Lunar New Year 2025
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Pokémon GO’s 2025 Lunar New Year event!
Bonuses 
Features 
PokéStop Showcases
Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!
Spawns 
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. You’ll also have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Ekans.
Ekans
Onix
Dunsparce
Snivy
Darumaka
Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
Gyarados
Dratini
Eggs 
In 2 km Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 2 km Eggs. You’ll also have an increased chance to hatch a Shiny Nosepass.
Leek Note: These are most likely featured in Eggs because their shiny variants are red.
Makuhita
Nosepass
Meditite
Duskull
Skorupi
Research 
Field Research Tasks
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.
Complete Field Research tasks to earn Stardust and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
- Catch 12 Pokémon POSSIBLE REWARDS
Voltorb Max CP432Min CP399
Magikarp Max CP117Min CP99
Dratini Max CP430Min CP397+1 - Catch 6 Pokémon while following Routes REWARD
×1200Stardust ×1200 - Explore 2 km REWARD×600Stardust ×600
Daily Field Research
During the Lunar New Year event, Trainers will receive a bonus daily Field Research task each day they log in that awards PokéCoins. You might even receive a rare Field Research task that awards extra PokéCoins, if you’re very lucky!
To obtain bonus Field Research tasks, you must have three or fewer active Field Research tasks when you log in for the first time each day. Trainers can get your first task after midnight before the event starts.
As with previous Daily Field Research that rewarded PokéCoins, they do not impact your daily 50 PokéCoins from defending Gyms.
Here are the possible tasks you can receive once daily after midnight.
- Catch 3 Pokémon REWARD
×5PokéCoin ×5 - Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms REWARD×5PokéCoin ×5
- Power up Pokémon 3 times REWARD×5PokéCoin ×5
- Transfer 10 Pokémon REWARD×5PokéCoin ×5
- Send a Gift to a friend REWARD×5PokéCoin ×5
- Catch 25 Pokémon REWARD×25PokéCoin ×25
Year of the Snake Timed Research
Event-exclusive Timed Research
Event-themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event.
Explore Routes to earn XP, Stardust, and 10 Zygarde Cells.
Leek Note: Currently, if you are at the 250 Zydarde Cell cap, you won’t be able to claim the rewards.
Leek Note: The Zydarde Cell hold limit has been increased to 300 to address this issue.
Lunar New Year Premium Timed Research
Paid 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.
Ekans 
Nosepass Ekans Nosepass Ekans Nosepass 
Ekans Nosepass Ekans Nosepass Ekans Nosepass 
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 2, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Collection Challenge
An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming!
Complete the Collection Challenge to receive Stardust.
Shiny 
Shiny Ekans
Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Ekans.
Ekans
Arbok
Shiny Nosepass
Trainers will have an increased chance to hatch Shiny Nosepass.
Nosepass
Probopass
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