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Winter Holiday Part 1

Event
Starts:
Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time

Celebrate the holidays with new costumed Pokémon during Winter Holiday Part 1!

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




Bonuses

Increased chance to hatch Shiny Pichu wearing a festive hat and Shiny Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 7 km Eggs
Increased chance to hatch Shiny Pichu wearing a festive hat and Shiny Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 7 km Eggs

Plus, reach Major Milestones on your GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025 to unlock the following bonuses.

Tier 1

2× XP from sending Gifts
2× XP from sending Gifts

GO Pass Deluxe: Tier 1

2× Stardust from opening Gifts
2× Stardust from opening Gifts

Tier 2

Additional items may be rewarded from opening Gifts
Additional items may be rewarded from opening Gifts

GO Pass Deluxe: Tier 2

1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period
1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period

Tier 3

50% more XP for winning Raid Battles
50% more XP for winning Raid Battles

GO Pass Deluxe: Tier 3

2× XP from catching Pokémon
2× XP from catching Pokémon

Features

Pokémon Debuts

New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!

While you’re near an active Magnetic Lure Module, you can use 100 Grubbin Candy to evolve Charjabug wearing holiday attire into Vikavolt wearing holiday attire.

  • shiny
    Winter Attire Sudowoodo
  • shiny
    Winter Attire Charjabug
  • Winter Attire Vikavolt

Spawns

Wild Encounters

Trainers may encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Swinub, Snorunt, Spheal, and more!

  • shiny
    Alolan Vulpix
  • shiny
    Swinub
  • shiny
    Delibird
  • shiny
    Snorunt
  • shiny
    Spheal
  • shiny
    Snover
  • shiny
    Galarian Darumaka

You might even encounter Sudowoodo wearing holiday attire and Charjabug wearing holiday attire!

  • shiny
    Winter Attire Sudowoodo
  • shiny
    Winter Attire Charjabug

Eggs

7 km Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

There will be an increased chance to hatch Shiny Pichu wearing a festive hat and Shiny Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 7 km Eggs.

  • shiny
    Festive Hat Pichu
  • shiny
    Smoochum
  • shiny
    Holiday Cubchoo
  • shiny
    Cryogonal
  • Snom

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

Three-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Winter Attire Sudowoodo
  • shiny
    Hisuian Avalugg
  • shiny
    Winter Attire Charjabug

Research

Field Research Task Encounters

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

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

  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    REWARD
    ×1500
     Stardust ×1500
  • Catch 15 Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    shiny Holiday Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
    shiny Holiday Attire Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
  • Send 5 Gifts to friends
    REWARD
    shiny Delibird
    Max CP
    469
    Min CP
    433
  • Send 15 Gifts to friends
    REWARD
    shiny Holiday Spheal
    Max CP
    412
    Min CP
    379

Shiny

Winter Attire Sudowoodo and Winter Attire Charjabug will be available in their shiny varient.

  • Winter Attire Sudowoodo
  • Winter Attire Charjabug
  • Winter Attire Vikavolt

Increased Shiny Chance

There will be an increased chance to hatch Shiny Pichu wearing a festive hat and Shiny Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 7 km Eggs.

  • Festive Hat Pichu
  • Holiday Cubchoo

Sales

New Avatar Items

The following 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!

  • Charjabug Bag
  • Sudowoodo Holiday Sweater

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