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Piplup Community Day Classic

Community Day
Starts:
Sunday, January 4, 2026, at  2:00 PM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, January 4, 2026, at  5:00 PM Local Time

Piplup, the Penguin Pokémon, will be featured during January Community Day Classic!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Research Research Shiny Shiny Graphic Graphic




Bonuses

Increased Spawns
Increased Spawns
1/4 Hatch Distance
1/4 Hatch Distance
3-hour Incense*
3-hour Incense*
1-hour Lures**
1-hour Lures**

* The three-hour Incense bonus excludes Daily Adventure Incense.
** Lure Modules will last for one hour and may attract the featured Pokémon. While most bonuses are only active during the three-hour event period, these will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time.

Features

Evolve Prinplup (Piplup’s Evolution) from the beginning of the event until January 4, 2026, at 9:00 p.m. local time to get an Empoleon that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.

Hydro Cannon (Water-type)

  • Trainer Battles: 80 power
  • Gyms and raids: 90 power

Photobomb

Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise! During the event you can snap an AR Photo and get photobombed by Piplup.

Pokéstop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops featuring Piplup.

  • Piplup

Lure Module Bonus

On January 4, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time, Piplup will have a very high chance of appearing at PokéStops with active regular Lure Modules. Piplup attracted to regular Lure Modules will still have an increased chance to be Shiny and may have a Special Background. That’s more chances to encounter the featured Pokémon even after the event hours!

Spawns

Piplup will appear more frequently in the wild.

Piplup in the wild may also have a Special Background.

  • shiny
    Piplup

Research

Field Research Tasks

January Community Day Classic–themed Field Research will be available! Catch Piplup to earn rewards such as Stardust, Great Balls, additional encounters with Piplup, and more!

  • Catch 3 Piplup
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Piplup
    Max CP
    460
    Min CP
    426
    ×5
     Great Ball ×5
    ×2
     Ultra Ball ×2
    +2
    ×2
     Pinap Berry ×2
    ×500
     Stardust ×500

You may even find Field Research that leads to encounters with Piplup that have a Special Background—if you’re lucky!

The following tasks will have encounters with Special Backgrounds.

  • Catch 5 Pokémon while in a Party
    REWARD
    shiny Piplup
    Max CP
    460
    Min CP
    426
  • Catch 50 Pokémon
    REWARD
    shiny Piplup
    Max CP
    460
    Min CP
    426

Community Day Classic: Piplup

Ticketed Special Research

For US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Piplup Community Day–exclusive Special Research.

STEP
1
Community Day Classic: Piplup (1/3)
Catch 3 Pokémon Piplup
Catch 5 Pokémon Piplup
Catch 10 Pokémon Piplup
Make 7 Nice Throws
×20
 Ultra Ball ×20
Make 5 Great Throws
×1
 Incubator ×1
Make 5 Curveball Throws
×1
 Incense ×1

REWARDS

Piplup
×50
×5
STEP
2
Community Day Classic: Piplup (2/3)
Catch 3 Pokémon Piplup
Catch 5 Pokémon Piplup
Catch 10 Pokémon Prinplup
Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon
×20
 Ultra Ball ×20
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon
×1
 Charged TM ×1
Use 7 Berries to help catch Pokémon
×3
 Silver Pinap Berry ×3

REWARDS

Piplup
×7500
×3
STEP
3
Community Day Classic: Piplup (3/3)
Catch 3 Pokémon Piplup
Catch 5 Pokémon Piplup
Catch 10 Pokémon Empoleon
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms
×20
 Ultra Ball ×20
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
×1
 Rocket Radar ×1
Explore 1 km
×1
 Premium Battle Pass ×1

REWARDS

Piplup
10000 XP
×1

Shiny

Piplup is already available in its shiny variant. You will have a higher chance of encountering Shiny Piplup during Community Day Classic.

  • Piplup
  • Prinplup
  • Empoleon

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