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Valentine's Day Event

Event
Starts:
Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Are you ready for fun this Valentine’s Day? We have some sweet treats in store for you! Mega Gardevoir will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids, and, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Frillish and Shiny Tapu Lele—if you’re lucky!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Eggs Eggs Raids Raids Research Research Shiny Shiny Sales Sales Graphic Graphic




Bonuses

2× Stardust from opening Gifts
2× Stardust from opening Gifts
Lure Modules activated during the event will last for two hours
Lure Modules activated during the event will last for two hours

Choose a Bonus

During the Valentine’s Day event, Trainers can choose between several bonuses as a reward for their Timed Research.

These are the available bonuses to choose from. You may only pick one.

2x XP for catching Pokémon
2x XP for catching Pokémon
2× Candy for catching Pokémon
2× Candy for catching Pokémon
2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
2× Daily Adventure Incense duration

Features

Mega Gardevoir Debuts

Mega Gardevoir will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!

  • shiny
    Mega Gardevoir

Evolve Kirlia during the event to get a Gallade or Gardevoir that knows the Charged Attack Synchronoise. Gallade and Gardevoir encountered after raids will also know Synchronoise.

Synchronoise (Psychic-type)

  • Trainer Battles: 80 Power
  • Gyms and raids: 80 Power

A Global Valentine’s Challenge!

Available from Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. PST to Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. PST.

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, a global challenge will take place throughout the event! Work with other Trainers around the world by sending Gifts to your friends. If Trainers send enough Gifts, they’ll unlock a bonus for all Trainers for the remainder of the event!

Global Challenge Bonuses:

  • 3× Transfer Candy for the remainder of the event
  • 2× Transfer Candy XL chance for Trainers level 31 and up for the remainder of the event

Global Challenge Goal: Send 100,000,000 Gifts

Form Change Available

For the duration of the Valentine’s Day event, you’ll be able to change your Natural Form Furfrou to Heart Trim Furfrou!

  • Furfrou (Heart)

Follow these steps to change Furfrou’s Trim.

  • Furfrou begins in its Natural Form.
  • Select Furfrou in your Pokémon storage, 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.

Luvdisc Limited Research

From Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time.

Find the Full Details on the Luvdisc Limited Research event here.

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Frillish—if you’re lucky!

Flabébé with differently colored flowers will be appearing in the wild depending on where you are in the world:

  • Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
  • Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas

Some Trainers might even encounter White Flower Flabébé and Orange Flower Flabébé, no matter what region they’re in.

  • shiny
    Nidoran♀
  • shiny
    Nidoran♂
  • shiny
    Skitty
  • shiny
    Volbeat
  • shiny
    Illumise
  • shiny
    Woobat
  • shiny
    Frillish
  • shiny
    Red Flower Flabébé
  • shiny
    Blue Flower Flabébé
  • shiny
    Yellow Flower Flabébé
  • shiny
    Furfrou (Natural)
  • shiny
    Morelull

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

  • shiny
    Chansey
  • shiny
    Audino
  • shiny
    Alomomola
  • shiny
    White Flower Flabébé
  • shiny
    Orange Flower Flabébé

Eggs

7 km Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

Frillish hatched from these Eggs will also have a greater chance of being Shiny than Frillish found in the wild or through Field Research.

  • shiny
    Lickitung
  • shiny
    Smoochum
  • shiny
    Happiny
  • shiny
    Frillish
  • shiny
    Frillish
  • shiny
    Alomomola

Raids

Appearing in 1- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Chansey
  • shiny
    Shinx
  • shiny
    Furfrou (Natural)
  • shiny
    Espurr

Appearing in 3- Star Raids

  • Nidoqueen
  • Nidoking
  • shiny
    Lickitung
  • shiny
    Miltank
  • Gallade

Appearing in 5- Star Raids

  • shiny
    Tapu Lele

Appearing in Mega Raids

  • shiny
    Mega Gardevoir

Research

Field Research Tasks

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

  • Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row
    REWARD
    shiny Spinda with a heart pattern
    Max CP
    523
    Min CP
    486
  • Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Hippopotas
    Max CP
    582
    Min CP
    542
    shiny Litleo
    Max CP
    611
    Min CP
    571
  • Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Alomomola
    Max CP
    929
    Min CP
    877
    shiny Chansey
    Max CP
    537
    Min CP
    490
    shiny Audino
    Max CP
    721
    Min CP
    676
  • Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each
    REWARD
    shiny Luvdisc
    Max CP
    363
    Min CP
    332
  • Open 5 Gifts
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Combee
    Max CP
    212
    Min CP
    188
    shiny Morelull
    Max CP
    442
    Min CP
    409
  • Earn 3 hearts with your buddy
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
    shiny Eevee
    Max CP
    459
    Min CP
    424
    shiny Ralts
    Max CP
    231
    Min CP
    206
  • Earn 10 hearts with your buddy
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Frillish (Male)
    Max CP
    539
    Min CP
    501
    shiny Frillish (Female)
    Max CP
    539
    Min CP
    501

Timed Research: Lovely Wishes

Trainers will be able to access branching Timed Research that grants their wish for a bonus that either awards extra XP for catching Pokémon, awards extra Candy for catching Pokémon, or increases the duration of Daily Adventure Incense.

The path you choose will determine which bonuses and tasks you have for the event!

No matter which wish you pick, all Trainers who complete the research will receive items and have the opportunity to encounter Frillish!

  • shiny
    Frillish
  • shiny
    Frillish

Lovely Wishes - Catching Pokémon

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Choosing this wish will grant you 2x XP for Catching Pokémon for the duration of the Valentine’s Day event.

STEP
1
Lovely Wishes - Catching Pokémon (1/2)
Catch 5 Pokémon
×15
 Poké Ball ×15
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms
×10
 Great Ball ×10
Power up Pokémon 5 times
×2
 Silver Pinap Berry ×2

REWARDS

×500
500 XP
×1
STEP
2
Lovely Wishes - Catching Pokémon (2/2)
Catch 10 Pokémon Frillish (Female)
Catch 25 Pokémon Frillish
Catch 8 different species of Pokémon Frillish (Female)
Earn 25,000 XP Frillish
Send 25 Gifts to friends Frillish (Female)

REWARDS

Frillish
×1


Lovely Wishes - Using Daily Adventure Incense

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Choosing this wish will grant you an additional 15 minutes of Daily Adventure Incense use during the Valentine’s Day event, for a total of 30 minutes.

STEP
1
Lovely Wishes - Using Daily Adventure Incense (1/2)
Catch 5 Pokémon
×15
 Poké Ball ×15
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms
×10
 Great Ball ×10
Power up Pokémon 5 times
×2
 Silver Pinap Berry ×2

REWARDS

×500
500 XP
×1
STEP
2
Lovely Wishes - Using Daily Adventure Incense (2/2)
Catch 10 Pokémon Frillish (Female)
Catch 25 Pokémon Frillish
Catch 8 different species of Pokémon Frillish (Female)
Use Daily Adventure Incense to help catch 15 Pokémon Frillish
Send 25 Gifts to friends Frillish (Female)

REWARDS

Frillish
×1
×25


Lovely Wishes - Pokémon Candy

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Choosing this wish will grant you 2× Candy for catching Pokémon for the duration of the Valentine’s Day event.

STEP
1
Lovely Wishes - Pokémon Candy (1/2)
Catch 5 Pokémon
×15
 Poké Ball ×15
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms
×10
 Great Ball ×10
Power up Pokémon 5 times
×2
 Silver Pinap Berry ×2

REWARDS

×500
500 XP
×1
STEP
2
Lovely Wishes - Pokémon Candy (2/2)
Catch 10 Pokémon Frillish (Female)
Catch 25 Pokémon Frillish
Catch 8 different species of Pokémon Frillish (Female)
Use 25 Pinap Berries to help catch Pokémon Frillish
Send 25 Gifts to friends Frillish (Female)

REWARDS

Frillish
×1

Shiny

Shiny Frillish

Shiny Frillish will be making its debut with the start of the event. Frillish hatched from 7 km Eggs will also have a greater chance of being Shiny than Frillish found in the wild or through Field Research.

  • Frillish
  • Jellicent
  • Frillish
  • Jellicent

Shiny Tapu Lele

Shiny Tapu Lele will be making its debut in Raid Battles during this period as well.

  • Tapu Lele

Sales

Avatar Items

The following new avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!

  • Frillish Top
  • Frillish Glasses

Stickers

You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

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