San Diego Comic Con - Malaga Full Day Service - Background Pikachu - Friday October 2nd

Experience San Diego Comic-Con Málaga in Pokémon GO without having to play the entire day yourself!

We'll log into your Pokémon GO account and play throughout Friday, October 2nd, 2026, making the most of the Pokémon GO event in Málaga. Our focus will be on completing event research, hunting for the exclusive Málaga Location Background Pikachu and catching as many featured Pokémon as possible.

📍 Málaga Location Background Pikachu

One of the biggest highlights of the event is Pikachu with the Málaga Location Background.

From 9:00 AM exclusive Field Research and Timed Research will be available at the event locations in Málaga. Completing these research tasks can reward encounters with Pikachu featuring the Málaga Location Background.

We'll spend the day completing the available research and prioritising the tasks that lead to these special Pikachu encounters.

This is a fantastic opportunity to add a Málaga Location Background Pikachu to your collection while the event is active.

✨ Paldea Pokémon Shiny Hunting

The event will also feature increased appearances of Pokémon from the Paldea region, giving us the opportunity to hunt for Shiny Pokémon throughout the day.

We'll actively check the Paldean Pokémon we encounter and prioritise potential Shiny catches.

Some Paldean Pokémon commonly encountered in Pokémon GO's wild include:

• Pawmi
• Lechonk
• Nymble
• Tarountula
• Smoliv
• Tandemaus
• Fidough
• Wiglett
• Frigibax
• Maschiff
• Shroodle
• Flittle
• Cetoddle
• Tinkatink

We'll focus particularly on Paldean Pokémon that are available as wild encounters, giving you the opportunity to add more Shiny Paldea Pokémon to your collection.

🔎 Field Research

We'll spend the day spinning PokéStops and completing the event's exclusive Field Research.

Our priorities will be:

• Málaga Location Background Pikachu encounters
• Paldean Pokémon encounters
• Shiny opportunities
• Other useful event rewards

The official Pokémon GO announcement confirms that exclusive Field Research and Timed Research can reward Pikachu with the Málaga Location Background.

🌟 Full Day Gameplay

We'll make the most of the entire day by combining:

• Málaga Location Background Pikachu hunting
• Exclusive Field Research completion
• Timed Research progress
• Paldean Pokémon catching
• Shiny hunting
• Hundo and high-IV checking
• Event PokéStop and Gym activity
• Maximising the event's special bonuses
• Additional Pokémon encounters throughout the day

The event also features additional PokéStops and Gyms, themed map confetti and surprise Smeargle encounters through GO Snapshot, giving us even more opportunities throughout the day.