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New Year's 2025

Event
Starts:
Monday, December 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Celebrate with Pokémon GO’s New Year’s 2025 event!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Raids Raids Research Research Sales Sales




Bonuses

2,025 XP for catching Pokémon with Excellent Throws
2,025 XP for catching Pokémon with Excellent Throws

Features

Explore with Decor

During this event, festive fi reworks will light up the skies. We hope you enjoy the colorful decor!

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 a Shiny one!

  • shiny
    Ribbon Jigglypuff
  • shiny
    New Years Hat Hoothoot
  • shiny
    Party Hat Wurmple

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids. You’ll also have an increased chance to encounter a Shiny one!

Appearing in 1- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Pikachu

Appearing in 3- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Raticate
  • shiny
    Wobbuffet

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

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

Timed Research

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

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

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.

  • Three Premium Battle Passes
  • Three Lucky Eggs
  • 2,025 Stardust
  • Event-themed Pokémon encounters, including:
    • Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie
    • Raticate wearing a party hat
    • Wobbuffet wearing a party hat
    • And more
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 Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Sales

Pokémon GO Web Store – Ultra Holiday Box

Don’t miss your last chance to purchase the Ultra Holiday Box!

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the Ultra Holiday Box will net you one Pokémon Storage upgrade, one Item Bag upgrade, and 17 Rare Candies!*

* Limit one purchase per customer

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