{"id":7600,"date":"2026-08-11T02:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-go-venom-and-vines-nickit-community-day-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T02:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:40:17","slug":"pokemon-go-venom-and-vines-nickit-community-day-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-go-venom-and-vines-nickit-community-day-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO: Venom and Vines Is Live \u2014 Nickit Community Day This Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two back-to-back Pok\u00e9mon GO events land this week in Singapore, and if you only have time for one session, make it Sunday: Nickit\u2019s Community Day falls right inside the <strong>Choose Your Path: Venom and Vines<\/strong> event window, giving you a double-dip of bonuses without having to juggle two separate calendars.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1YNK99y8tOE\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO Forever Forward Season\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Forever Forward Season announcement \u2014 via Pok\u00e9mon GO on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Choose Your Path: Venom and Vines (11\u201317 August)<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-go-forever-forward-season-key-art-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO Forever Forward Season key art featuring Pikachu, Raichu and Magnezone\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Niantic \/ Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The event runs from <strong>Monday 11 August at 10:00 local time through Monday 17 August at 20:00 local time<\/strong> (Singapore time). The \u201cChoose Your Path\u201d mechanic puts you in control: pick Poison-type or Grass-type encounters, and the game adjusts the wild spawn pool around your choice throughout the week.<\/p>\n<p>Key highlights for the event window:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Poison path<\/strong>: boosted spawns include Ekans, Nidoran\u2640, Nidoran\u2642, Grimer, Gulpin, Croagunk, and Skrelp<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grass path<\/strong>: boosted spawns include Bulbasaur, Oddish, Bellsprout, Chikorita, Treecko, Turtwig, and Snivy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Event raids<\/strong>: Poison- and Grass-type Pok\u00e9mon appear in 1-star and 3-star raids across the event period<\/li>\n<li><strong>Field Research<\/strong>: event-specific tasks rewarding encounters and Stardust<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timed Research<\/strong>: a story-driven paid or free research track tied to the Venom and Vines theme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Both paths feed into the same weekly bonus structure, so you aren\u2019t locked out of anything by your choice \u2014 you just see more of the Pok\u00e9mon relevant to the type you selected.<\/p>\n<h2>Nickit Community Day \u2014 Sunday 16 August<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-go-nickit-community-day-august-2026.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO Nickit Community Day August 2026 official banner\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Niantic \/ Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Community Day falls on <strong>Sunday 16 August from 14:00 to 17:00 local time<\/strong>. Nickit \u2014 the Sly Pok\u00e9mon introduced in Sword and Shield \u2014 takes the spotlight, with its shiny form available for the first time. Evolved to Thievul during or shortly after the event window, it will learn the exclusive Community Day move.<\/p>\n<p>Standard Community Day perks apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3\u00d7 Catch XP<\/li>\n<li>2\u00d7 Catch Stardust<\/li>\n<li>2\u00d7 chance of Trainers finding their Buddy Pok\u00e9mon to bring extra presents<\/li>\n<li>Incense and Lure Modules active for 3 hours<\/li>\n<li>Special 1-star Raid Eggs featuring Nickit after the main window (16:00\u201317:00), with the Shiny rate elevated in Raid encounters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For Singapore players: head to Marina Bay Sands Promenade, East Coast Park, or any of the other high-density Pok\u00e9Stop clusters for the best spawn density during the three-hour window. Nickit\u2019s Dark-type evolution Thievul is a solid pick for PVP in the Great League, so banking Candy XL ahead of the event is worth doing now.<\/p>\n<h2>Planning Your Week<\/h2>\n<p>The Venom and Vines event gives you seven days of bonus spawns, while Community Day is a tight three-hour window on Sunday. The practical play: run your path choice early in the week to farm Candy and Stardust, then go hard on Nickit on Sunday while the event bonuses are still active. The overlap means your Sunday Stardust catch bonus stacks on top of the Community Day 2\u00d7 multiplier.<\/p>\n<p>Check the official <a href=\"https:\/\/pokemongo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a> app for the exact local start times and any last-minute updates to the event bonuses. For more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game news<\/a> on GameTrader, see our latest coverage.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon GO\u2019s \u2018Choose Your Path: Venom and Vines\u2019 event runs 11\u201317 August with Poison and Grass spotlight picks, then Nickit gets its Community Day on 16 August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[221,31,182],"class_list":["post-7600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-community-day","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-go"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/pokemon-go-choose-your-path-venom-vines-banner.jpg?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1YA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6929,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-go-nickit-community-day-august-16-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":7600,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon GO August Community Day: Catch Shiny Nickit on 16 August","date":"August 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Shiny Nickit debuts in Pok\u00e9mon GO on 16 August 2026 Community Day \u2014 3\u00d7 Stardust, Icy Wind Thievul, and extended bonuses until 9 PM SGT.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game Industry News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nickit-community-day-august-2026.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3854,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-go-frigibax-community-day-june-2026-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":7600,"position":1},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon GO Community Day: Catch Frigibax This Saturday, 20 June","date":"June 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pok\u00e9mon GO's Frigibax Community Day runs this Saturday, 20 June 2026, from 2\u20135pm local time. 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