New Year's Fireworks Light Up Pokémon Go

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, followed by the Fidough Fetch event and the highly anticipated Sprigatito Community Day. Kicking off the new year is the Eggs-pedition Access, a paid event running throughout January. For $4.99, players unlock numerous benefits to enhance their Pokémon catching adventures from January 1st to 31st. This includes a significant upgrade to the Gift system, allowing players to hold up to 40 Gifts, open 50 daily, and collect 150 from Photo Discs.

What's in Store for the New Year's 2025 Pokémon Go Event?

The New Year's 2025 event 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 introduced this year, the event still offers plenty of festive fun.

Expect increased wild spawns of Jigglypuff (with a ribbon), Hoothoot (in a New Year's outfit), and Wurmple (in a party hat), all with a boosted Shiny rate. Event bonuses include 2,025 XP for Excellent Throws and celebratory fireworks.

Raids will feature a snowflake-hat-wearing Pikachu (Tier One), and party-hat-adorned Raticate and Wobbuffet (Tier Three), also with increased Shiny chances. Themed Pokémon encounters will also be available through Field Research tasks and PokéStop Showcases.

Download Pokémon Go from the Google Play Store and prepare for the New Year's 2025 event! Don't forget to check out our coverage of Night Crimson, Sword of Convallaria's latest update featuring SP characters.