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Pokemon GO New Year's 2025 event begins today, December 30, 2024, at 10 am and will continue until New Year's Day. The festive event, which will see a handful of costumed pocket monsters as wild encounters and raid bosses, should come as good news for players.
In this article, we provide all available information related to the New Year's 2025 event.
Also read: Pokemon GO New Year 2025 preparation guide
Check out the current Pokemon GO raid bosses that you can encounter in-game
Pokemon GO New Year's 2025 event overview
Date and time and event bonus
As mentioned, the Pokemon Go New Year's 2025 event runs from Monday, December 30, 2024, at 10 am local time to Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at 8 pm local time. The event bonus is:
- 2,025 XP for catching Pokémon with Excellent Throws.
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Wild encounters and raid bosses
The following wild encounters will be available, along with their shiny variants. They will have an increased spawn rate during New Year's 2025:
- Ribbon Jigglypuff [shiny variant available]
- New Year's outfit Hoothoot [shiny variant available]
- Party Hat Wurmple [shiny variant available]
The raid bosses for the event are:
- One-star: Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie [shiny rate boosted]
- Three-star: Raticate wearing a party hat [shiny rate boosted] || Wobbuffet wearing a party hat [shiny rate boosted]
Field Research and Timed Research
The event-themed Field Research and Timed Research are available during the New Year's 2025 event in Pokemon GO. Trainers can also pick up a $2.00 paid Timed Research questline with the following rewards:
- Three Premium Battle Passes
- Three Lucky Eggs
- 2,025 Stardust
- Event-themed Pokémon encounters, including Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie, Raticate wearing a party hat, Wobbuffet wearing a party hat, and more.
Trainers can also follow our Pokemon GO PokeStop Showcase schedule to follow which Pokemon are being featured. They can also get the Ultra Holiday Box from the GO Web Store. It costs $4.99 and includes 1x Pokemon Storage upgrade, 1x Item Bag upgrade, and 17x Rare Candy.
Check out other Pokemon GO guides:
- Ditto disguises
- Sierra counters
- Cliff counters
- Arlo counters
- Giovanni counters
- Team GO Rocket Grunts
- Pokemon GO Evolution Calculator
- Pokemon GO CP calculator
- Pokemon Type Calculator
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