As an extra treat for Pokémon Go players successfully completing the Pokémon Global Challenge at the weekend, the game is unleashing Ho-Oh into raid battles to be captured by intrepid trainers.

Making the announcement via its blog and Twitter, it revealed that the legendary bird Pokémon will be available worldwide until December 12. 

It’s also worth noting that the double XP, double stardust and increased spawn rewards earned last week are still active too, so it’s a perfect time to build up your Pokémon collection.

Thanks to all your hard work last week, Ho-Oh will appear in Raid Battles until 12/12! #PokemonGOtravel #GlobalCatchChallenge https://t.co/YfyBGwfTux pic.twitter.com/mdGoFByyQl

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 27, 2017