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.
Tier 1: 2× XP from sending Gifts*
Tier 1: GO Pass Deluxe: 2× Stardust from opening Gifts*
Tier 2: Additional items may be rewarded from opening Gifts*
Tier 2: 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*
Tier 3: GO Pass Deluxe: 2× XP from catching Pokémon*
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!
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one.
Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs:
- Pichu wearing a festive hat*
- Smoochum*
- Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon*
- Cryogonal*
- Snom
*If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!
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*
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one.
Alolan Sandshrew
Galarian Mr Mime
Sudowoodo (Winter 2025)
Charjabug (Winter 2025)
Field Research
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
Complete these tasks to earn Stardust and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.