Valentine's Day 2026 - Leek Duck | Pokémon GO News and Resources

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.

Bonuses

2× XP for catching Pokémon

2× Stardust from opening Gifts

Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoran♀ and Shiny Nidoran♂

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:

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.
Select your preferred trim.

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

Furfrou (Natural)
Furfrou (Heart)

Global Challenge

A Global Challenge will take place during the Valentine’s Day event. Send 100 million 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

Successfully catching a Pokémon with a Curveball Throw will award 750 XP

Gifts may include Rare Candy

Spawns

Wild Encounters

May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Furfrou, Plusle, Minun, Luvdisc, Swirlix, Munna, Jigglypuff, Fomantis, Spritzee, and Feebas and more!

Nidoran♀
Nidoran♂
Jigglypuff
Plusle
Minun
Feebas
Luvdisc
Munna
Furfrou (Natural)
Spritzee
Swirlix
Fomantis

You might even encounter Audino and Chansey!

Chansey
Audino

Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

Nidoran♀
Nidoran♂
Cleffa
Igglybuff
Cherubi
Happiny

Raids

Three-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

Crown Nidoqueen
Crown Nidoking
Gardevoir
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.

Catch 5 Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Plusle
Max CP
762
Min CP
717
Minun
Max CP
726
Min CP
682
Catch 10 Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Nidoran♀
Max CP
349
Min CP
319
Nidoran♂
Max CP
369
Min CP
337
Trade a Pokémon
REWARD
Tandemaus
Max CP
382
Min CP
350
Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row
REWARD
Spinda with a heart pattern
Max CP
523
Min CP
486

Valentine's Day Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

This Timed Research was unlocked with the completion of the Global Challenge.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before February 15, 2026 at 8 pm local time.

STEP

Valentine's Day Timed Research (1/1)

Catch 5 Pokémon

Spinda with a heart pattern

Catch 10 Pokémon

Spinda with a heart pattern

Catch 15 Pokémon

Spinda with a heart pattern

Catch 20 Pokémon

Spinda with a heart pattern

Catch 25 Pokémon

Spinda with a heart pattern

Catch 30 Pokémon

Spinda with a heart pattern

×1

3270 XP

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

Featured Attack

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.

Ralts
Kirlia
Gardevoir

Ralts
Kirlia
Gallade

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