Lunar New Year: Dragons Unleashed

Update: This event appears to have been extended and is sync’d up with the end of the Global Challenge bonuses.

Happy Lunar New Year! The Pokémon GO Lunar New Year event is happening once again!

Bonuses

Increased chance for Lucky Pokémon in trades

Increased chance to become Lucky Friends

Additional Candy for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws

Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws, Great Throws, and Excellent Throws

Features

Pokémon Debuts

Drampa, the Placid Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!

Drampa

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops featuring Druddigon, Turtonator, and Drampa.

Druddigon
Turtonator
Drampa

Global Challenge: Dragons Unleashed

A Global Challenge will take place throughout the event! Work with Trainers around the world to throw 1,000,000,000 Nice Throws to unlock the bonuses below for all Trainers to enjoy for the remainder of the event!

As part of the Global Challenge rewards, festive fireworks will also light up the skies!

Update: The challenge has been complete! The features of the unlock are detailed below.

Global Challenge Rewards: Featured Attacks

Evolve certain Pokémon during the event to get a Pokémon that knows a featured attack!

Flygon - Earth Power (Ground-type Charged Move)
Garchomp - Earth Power (Ground-type Charged Move)
Altaria - Moonblast (Fairy-type Charged Move)
Salamance - Outrage (Dragon-type Charged Move)
Noivern - Boomburst (Normal-type Charged Move)

Global Challenge rewards: Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear in the wild.

Bagon
Gible
Darumaka
Axew
Deino
Tyrunt
Falinks

Global Challenge rewards: Raids

Jangmo-o will be added to 1-star raids and Salamence will be added to 3-star raids.

Jangmo-o
Salamence

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. This list includes the Pokémon added from achieving the Global Challenge.

Magikarp
Dratini
Shuckle
Bagon
Gible
Darumaka
Axew
Deino
Fennekin
Skrelp
Tyrunt
Noibat
Falinks

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Jangmo-o

Raids

Appearing in 1-Star Raids

Dratini
Deino
Goomy
Jangmo-o

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

Salamence
Druddigon
Turtonator
Drampa

Appearing in Mega Raids

Mega Latias
Mega Latios

Research

Field Research Tasks

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks.

Catch 10 Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Trapinch
Max CP
546
Min CP
507
Swablu
Max CP
353
Min CP
322
Make 3 Great Throws
REWARD
Darumaka
Max CP
618
Min CP
576
Make an Excellent Throw
REWARD
Gible
Max CP
477
Min CP
441
Win a raid
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Dratini
Max CP
430
Min CP
397
Deino
Max CP
455
Min CP
420
Goomy
Max CP
418
Min CP
385
Win 3 raids
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Druddigon
Max CP
1171
Min CP
1115
Turtonator
Max CP
952
Min CP
902
Drampa
Max CP
1249
Min CP
1191
Power up 5 Dragon‑type Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Skrelp
Max CP
455
Min CP
421
Tyrunt
Max CP
700
Min CP
658
Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
POSSIBLE REWARDS
×5
Poké Ball ×5
×2
Great Ball ×2

Event-exclusive Timed Research

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

Stardust, XP, and two Lucky Eggs
Encounters with event-themed Pokémon

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

STEP

Lunar New Year: Dragons Unleashed (1/2)

Power up 5 Dragon-type Pokémon

Bagon

Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms

Axew

Catch 15 Dragon-type Pokémon

Skrelp

×2

×2000

4000 XP

STEP

Lunar New Year: Dragons Unleashed (2/2)

Power up 5 Dragon-type Pokémon

Gible

Evolve a Dragon-type Pokémon

Goomy

Power up 10 Dragon-type Pokémon

Deino

Evolve 3 Dragon-type Pokémon

Jangmo-o

Power up 15 Dragon-type Pokémon

Turtonator

Drampa

×4000

8000 XP

Shiny

These Pokémon will be released in their shiny variant with the start of the event.

Drampa

Graphic

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