The festive season is here and Pokémon GO has some special events to celebrate! Part one of their holiday event will be running from Tuesday, December 17, at 10 a.m. until Sunday, December 22, 2024, at 9:59 a.m. local time and you can find the details below!
Details for part one of Pokémon GO’s holiday event
The biggest addition to the game during the event will be Dedenne in a holiday costume, but players can also enjoy themed wild Pokémon spawns, eggs, and raid bosses!
Wild Pokémon spawns
- Alolan Sandshrew*
- Alolan Diglett*
- Swinub*
- Delibird wearing a holiday ribbon*
- Numel*
- Snover*
- Darumaka*
- Litleo*
- Bergmite*
- Sandygast*
7 km Egg hatches
- Hisuian Growlithe*
- Pichu with summer flair*
- Spheal wearing a holiday scarf*
- Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon*
- Amaura*
- Charcadet
One-Star Raids
- Pikachu wearing a Winter Carnival outfit*
- Psyduck wearing holiday attire*
- Dedenne wearing holiday attire*
- Sandygast*
Three-Star Raids
- Stantler wearing a holiday outfit*
- Glaceon wearing an Undersea Holiday outfit*
- Cryogonal*
Mega Raids
- Mega Latias*
- Mega Latios*
*May rarely appear as Shiny
Other activities and bonuses
- A themed collection challenge for players to complete
- Event-themed Field Research tasks that can be picked up from PokéStops
- Double XP when catching Pokémon
- Half hatch distance for Eggs that players add to their incubators during the event
- Paid event research and online store deals
Let us know if you’re excited to celebrate the holidays in Pokémon GO and what you think of Dedenne’s new outfit in the comments below! Don’t forget to also join our Discord server!