It’s the season of celebration and what better way than to join the Pokémon GO Holidays event. Trainers can expect to meet some Ice-type Pokémon that’s never been seen before in the game. It will start on December 22 at 8:00 AM (local time) until December 31 at 10:00 PM (local time).
Here are the features that Trainers can expect for this upcoming event:
- Pokémon wearing holiday-themed costumes are going to appear in the game:
- Pikachu
- Delibird
- Cubchoo
- Ice-type Pokémon are going to appear more frequently in the wild:
- Spheal
- Snover
- Vanillite
- These Pokémon are going to hatch from 5 km Eggs:
- Seel
- Swinub
- Smoochum
- Snorunt
- Snover
- Vanillite
- These Pokémon are going to appear in Raid Battles:
- Alolan Sandshrew
- Dewgong
- Jynx
- Sneasel
- Swinub
- Walrein
- Cubchoo
- Cryogonal
- Mega Abomasnow is set to appear in Mega Raids.
- Event-exclusive Field Research tasks reward Trainers with the chance to encounter Pokémon like Vanillite and Cryogonal.
- Winter-themed avatar items are coming to the shop that include:
- Greedent Sweater
- Whimsicott Earmuffs
- Winter Boots
- Winter Coat
- Get holiday-themed stickers from PokéStops, Gifts, and the shop.
- Get stickers that feature, among others, Alolan Vulpix, Croagunk, and Whimsicott.
- These won’t be available once the event is offer to get them while you can.
- Event-exclusive boxes are available in the shop during the event.
- Event-exclusive AR Mapping task
Bonuses to Enjoy
Of course, it won’t be a truly enjoyable event without bonuses. Here’s what’s in store for everyone:
- December 22 at 12:00 AM (local time) to December 23 at 11:59 PM (local time):
- 2× Raid XP
- December 24 at 12:00 AM (local time) to December 25 at 11:59 PM (local time):
- 2× Catch Candy
- December 26 at 12:00 AM (local time) to December 27 at 11:59 PM (local time):
- 2× Star Piece duration
- December 28 at 12:00 AM (local time) to December 29 at 11:59 PM (local time):
- 2× Lucky Egg duration
- December 30 at 12:00 AM (local time) to December 31 at 11:59 PM (local time):
- 2× Catch Stardust
- December 22 at 8:00 AM (local time) to December 31 at 10:00 PM (local time):
- Open more Gifts each day.
- For the duration of the event, the number of Gifts that can be opened daily increase to 45.
- Carry more Gifts.
- For the duration of the event, the number of Gifts that can be carried in the Item Bag increase to 40.
- Open more Gifts each day.
Something Special
There’s also a special winter event from December 26 at 8:00 AM (local time) to December 27 at 10:00 PM (local time).
This one features the return of Regice in Raids. Plus, there’s an event-exclusive AR Mapping task. Upon completion, it will reward Trainers with Incenses, among many others. Finally, these Pokémon will become more attracted to Incense: Delibird, Snorunt, Spheal, Snover, Cryogonal, and Cubchoo.
