A new event will be starting soon in Pokémon GO and fits with the theme of duality that the Dual Destiny season is bringing. The Young & Wise event will focus on both egg hatching and taking on raids and run from Tuesday, December 10, at 10:00 a.m. until Saturday, December 14, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Raid bosses
During the event, 3-Star Raids will feature Pokémon who have an older-looking appearance, while 1-Star Raids will have a mix of Pokémon that are first in their evolution line.
One-Star Raids
- Shinx*
- Scraggy*
- Tyrunt*
- Phantump*
- Jangmo-o*
Three-Star Raids
- Alakazam*
- Oranguru*
- Drampa*
- Wyrdeer*
Five-Star Raids
- Genesect – Chill Drive* (Until Dec 12 at 10 a.m.)
Mega Raids
- Mega Banette* (Until Dec 12 at 10 a.m.)
- Mega Latios* (Starting Dec 12 at 10 a.m.)
*This Pokémon has a rare chance of being Shiny
Egg hatching
This event focuses on 2 km Eggs which can hatch into the following Pokémon:
- Togepi*
- Tyrogue*
- Smoochum*
- Bonsly*
- Happiny*
- Munchlax*
*This Pokémon has a rare chance of being Shiny
Additional event details
During the event, players can also expect:
- Themed Field Research tasks with the potential to encounter event-themed Pokémon
- Collection Challenges which will reward XP and event-themed Pokémon encounters
- PokéStop Showcases in which you can enter event-themed Pokémon
Niantic testing the ‘Reward Road’ program in select regions
Players in Australia and New Zealand may see a new Reward Road feature added to GO‘s web store. Eligible purchases will reward ‘Reward Points’ which will add progress to the aforementioned Reward Road and at certain milestones additional items or rewards can be earned.
Let us know in the comments if anything in this event sounds interesting or if you have any thoughts about the new purchase reward program Niantic is piloting! Don’t forget to join our Discord server as well.