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Pokemon Go continues to encourage and reward you for adventuring while using the app. Daily Adventure Incense contributes to this motivation greatly. It gives you extra resources and an incentive to go out into the world while playing Pokemon Go.

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This new type of Pokemon Go Incense functions similarly to those already in the game, attracting Pokemon to your location for a set amount of time. What makes this item different is its ability to be activated on a daily basis; unlike the others that are only a one-time-use. For all details and information regarding the Daily Adventure Incense, we've got you covered.

Updated on April 27, 2023 by Christian Pellegrino: After months of this feature being brought to Pokemon Go, the Daily Adventure Incense still proves to be an extremely useful and worthwhile item in the game. Since its initial release, there has been new information discovered regarding this feature, so we've updated this guide accordingly.

What Is Daily Adventure Incense?

A Pokemon Go Trainer walking through a forest with the Daily Adventure Incense activated

As mentioned previously, this item functions as a variation of other Pokemon Go Incense. The use of this type of Incense will only last for 15 minutes, and will only function if you are moving around. As the name Daily Adventure Incense implies, you may activate and use this once a day.

The Daily Adventure Incense may attract Pokemon that are not regularly found in the wild, proving to be an effective way to encounter Pokemon that are otherwise rare in your specific location.

In addition to being uncommon, these Pokemon will often be much more powerful than those that typically appear in the wild, including the extremely slim chance of encountering and catching the three Legendary Galarian Birds: the regional variants of Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres.

The Pokemon that are attracted through the use of the Daily Adventure Incense will have blue mist surrounding them when they appear on the map.

Additionally, there will be a Daily Adventure Incense symbol by the Pokemon's name once you are in the catching encounter.

How To Use The Daily Adventure Incense

A Pokemon Go Trainer using an Incense to attract four Swinub in a cave

You will find your Daily Adventure Incense in your Item Bag, activated just like any other incense. This Incense can also be activated from the Pokemon Go main map screen. This can be done by clicking on the small Daily Adventure Incense symbol located in the upper right-hand corner of the screen.

You will need to complete Special Research, "An Intriguing Incense Part One," centered around Daily Adventure Incense before you gain access to this new item.

Although it will be available to you, you don't need to complete "An Intriguing Incense Part Two" to unlock and use the Daily Adventure Incense.

After it has been used, this item will be removed from your Item Bag, reappearing again the following day. Additionally, this item will not count toward your total item limit, allowing you to obtain and use this item even when your inventory is full.

The Daily Adventure Incense cannot be activated while another standard Incense is active, as only one Pokemon Go Incense can be active at a given time. Because of this, you are also unable to activate another Incense while using your Daily Adventure Incense.

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Other Daily Adventure Incense Bonuses

Three Poke Balls from Pokemon Go

To make sure that all players are enjoying and using Daily Adventure Incense to their fullest, Pokemon Go is offering free Poke Balls to those who need them.

If you have 30 or fewer Poke Balls, Great Balls, and Ultra Balls in your Item Bag, you will be given 30 Poke Balls upon activating your Daily Adventure Incense. This added bonus allows you to always make the most of your Daily Adventure Incense, ensuring that you have the necessary items and resources to explore and catch new Pokemon when using this item.

You will still be given 30 Poke Balls even if your Item Bag is full or has less than 30 available slots.

Rather, your Item Bag will be overfilled, allowing your item count to exceed your maximum storage.

Sharing Your Daily Incense Adventure

Two people, one with a Charmander and one with a Charizard, both from Pokemon Go

If you catch any Pokemon during the 15 minutes that your Daily Adventure Incense is active, you will be given the option to share your adventure afterward. This can easily be shared on Social Media, creating a post that shows how many and which Pokemon you caught while using this item.

If you choose to share your Daily Incense Adventure, it will only show the Pokemon that were specifically attracted to this Pokemon Go Incense.

Pokemon that were caught without blue mist and Daily Adventure Incense symbol will not show up on this post.

This gives you the opportunity to show off all the unique Pokemon you encountered and caught while using the Daily Adventure Incense.

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