Valentine’s Day 2026
Tuesday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Event 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.
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.
Global Challenge
A Global Challenge will take place during the Valentine’s Day event. Send 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.
Wild Encounters
May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Nidoran♀*, Nidoran♂*, Furfrou* and more! You might even encounter Audino*!
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.
Nidoran♀*
Nidoran♂*
Cleffa*
Igglybuff*
Cherubi*
Happiny*
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
Three-Star Raids
Gardevoir*
Gallade*
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 after three-star raids will know the Charged Attack Synchronoise.
Field Research Task Rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.
Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.
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—The Pokémon GO team
