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Valentine's Day 2026

Event
Starts:
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Sunday, February 15, 2026, at  8:00 PM Local Time

The Valentine’s Day 2026 event will take place from February 10, 2026 at 10 am to February 15, 2026 at 8 pm local time.

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Bonuses

2× XP for catching Pokémon
2× XP for catching Pokémon
2× Stardust from opening Gifts
2× Stardust from opening Gifts
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoran♀ and Shiny Nidoran♂
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoran♀ and Shiny Nidoran♂
Increased chance to hatch Shiny Nidoran♀, Shiny Nidoran♂, and Shiny Cherubi
Increased chance to hatch Shiny Nidoran♀, Shiny Nidoran♂, and Shiny Cherubi

Features

Furfrou Heart Trim

Give your Furfrou a fresh trim! For the duration of the event, you’ll be able to change your Natural Form Furfrou to Heart Trim Furfrou!

Follow these steps to change Furfrou’s trim:

  1. Find Furfrou in your Pokémon Storage, tap it to check its summary, and then tap the Change Form button to bring up a menu that lists the available trims.
  2. Select your preferred trim.

Changing your Furfrou from one trim to any other trim will cost 25 Furfrou Candy and 10,000 Stardust.

  • shiny
    Furfrou (Natural)
  • Furfrou (Heart)

Global Challenge

A Global Challenge will take place during the Valentine’s Day event. Send Gifts to unlock the bonuses below for all Trainers to enjoy for the remainder of the event!

Free Timed Research awarding encounters with Spinda with a heart pattern
Free Timed Research awarding encounters with Spinda with a heart pattern
Successfully catching a Pokémon with a Curveball Throw will award 750 XP
Successfully catching a Pokémon with a Curveball Throw will award 750 XP
Gifts may include Rare Candy
Gifts may include Rare Candy

Spawns

Wild Encounters

May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, and Furfrou and more!

  • shiny
    Nidoran♀
  • shiny
    Nidoran♂
  • shiny
    Furfrou (Natural)

You might even encounter Audino!

  • shiny
    Audino

Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

  • shiny
    Nidoran♀
  • shiny
    Nidoran♂
  • shiny
    Cleffa
  • shiny
    Igglybuff
  • shiny
    Cherubi
  • shiny
    Happiny

Raids

Three-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

  • shiny
    Gardevoir
  • shiny
    Gallade

Research

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

    Shiny

    Trainers will have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ in the wild.

    • Nidoran♀
    • Nidoran♂

    Trainers will also have an increased chance to hatch Shiny Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, and Cherubi from 7 km Eggs.

    • Nidoran♀
    • Nidoran♂
    • Cherubi

    Moves

    Evolve Kirlia (Ralts’s Evolution) during the event to get a Gardevoir or Gallade that knows the Charged Attack Synchronoise. Gardevoir and Gallade encountered from three-star raids will know the Charged Attack Synchronoise.

    • shiny
      Ralts
    • Kirlia
    • shiny
      Gardevoir
    • shiny
      Ralts
    • Kirlia
    • shiny
      Gallade
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