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Pokémon GO Holidays 2020

Event
Starts:
Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at  8:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 10:00 PM Local Time

The Pokémon GO Holidays event is back! Look forward to costumed Pokémon, an Ice-type Pokémon never before seen in Pokémon GO, event-exclusive Field Research, winter-themed avatar items, and a blizzard of bonuses!

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Bonuses

Open up to 45 Gifts
Open up to 45 Gifts
Carry up to 40 Gifts
Carry up to 40 Gifts

From Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. local time

  • 2× Raid XP

From Thursday, December 24, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. to Friday, December 25, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. local time

  • 2× Catch Candy

From Saturday, December 26, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 27, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. local time

  • 2× Star Piece duration

From Monday, December 28, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. to Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. local time

  • 2× Lucky Egg duration

From Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at 12:00 a.m. to Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. local time

  • 2× Catch Stardust

Features

  • Event-exclusive Field Research: Enjoy event-exclusive Field Research tasks that will reward you with the chance to encounter Pokémon like Vanillite and Cryogonal!
  • Winter-themed avatar items coming to the shop: To help you dress up for the holiday season, you can look forward to the Greedent Sweater, Whimsicott Earmuffs, Winter Boots, and Winter Coat avatar items!
  • Get holiday-themed stickers from PokéStops, Gifts, and the shop! You can find stickers featuring Alolan Vulpix, Croagunk, Whimsicott, and more during the event. You won’t be able to get these stickers after the event is over, so get them while you can!
  • Event-exclusive boxes will be available in the shop during the event! Check out the in-game shop for more details!
  • Event-exclusive AR Mapping task rewards: Complete AR Mapping tasks to earn Abomasnow Mega Energy and encounter Snorunt.

Warm up with a special winter weekend event! Event Details

Spawns

Pokémon in holiday costumes:

New Costumed Pokémon

  • shiny
    Winter Carnival Pikachu
  • shiny
    Winter Delibird
  • shiny
    Winter Cubchoo

In the wild

  • shiny
    Winter Carnival Pikachu
  • shiny
    Seel
  • shiny
    Marill
  • shiny
    Winter Delibird
  • shiny
    Stantler
  • shiny
    Swablu
  • shiny
    Snorunt
  • shiny
    Spheal
  • shiny
    Piplup
  • shiny
    Snover
  • shiny
    Vanillite
  • shiny
    Winter Cubchoo

Vanillite Family

  • shiny
    Vanillite
  • Vanillish
  • Vanilluxe

Eggs

In 5 km Eggs

  • shiny
    Seel
  • shiny
    Swinub
  • shiny
    Smoochum
  • shiny
    Snorunt
  • shiny
    Snover
  • shiny
    Vanillite

Raids

Appearing in Raid Battles

  • shiny
    Alolan Sandshrew
  • Dewgong
  • shiny
    Jynx
  • shiny
    Sneasel
  • shiny
    Swinub
  • Walrein
  • shiny
    Cubchoo
  • shiny
    Cryogonal

Shiny

Although Shiny Jynx could previously be obtained by evolving a Shiny Smoochum, this is the first time it will be available through an encounter.

Shiny Jynx

  • Jynx

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