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 event kicks off a series of activities, including the Fidough Fetch event and the highly anticipated Sprigatito Community Day.
Following these celebrations, the Eggs-pedition Access event arrives in January as part of the Dual Destiny season. Running from January 1st to 31st, this $4.99 offering unlocks numerous benefits to enhance your Pokémon catching journey. The in-game gifting system also receives an upgrade, increasing your Gift storage to 40, daily opening limit to 50, and the number you can collect from PokéStops to 150. 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 variations, or costumes this year, there's still 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 boosted Shiny rates. Event bonuses include 2,025 XP for Excellent Throws and celebratory fireworks.
Raids will feature Pikachu (with a snowflake beanie) in Tier One raids, and Raticate and Wobbuffet (both in party hats) in Tier Three raids, with increased Shiny odds. Themed Pokémon encounters will also be available through 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.
