See What Pokémon GO Has in Store This February

By Jason Nieva @jnievaplayerone Published 01/28/21 EST

January is almost over and you know what that means. It’s time to look into what Pokémon GO has in store for Trainers in February. It’s pretty much like the usual monthly update but with an exception: two extra events which are Valentine’s Day and the Lunar New Year.

First, there’s the Research Breakthrough encounter that happens for the entire month. In this one, Trainers have a chance to encounter Snorlax.

Second, is the Pokémon Spotlight Hours that happens every Tuesday at 6:00 PM. Here’s what Trainers can expect:

February 2
- Spotlight on: Ekans
- Special Bonus: Earn twice the XP for evolving Pokémon
February 9
- Spotlight on: Miltank
- Special Bonus: Earn twice the Stardust for catching Pokémon
February 16
- Spotlight on: Luvdisc
- Special Bonus: Earn twice the XP for catching Pokémon
February 23
- Spotlight on: Pikachu
- Special Bonus: Earn twice the Candy for catching Pokémon

This brings us to Raids and for February, these Pokémon appear in five-star raids:

January 16 to January 31
- Pokémon:
  - Entei
January 31 to February 4
- Pokémon:
  - Raikou
February 4 to February 9
- Pokémon:
  - Suicune
February 9 to February 20
- Pokémon:
  - Latias
  - Latios
February 20 to March 1
- Pokémon:
  - Articuno
  - Zapdos
  - Moltres
  - Mewtwo

Meanwhile, these ones appear on Mega Raids:

January 19 to February 9
- Pokémon:
  - Mega Venusaur
  - Mega Ampharos
  - Mega Houndoom
February 9 to February 20
- Pokémon:
  - Mega Pidgeot
  - Mega Ampharos
  - A surprise Mega-Evolved Pokémon
February 20 to March 1
- Pokémon:
  - Articuno
  - Zapdos
  - Moltres
  - Mewtwo

For February’s Community Day, it’s going to feature Roselia. You can read more about that here.

February Exclusive Events

For the Valentine’s Day event, the GO Battle League is set to have a Love Cup from February 8 until February 15. To enter, Trainers must form a team of Pokémon that are either color red or pink and have a max CP of 1,500. Also, no Legendary or Mythical Pokémon are allowed to be part of the team.

The Lunar New Year-themed event celebrates the Year of the Ox. It’s going to be from February 9 to February 14, and during this period, Trainers can encounter red-colored Pokémon .

PokéCoin Bundles

Finally, for each week of the month a bundle is being featured at a price of 1 PokéCoin. The bundles are:

February 1 to 7
- Bundle contains:
  - 20 Poké Balls
  - 1 Remote Raid Pass
  - 1 Rocket Radar
February 8 to 14
- Bundle contains:
  - 8 Incense
  - 16 Razz Berries
  - 10 Pinap Berries
February 15 to 21
- Bundle contains:
  - 1 Remote Raid Pass
  - 20 Poké Balls
  - 10 Great Balls
  - 5 Ultra Balls
February 22 to 28
- Bundle contains:
  - 20 Poké Balls
  - 1 Remote Raid Pass
  - 5 Incense