Pokémon GO's New Year's Celebration: Get Ready for Festive Fun!

Pokémon GO is celebrating the New Year with its annual festive event, running from December 30th to January 1st, 2025. This exciting event features themed bonuses, special Pokémon encounters, and plenty of ways to ring in the new year in style. Following the Community Day event (December 21st-22nd), prepare for a week of New Year's festivities!

This year's event offers a fantastic bonus: catch Pokémon with Excellent Throws to earn a whopping 2,025 XP each! Enjoy the immersive atmosphere, complete with festive decorations and celebratory fireworks illuminating the skies.

Expect increased appearances of special, costumed Pokémon in the wild, including a ribbon-adorned Jigglypuff, a New Year's outfit-wearing Hoothoot, and a party-hat-sporting Wurmple. Keep an eye out for their Shiny variants!

Raids also get a festive makeover. One-star raids feature a snowflake-hat-wearing Pikachu, while three-star raids bring party-hat-clad Raticate and Wobbuffet. All three have boosted Shiny rates during the event.

Complete Field Research and Timed Research tasks for extra encounters and rewards. A $2 Paid Timed Research offers exclusive rewards: three Premium Battle Passes, three Lucky Eggs, 2,025 Stardust, and encounters with event Pokémon.

Don't forget the Ultra Holiday Box ($4.99) in the Pokémon GO Web Store, containing a Pokémon Storage upgrade, an Item Bag upgrade, and 17 Rare Candies. And remember to redeem those Pokémon Go codes for some free goodies!