Lunar New Year 2022
Ring in the Lunar New Year from Tuesday, February 1, 2022, to Monday, February 7, 2022!
Bonuses
* Active from Monday, January 31, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PST to Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PST (–8 GMT).
Features
Shiny Litleo Leads the Pack
It’s time to celebrate Lunar New Year! Running at the front of the pack during the event is Litleo! If you’re lucky, you just might run into a Shiny Litleo for the first time in Pokémon GO!
Spawns
The following Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild.
Appearing in the wild
- Paras
- Meowth
- Growlithe
- Voltorb
- Hisuian Voltorb
- Magikarp
- Torchic
- Litleo
If you're lucky, you might encounter:
- Electabuzz
- Gyarados
- Combusken
Eggs
The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs obtained during the event.
In 7 km Eggs
- Shuckle
- Slugma
- Darumaka
- Scraggy
- Litleo
Raids
Appearing in 1- Star Raids
- Magikarp
- Shinx
- Darumaka
- Litleo
- Espurr
Appearing in 3- Star Raids
- Charizard
- Flareon
- Shuckle
- Delcatty
- Absol
- Druddigon
Appearing in 5- Star Raids
Regirock caught during this time will know the attack Earthquake
- Regirock
Appearing in Mega Raids
- Mega Houndoom
Research
Field Research Tasks
Field Research Encounters
- Alolan Meowth
- Galarian Meowth
- Magikarp
- Darumaka
- Litleo
- Espurr
Complete certain Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.
Earn Mega Energy
- Mega Gyarados
Timed Research
Two timed research challenges focused around catching and friendship will be available! Complete the Timed Research to earn:
- Litleo
- Espurr
Shiny
These Pokémon will be released in their shiny variant with the start of the event.
Shown below are Male and Female Pyroar
- Litleo
- Pyroar
- Pyroar