Pokémon Go Rings in 2025 with a New Year's Event and More!
As 2024 concludes, Niantic is celebrating the arrival of 2025 in Pokémon Go with a special New Year's event. This kicks off a series of exciting events, including the Fidough Fetch event and the anticipated Sprigatito Community Day.
Following these celebrations, players can look forward to the Eggs-pedition Access in January, part of the Dual Destiny season. Running from January 1st to 31st, this $4.99 in-app purchase unlocks numerous benefits to enhance your Pokémon catching journey. This includes a significant upgrade to the Gift system, allowing you to hold up to 40 Gifts, open 50 daily, and collect 150 from Photo Discs.
Check out the event trailer below!
What's in Store for the Pokémon Go New Year's 2025 Event?
The New Year's 2025 event in Pokémon Go runs from December 30th, 2024, at 10:00 am to January 1st, 2025, at 8:00 pm. While there are no new Pokémon, Shiny variants, or costumes this year, there's still plenty of festive fun to be had.
Expect to encounter wild Jigglypuff with ribbons, Hoothoot in New Year's attire, and Wurmple sporting party hats – all with a boosted Shiny rate. Event bonuses include 2,025 XP for Excellent Throws and celebratory fireworks.
Raids will feature a snowflake-wearing Pikachu (Tier One), and party-hatted Raticate and Wobbuffet (Tier Three), also with increased Shiny chances. Themed Pokémon will also appear in Field Research tasks and PokéStop Showcases.
Download Pokémon Go from the Google Play Store and join the New Year's 2025 festivities! For more gaming news, check out our coverage of Night Crimson, Sword of Convallaria's latest update.
