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Winter Holiday Part 2

Event
Starts:
Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Monday, December 29, 2025, at  8:00 PM Local Time

The festivities continue during Winter Holiday Part 2 with Rolycoly’s debut, plus a special Winter Weekend event!

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Bonuses

Catching event-themed Pokémon in the wild may award items such as Fast TMs, Charged TMs, Silver Pinap Berries, Golden Razz Berries, and Rare Candy
Catching event-themed Pokémon in the wild may award items such as Fast TMs, Charged TMs, Silver Pinap Berries, Golden Razz Berries, and Rare Candy
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Stantler wearing a holiday outfit and Shiny Dedenne wearing holiday attire.
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Stantler wearing a holiday outfit and Shiny Dedenne wearing holiday attire.

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

The following Pokémon first discovered in the Galar region will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

You can use 25 Rolycoly Candy to evolve Rolycoly into Carkol and 100 Rolycoly Candy to evolve Carkol into Coalossal.

  • Rolycoly
  • Carkol
  • Coalossal

Winter Weekend

A special Winter Weekend event will take place during Winter Holiday Part 2 from Saturday, December 27, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time!

Spawns

Wild Encounters

Trainers may encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Galarian Darumaka, Bergmite, Cetoddle and more!

  • shiny
    Alolan Vulpix
  • shiny
    Swinub
  • shiny
    Holiday Delibird
  • shiny
    Holiday Stantler
  • shiny
    Snorunt
  • shiny
    Spheal
  • shiny
    Snover
  • shiny
    Galarian Darumaka
  • shiny
    Vanillite
  • shiny
    Cubchoo
  • shiny
    Bergmite
  • shiny
    Cetoddle

You might even encounter Dedenne wearing holiday attire or Rolycoly!

  • shiny
    Holiday Attire Dedenne
  • Rolycoly

Eggs

7 km Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

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

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Alolan Sandshrew
  • shiny
    Galarian Darumaka
  • Rolycoly

Three-Star Raids

  • shiny
    Galarian Mr. Mime
  • shiny
    Winter Attire Sudowoodo
  • 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
    shinyHoliday Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
    shinyHoliday Attire Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
  • Send 5 Gifts to friends
    REWARD
    shinyDelibird
    Max CP
    469
    Min CP
    433
  • Send 15 Gifts to friends
    REWARD
    shinyHoliday Psyduck
    Max CP
    474
    Min CP
    439

Shiny

Increased Shiny Chance

The following Pokémon will have an increased chance to be Shiny.

  • Holiday Stantler
  • Holiday Attire Dedenne

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