Winter Holiday Part 2
Wednesday, December 24, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, December 29, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Event 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.
- 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
- GO Pass Deluxe: 2× Stardust from opening Gifts
Tier 2
- Additional items may be rewarded from opening Gifts
- GO Pass Deluxe: 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
- GO Pass Deluxe: 2× XP from catching Pokémon
Pokémon Debuts
The following Pokémon first discovered in the Galar region will make their Pokémon GO debuts!
Rolycoly
Carkol
Coalossal
- You can use 25 Rolycoly Candy to evolve Rolycoly into Carkol and 100 Rolycoly Candy to evolve Carkol into Coalossal.
Wild Encounters
Trainers may encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Galarian Darumaka*, Bergmite*, Cetoddle* and more! You might even encounter Dedenne wearing holiday attire* or Rolycoly!
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.
Pichu wearing a festive hat*
Smoochum*
Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon*
Cryogonal*
Snom
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
One-Star Raids
Alolan Sandshrew*
Galarian Darumaka*
Rolycoly
Three-Star Raids
Galarian Mr. Mime*
Sudowoodo wearing holiday attire*
Charjabug wearing holiday attire*
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.
Winter Weekend
Saturday, December 27, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Event Bonuses
- There’s no daily limit for how many GO Points you can earn!
- Bonus daily quests for your GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Eevee wearing a holiday hat from Timed Research tasks.
Timed Research
There will be a free Timed Research opportunity available.
Timed Research rewards include the following.
- XP
- Stardust
- Encounters with Eevee wearing a holiday hat*
Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.
—The Pokémon GO team
