Incense (GO)

Incense (Japanese: おこう Incense) is an item exclusive to Pokémon GO. It causes wild Pokémon to appear more often for 60 minutes.

Incense in Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO

Effect

Finding a Rattata with an Incense

When the player uses an Incense, for the next 60 minutes, it causes more Pokémon to spawn for the player only. While an Incense is active, a pink gas swirls around the player in the overworld, and Pokémon it spawns also have this visual effect in the overworld.

An Incense spawns approximately one Pokémon every five minutes if the player is standing still or, if the player is walking, one Pokémon every minute. Pokémon spawned by Incense tend to be more aggressive, dodging or attacking with shorter time intervals.

The Mystery Box, Daily Adventure Incense and Incense are mutually exclusive: if one is active, the other cannot be.

Prior to March 13, 2020, Incenses only lasted for 30 minutes. However, to promote playing at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the duration of Incenses was doubled, the effectiveness was increased (one Pokémon every minute, regardless of walking), and the price in the Shop was halved. On October 1, 2020, the increased effectiveness was reverted, once again requiring players to walk for it to apply. However, the other changes were kept permanent to improve gameplay experience. On November 19, 2020, the change from October 1 was reverted, and the increased effectiveness was in effect once again. During this time, Niantic originally claimed to give one month's notice to remove the increased Incense effectiveness;, however, on February 28, 2022, Niantic announced that they would remove it on March 1 (starting with the Season of Alola), less than 24 hours later.

During Community Days (from April 2020 onwards) Incenses last for 3 hours.

Description

Games Description GO Incense with a mysterious fragrance that lures wild Pokémon to your location for 60 minutes. Its appearance changes when attracting specific Pokémon.

Acquisition

The player starts the game with two Incenses in their Bag.

Starting from Trainer level 5, every 5 levels the player receives a number of Incenses for leveling up. Additionally, the player receives an Incense when they reach Trainer level 7.

Additionally, Incenses can be purchased with PokéCoins at the Shop at the following rates:

Quantity		Price
	×1	40
	×8	250

Special Boxes

• From March 12, 2020 onward, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a one-time purchase Special Box containing 30 Incenses was made available for 1. Additionally, during this period, Incenses were made to last for 1 hour instead of 30 minutes.

Special events

Incense during special events

Starting early 2020, the icon for the Incense may turn orange instead of green on the world map, in the player's inventory and in the in game store during special events to indicate the Incense will only attract specific Pokémon during the course of such event. This may require a game restart to show up properly in game. The Incense icon will revert to green once the event has concluded.

Daily Adventure Incense

Daily Adventure Incense in Pokémon GO

Daily Adventure Incense (Japanese: おさんぽおこう Stroll Incense) is a daily renewable item, which was introduced to a group of players on July 25, 2022. On August 1, 2022, it is made available for everyone. It causes wild Pokémon to appear more often for 15 minutes when the player is moving.

Effect

Finding a Vullaby with a Daily Adventure Incense

When the player uses a Daily Adventure Incense, for the next 15* minutes, it causes more Pokémon to spawn for the player only if the player is moving. While an Incense is active, a blue gas swirls around the player in the overworld, and Pokémon it spawns also have this visual effect in the overworld. Any Pokémon found with this Incense will be marked with a Daily Adventure Incense icon during encounters.

Unlike normal Incense, the player must keep momentum for the Daily Adventure Incense to work. If constantly moving, the Incense spawns approximately one Pokémon every 30 seconds. Pokémon spawned by the Incense tend to be more aggressive, dodging or attacking with shorter time intervals. When the Daily Adventure Incense ends, the player can later share a list of Pokémon they had caught using the Incense. The Daily Adventure Incense renews every midnight regardless of whether the player uses it or not, and does not stack in the inventory.

If the player has a total of 30 or fewer Poké Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls, the player will receive 30 Poké Balls for free after activating the Daily Adventure Incense. If the player has more than 30 total Poké Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls, the player won't receive any additional Poké Balls.

The Mystery Box, Incense and Daily Adventure Incense are mutually exclusive; only one of them can be active at any given time.

Daily Adventure Incense spawns various Pokémon unlike normal Incense. Along with normal and event spawns, it can also summon rarer Pokémon like Egg and Raid-exclusive Pokémon like Vullaby or Rockruff, or evolved Pokémon like Gengar. There's also a slight chance to encounter the Galarian legendary birds, which are currently exclusive to this Incense. However, they have a 0.3% catch rate and a 90% flee rate, making them difficult to catch.

Description

Games Description GO Special Incense with a mysterious fragrance that attracts wild Pokémon to your location as you move for 15 minutes. You can receive one each day at no cost.

Acquisition

The player can get Daily Adventure Incense after completing A Mysterious Incense Part 1 Special Research.

Trivia

• The way of encountering the Galarian legendary birds from Daily Adventure Incense can be a reference to The Crown Tundra expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield, where the player has to find them in various places on the Wild Area, Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra.

In other languages

Incense Language Title Chinese Cantonese 薰香 Fānhēung Mandarin 薰香 Xūnxiāng French Encens German Rauch Indonesian Pewangi Italian Aroma Korean 향로 Hyangno Portuguese Incenso Russian Ладан Ladan Spanish Incienso Thai เครื่องหอม Khrueanghom Turkish Tütsü

Daily Adventure Incense Language Title Chinese Cantonese 散步小薰香 Mandarin 散步小薰香 French Encens d'aventure quotidienne German Täglicher Abenteuerrauch Indonesian Pewangi Harian Pewangi Petualangan Harian Italian Aroma avventura giornaliera Korean 산책향로 Portuguese Incenso de Aventura Diário Spanish Incienso de aventura diaria Turkish Günlük Macera Tütsüsü

See also

• Lure
• Lure Module

References

This article is part of both Project Sidegames and Project ItemDex, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on items in the sidegames.