Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea preparation guide

Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea is the first event for December 2024. It carries over the theme of Galar region exploration from the Max Out season with the debut of Sinistea and Polteageist. The event kicks off at 10 am local time on December 3 and ends at 8 pm local time on December 7, 2024.

Other than the debuts, Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea will feature exciting bonuses and spawns. This article covers everything you need to know about making the most of the event and helping you kick off December 2024 in style.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea: All features and bonuses

Sinistea and Polteageist make their Pokemon GO debut (Image via TPC)

Features

Wild spawns

• Slowpoke [shiny encounter available]
• Taillow [shiny encounter available]
• Slakoth [shiny encounter available]
• Duskull [shiny encounter available]
• Starly [shiny encounter available]
• Greavard

Incense encounters

• Oddish [shiny encounter available]
• Miltank [shiny encounter available]
• Combee [shiny encounter available]
• Gothita [shiny encounter available]
• Litwick [shiny encounter available]
• Spritzee [shiny encounter available]

Just My Cup of Tea raids (Image via TPC)

Raids

One-Star

• Frillish (Male) [shiny encounter available]
• Frillish (Female) [shiny encounter available]
• Sinistea

Three-Star

• Galarian Mr. Mime [shiny encounter available]
• Hisuian Braviary [shiny encounter available]
• Bombirdier [shiny encounter available]

Five-Star

• Chill Drive Genesect [shiny encounter available]

Mega raids

• Mega Banette [shiny encounter available]

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Event bonuses

The following bonuses will be active during the Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea event:

• 2× friendship bonus damage in raids
• 50% more Stardust from completing raids

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Best tips and tricks for Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea

Here's how you can make the most out of the Just My Cup of Tea event in Pokemon GO:

• Check out the best PvP picks to hunt during Pokemon GO Just My Cup of Tea.
• Check out the best shiny Pokemon to hunt during Just My Tea.
• Use your Daily Incense and regular Incense in combination with Origin Dialga's Roar of Time Adventure Effect.
• Complete raids with your friends. The damage boost you get from playing with friends will make these challenges easier to complete. The 50% extra Stardust reward is also a luring bonus.
• Make a shiny checklist to get your priorities in order.
• Capture Sinistea only for collection purposes, as it doesn't have much value in PvP or PvE battles.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Buddy Evolution Adventure Together guide
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts