Pokémon GO’s lechonk community day is set for Saturday, May 9, 2026, and Lechonk will be the featured Pokémon. The event runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time, with a separate evolution window that extends to 9 p.m. local time.
That means players who want the event move need to plan around a tighter three-hour catch window and a longer but still same-day evolution cutoff. Lechonk will also appear more frequently in the wild, and shiny Lechonk may appear if players are lucky.
Lechonk on May 9
Community Day has been a monthly Pokémon GO event since January 2018, and this installment keeps the format focused on one featured Pokémon. The practical question for players is simple: catch enough Lechonk during the event hours, because the special evolution move only applies if the evolution happens on May 9 within the stated window.
Evolving Lechonk into Oinkologne requires 50 Lechonk Candies. Oinkologne will know Mud Slap as a Fast Attack when it is evolved during the event window.
Mud Slap and the 9 p.m. cutoff
The move window runs from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time, which gives players six extra hours after the main event ends to evolve Lechonk. That wider cutoff reduces pressure for anyone spending the afternoon catching and then evolving later.
The catch is that the move is tied to the date, not just the species. Players who wait until after 9 p.m. local time lose the move window even if they have the candies ready.
Don’t Hog the Spotlight
The Community Day Special Research Story is called Don’t Hog the Spotlight. It costs US$1.99 or US$2.00, or the equivalent pricing in local currency.
That gives players one paid option alongside the free event play, but the price does not buy extra time on the move window. For anyone chasing Oinkologne with Mud Slap, the only hard deadline in the facts is the 9 p.m. local-time evolution cutoff on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
