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Well Armed

Event
Starts:
Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

Train and take on Global Challenges during the Well Armed event!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Research Research Shiny Shiny Sales Sales




Bonuses

2× Candy for catching Pokémon
2× Candy for catching Pokémon
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Dynamax Hitmonlee and Shiny Dynamax Hitmonchan
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Dynamax Hitmonlee and Shiny Dynamax Hitmonchan

Features

Global Challenges

Global Challenges will take place throughout the Well Armed event! Work with Trainers around the world to complete Max Battles! Once the challenge is complete, the following will be unlocked.

Clobbopus, the Tantrum Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut in the wild and in Field Research.

You can use 50 Clobbopus Candy to evolve Clobbopus into Grapploct.

  • Clobbopus
  • Grapploct

You might encounter the following Pokémon in the wild!

  • shiny
    Mienfoo
  • shiny
    Jangmo-o

Increased Candy and Candy XL from Max Battles.

Spawns

Wild Encounters

May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Poliwag, Machop, Makuhita and more!

  • shiny
    Poliwag
  • shiny
    Machop
  • shiny
    Makuhita

You might even encounter Octillery!

  • Octillery

Global Challenge Unlocks

Once the Global Challenge is complete, the following Pokémon may appear in the wild!

Clobbopus will make its Pokémon GO debut in the wild!

  • Clobbopus
  • Grapploct

You might also encounter the following Pokémon in the wild!

  • shiny
    Mienfoo
  • shiny
    Jangmo-o

Research

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Fast TMs, Charged TMs, and encounters with event-themed Pokémon including Dynamax Hitmonlee and Dynamax Hitmonchan.

  •  ???
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×1
     Fast TM ×1
    ×1
     Charged TM ×1
  •  ???
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    Dynamax
    shiny     Dynamax Hitmonlee
    Max CP
    1104
    Min CP
    1049
    Dynamax
    shiny     Dynamax Hitmonchan
    Max CP
    999
    Min CP
    947
  •  ???
    REWARD
    Clobbopus
    Max CP
    487
    Min CP
    451

For US$1.99 (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.

  • Six Rare Candies
  • Three Rare Candy XL
  • 1,600 Max Particles
  • And more!
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
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.

Shiny

There will be an increased chance to encounter Shiny Dynamax Hitmonlee and Shiny Dynamax Hitmonchan during this event!

  • Hitmonlee
  • Hitmonchan

Sales

Pokémon GO Web Store – Well Armed Ultra Ticket Box

The Well Armed Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes an event ticket, two Max Revives, and two Max Potions!

Check it out in the Pokémon GO Web Store!

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