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Lunar New Year 2025

Event
Starts:
Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, February 2, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

The Lunar New Year 2025 event will take place from January 29, 2025 at 10 am to February 2, 2025 at 8 pm. Stay tuned for more details.

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Eggs Eggs Research Research Shiny Shiny




Bonuses

Increased chance to get Lucky Pokémon in trades
Increased chance to get Lucky Pokémon in trades
Increased chance to become Lucky Friends
Increased chance to become Lucky Friends

Features

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. You’ll also have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Ekans.

  • shiny
    Ekans
  • shiny
    Onix
  • shiny
    Dunsparce
  • shiny
    Snivy
  • shiny
    Darumaka

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Gyarados
  • shiny
    Dratini

Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 2 km Eggs. You’ll also have an increased chance to hatch a Shiny Nosepass.

In 2 km Eggs

  • shiny
    Makuhita
  • shiny
    Nosepass
  • shiny
    Meditite
  • shiny
    Duskull
  • shiny
    Skorupi

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Stardust and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Timed Research

Event-themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event.

Explore Routes to earn XP, Stardust, and 10 Zygarde Cells.

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

  • Two Lucky Eggs
  • One Incubator
  • Encounters with Ekans and Nosepass
Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Collection Challenge

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive Stardust.

Shiny

Shiny Ekans

Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Ekans.

  • Ekans
  • Arbok

Shiny Nosepass

Trainers will have an increased chance to hatch Shiny Nosepass.

  • Nosepass
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