Niantic has announced a Pokémon Detective Pikachu tie-in event for Pokémon GO which takes place from Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 at 1 p.m. until Friday, May 17th, 2019 at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Players are able to obatain detective hats from the Style Shop.

Uncover mysteries in Pokémon GO with Pokémon Detective Pikachu!

Trainers, Get your detective hats ready and start looking for clues as we celebrate the one and only POKÉMON Detective Pikachu movie! Do you have what it takes to keep up with the famous caffeine-powered detective who’s about to electrify audiences all over the world?

Date + Time

• Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at 1 p.m. to Friday, May 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Features

• Select Pokémon featured in the movie will appear in raids.
• Pokémon that appear in the movie will show up more frequently in the wild.
• If you’re lucky, you could be photobombed by a Pikachu in a detective hat—with a chance to catch one of your very own!

Bonus

• Double XP for catching Pokémon

Field Research

• Specially themed Field Research will be available for a limited time during this event.

Avatar Items

• Themed avatar items will be available in the Style Shop.

Don’t miss out on the limited-time celebration of the new movie POKÉMON Detective Pikachu!

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/pikapika2019/

YouTube Clip - Celebrate the launch of POKÉMON Detective Pikachu with Pokémon GO!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IclGJipLBBA