In Pokémon GO, players will be able to find and catch Oranguru during "Sustainability Week 2022". The annual celebration highlights environment-themed Pokémon such as Oddish and Trubbish. Sustainability Week is also part of Pokemon GO's ongoing "Seasons of Alola" event and will feature the debut of Sun and Moon's Oranguru. Players participating in the springtime celebration will have a chance to encounter the Normal/Psychic-type Pokémon in the wild.
Oranguru will appear in Pokémon GO starting April 20 and will continue to spawn across the map until Sustainability Week ends on Monday, April 25, 2022, at 8 PM local time. Although the Generation Seven Pokémon will mainly be found spawning in the wild, Oranguru will also be able to hatch from 7 KM Eggs. Additionally, to incentivize players to travel outside to catch the Sun and Moon Pokémon, Niantic has also announced it will plant a tree for every Pokémon GO user who walks 5 KM during the upcoming Stufful Community Day on April 23rd.
The best way to find and catch Oranguru in Pokémon GO will be to actively travel outside during Sustainability Week. Because the celebration focuses on a small pool of Pokémon, players will have a higher chance of running into the Normal/Psychic-type during regular gameplay. According to an official blog post by Niantic, Oranguru will also have a boosted spawn rate, meaning trainers will have a high chance of encountering it more they walk around outside.
Unlike the other Pokémon included in Sustainability Week, Oranguru will not be obtainable through Pokémon GO's Field Research, or the Collection Challenge. Players who find Oranguru in the wild can use Razz Berries to decrease the chance of it escaping, as well as choosing a Great Ball or Ultra Ball to increase the odds of a successful catch. Those who plan on hatching Oranguru can use their free Incubators, or they can speed up the hatching process with a Super Incubator, which can be purchased from the Pokémon GO in-game store for 200 Poké Coins.
Fans looking to increase their chances of finding Oranguru in Pokémon GO can also choose to activate an Incense. However, it may not be worth using due to a recent Pokémon GO update that has the nerfed the item's effectiveness. The change has sparked a backlash from fans, who feel it unfairly impacts players in rural areas or who are unable to travel long distances to participate in gameplay. However, because Oranguru has boosted spawn rates, most Pokémon GO players should have a chance to encounter and catch it for their Pokémon teams.
