The chunky Hog Pokémon takes center stage for an upcoming community day.
Pokémon GO officially announced that Lenchonk will become the featured mon for May 2026’s Community Day. For this event, players should expect lots of Lechonk spawns everywhere, giving everyone the chance of catching a Shiny or even a Hundo Lechonk.
As a Normal-type Pokémon from Generation IX, Pokédex information about Lechonk is quite limited. According to its Pokédex entries, Lechonk spends all day searching for food, and it can produce a scent that repels Bug Pokémon.
When it comes to gameplay, Lechonk evolves into Oinkologne, which has two forms depending on its gender. Unfortunately, Oinkologne (in both forms) is quite mediocre in terms of PvP and raids, and players might prefer other bulky Normal types instead, like Snorlax and Lickitung.
Nevertheless, Lechonk’s charm makes it a fun catch, especially in its pink Shiny form. Here is everything you need to know about the Lechonk Community Day in Pokémon GO, including event bonuses, Oinkologne’s moveset, and tips to help you make the most of it.
In this guide:
- Lechonk Community Day schedule
- Event Bonuses
- Lechonk Shiny odds
- Lechonk Hundo CP
- Oinkologne moveset in Pokémon GO
- Tips during Lechonk Community Day
When is Lechonk Community Day in Pokémon GO?
This event featuring the Hog Pokémon Lechonk will commence on May 9, 2026 (Sunday), from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. of your local time.
What are the event bonuses?
Once the event starts, Lechonk will appear all over the wild, with some of them having Special Backgrounds. From 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. of Lechonk Community Day, evolving a Lechonk ends up in an Oinkologne with the featured Fast Attack move, Mud Slap.
Participants of the Lechonk Community Day in Pokémon GO will also enjoy the following bonuses:
- ¼ Egg hatch distance.
- Catching Pokémon rewards 2x Candy.
- Better chances to receive Candy XL from Trainers level 31 and up.
- All activated Incense will last for three hours. This doesn’t include the Daily Adventure Incense.
- Taking snapshots can trigger a photobomber Pokémon that you can capture after.
- One hour duration for Lure Modules.
- +1 Special Trade.
- Trading only needs 50% less Stardust.
You can also purchase the $2.00 Lechonk Community Day in the Pokémon GO Store to obtain a Special Research and other bonuses, such as:
- Three encounters with Special Background Lechonk.
- More Lechonk encounters.
- x1 Premium Battle Pass.
- x1 Rare Candy XL.
What are the odds of finding Shiny Lechonk during the event?
Like other Community Days, the odds of encountering a Shiny Lechonk are 1 in 25, or 4%.
If you are hunting for multiple Shiny Lechonk, focus on tapping every Lechonk you encounter and skip catching the non-Shiny ones. To increase spawn rates, keep moving between PokéStops throughout the event.
The table below shows a comparison between a normal Lechonk vs a Shiny Lechonk, as well as their evolved forms.
| Name | Regular | Shiny |
|---|---|---|
| Lechonk |  |  |
| Oinkologne (Male) |  |  |
| Oinkologne (Female) |  |  |
What is the Hundo CP of Lechonk?
For Community Days, the Hundo CP of a featured Pokémon is only predictable if it came from a Research reward. If you found a Lechonk via Research and it has 314 CP, it means it’s a Hundo, or a Pokémon with the highest possible IVs in its Attack, Defense, and HP.
Oinkologne’s best movesets in Pokémon GO
When building an Oinkologne for raids and Gym battles, the most efficient moveset for it is Tackle as its Fast Attack and Body Slam for its Charged Attack.
Another variant players can try is an anti-Steel Oinkologne, which can catch opponents off guard by exploiting the assumption that Normal types are ineffective against Steel types.
You can build this Pokémon by evolving a Lechonk with ideal IVs into an Oinkologne during Community Day so it can learn the legacy move Mud Slap. Pair it with Dig as a Charged Attack, and you have a solid, off-meta Ground-type attacker.
Don’t forget these tips during the Lechonk Community Day
During Community Day, head to areas with a high density of PokéStops, such as parks or malls. Moving between PokéStops increases Lechonk spawns, giving you more chances to catch them or check for Shiny variants.
If you’re after thousands of Lechonk Candy, farm lots of Pinap Berries before the event. Use Pinap on every Lechonk that you catch so that you can get more Candy as a reward.
To further maximize your Candy-earning potential, consider mega evolving a Normal-type Pokémon. Here are the Pokémon that you can mega evolve for the Lechonk Community Day in Pokémon GO:
Since you’ll do a lot of walking, playing with friends makes Community Days much more enjoyable.
Use the Campfire app to look for any nearby local Pokémon GO community so you can join meetups and participate in catching contests where you can get various goodies like code cards, pins, and other Pokémon-related merchandise.