Incense Day In ‘Pokémon GO’: Full Schedule And Times For Each Type

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Credit: Niantic

I’ve got to hand it to Niantic: re-orienting a game like Pokémon GO to function during shelter in place orders is no small task, but the team has been doing what it can over the past few weeks to turn this thing into a kind of Pokémon Stay, short on a lot of what makes the game special but an effective stopgap until we can actually start playing the game again. Today, we’re getting a new event designed entirely around the idea of playing at home.

Here’s how it works: to start the day, you can buy a 1 Pokécoin bundle with 3 incense in it, and you might have some extra lying around from previous promotions. Each incense will last for one hour.

Here’s the schtick: the incense will attract different types of Pokémon during each different hour, starting with water, moving to fire, etc. So you can be strategic about how you deploy your playtime and resources depending on what you’re after.

The event runs from 11:00 am to 5:00 PM local time. Here’s all the types and when they’re showing up, as per the Pokémon GO website:

From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Water-type Pokémonâ€"like Poliwag, Tentacool, and Sphealâ€"will be splish-splashing their way to your Incense! If you’re incredibly lucky, Clamperl might swim by!

From 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Fire-type Pokémonâ€"like Growlithe, Ponyta, and Houndourâ€"will be burning to find your Incense! If you’re incredibly lucky, Litwick might make a blazing appearance!

From 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Grass-type Pokémonâ€"like Oddish, Roselia, and Lileepâ€"will be leaf-surely making their way toward your Incense! If you’re incredibly lucky, Ferroseed might plant itself near you!

From 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Psychic-type Pokémonâ€"like Slowpoke, Baltoy, and Bronzorâ€"will be appearing in your future. If you’re incredibly lucky, Gothita might pay you a visit!

From 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Bug-type Pokémonâ€"like Caterpie, Ledyba, and Skorupiâ€"will be crawling their way toward your Incense! If you’re incredibly lucky, Joltik might make a shocking appearance!

From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Ground-type Pokémonâ€"like Wooper, Barboach, and Hippopotasâ€"will be digging their way toward you. If you’re lucky, Drilbur might make a quaking entrance near you!