star raids | Three-star raids |
|---|---|
| Swablu | Hisuian Braviary |
| Starly | Corvisquire |
| Vullaby | Bombirdier |