Pokemon GO Announces Lunar New Year 2025 Event

Author: Noah Feb 22,2025

Pokemon GO Announces Lunar New Year 2025 Event

Get ready for the Pokémon GO Lunar New Year 2025 event! Running from January 29th to February 2nd, this celebration offers a wealth of opportunities to expand your Pokémon collection and earn valuable rewards.

Event Highlights:

  • Increased Shiny Rates: Boost your chances of catching Shiny Ekans, Onix, and Snivy, among others.
  • Lucky Pokémon & Friends: Enjoy heightened odds of obtaining Lucky Pokémon through trades and becoming Lucky Friends.
  • Abundant Wild Encounters: Encounter Ekans, Onix, Snivy, Darumaka, Dunsparce, Gyarados, and Dratini more frequently in the wild. 2km Eggs will also feature Makuhita, Nosepass, Meditite, Duskull, and Skorupi.
  • Rewarding Research: Complete Field Research and Timed Research tasks for Stardust, XP, Zygarde Cells, and Pokémon encounters. A paid Timed Research option ($2) provides even more substantial rewards, including Lucky Eggs and an incubator.
  • Collection Challenge: Participate in a special Collection Challenge to earn extra Stardust for trading.
  • PokéStop Showcases: Showcase your Lunar New Year Pokémon at PokéStops for a chance at additional item bundles.

Event Details:

The event begins Wednesday, January 29th, at 10:00 a.m. and concludes Sunday, February 2nd, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Don't miss out on the limited-time rewards! Remember to claim all your Research rewards before the event's end. This event precedes the Pokémon GO Tour: Unova, adding another exciting chapter to Pokémon GO's ninth anniversary celebrations.