Whoa! Algebraic! You’ll now encounter Pikachu, Ph.D. when you win 100 PokéStop Showcases! Plus, avatar items inspired by Pikachu, Ph.D. will be available to all Trainers who get Bronze, Silver, and Gold PokéStop Showcase medals!

Spectacular Showcase updates await at a PokéStop near you—plus a clever Pikachu debuts, too!

Trainers,
A spectacular slew of improvements are now available at a PokéStop Showcase near you!

New avatar items and a clever Pikachu debut

To celebrate our community’s competitive spirit, Showcase participants who achieve 100 first-place PokéStop Showcase rankings will now encounter Pikachu, Ph.D.—just making its Pokémon GO debut!


Plus, new avatar items inspired by Pikachu, Ph.D. will be available to all Trainers who earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold PokéStop Showcase medals!

Bronze medal (10 Wins): Pikachu, Ph.D. Headband
Silver medal (25 Wins): Pikachu, Ph.D. Glasses
Gold medal (50 Wins): Pikachu, Ph.D. Pose
Platinum medal (100 Wins): Encounter with Pikachu, Ph.D.

See friends and Showcases near you

Trainers can discover local PokéStop Showcases in the Nearby menu, alongside the Pokémon, Raid, and Route tabs. Trainers can also see any friends who may be competing in the same Showcase highlighted on the leaderboard!

PokéStop Showcases are evolving

The competition continues as PokéStop Showcases introduce even more new ways to compete. Showcases now allow more than one Pokémon species to compete in a given category. For example, there can be Showcases where all Fairy-type Pokémon can enter or Showcases open to all Dragon types!

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/pokestop-showcase-updates-pikachu-2024/