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Trainers,

Team GO Rocket is celebrating—but why? It’s up to you to find out! Here’s what you can expect during the Team GO Rocket Celebration event.

Date + Time

Sources point to this event occurring from Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February, 7, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Features

• We’ve received word that Team GO Rocket Grunts will be turning the following Pokémon into Shadow Pokémon: Swinub, Nosepass, Aron, Spheal, Lileep, Anorith, and more.
• Team GO Rocket Grunts will also have different teams of Pokémon during the event and after its conclusion.
• ...

UPDATE 1/25/21: Introducing the Love Cup, which will run from Monday, February 8, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, February 15, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8). In this format, only red or pink Pokémon with 1,500 CP or less will be allowed to participate. Legendary and Mythical Pokémon will not be eligible.

• Here’s a list of Pokémon that are eligible for the Love Cup: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Vileplume, Paras, Parasect, Krabby, Kingler, Voltorb, Electrode, Goldeen, Seaking, Jynx, Magmar, Magikarp, Flareon, Ledyba, Ledian, Ariados, Yanma, Scizor, Slugma, Magcargo, Octillery, Delibird, Porygon2, Magby, Torchic, Combusken, Blaziken, Wurmple, Medicham...

Trainers,

Sneasel Limited Research

Get ready for a Limited Research event featuring Sneasel!

On Saturday, January 30, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time, you can complete event-exclusive Field Research tasks that lead to encounters with Sneasel. If you’re lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny Sneasel! You can also look forward to event-exclusive Timed Research.

New Timed Research

From Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February 7, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time, you can complete a Team GO Rocket–themed Timed Research line that’ll lead to an encounter with a Ho-Oh that know...

Trainers,

We’re excited to announce that Mega Ampharos will be coming to Mega Raids beginning on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time! Plus, on Sunday, January 24, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, you’ll be able to enjoy an Incense Day event featuring Electric-type Pokémon, Dragon-type Pokémon, and more!

During this event, Incense will attract more Mareep, and you could even encounter a Shiny Mareep if you’re lucky! Evolve Flaaffy (the evolved form of Mareep) during the event to get an Ampharos that knows the previously Community Day–exclusive attack Dragon Pulse! An event-exclusive 1 PokéCoin bundle featuring three Incense will...

Trainers,

Today we’re excited to announce that Johto will be the next region featured in our countdown celebration! Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto is right around the corner!

Date + Time

Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile, Mareep, Hoppip, Aipom, Sunkern, Yanma, Murkrow, Gligar, Snubbull, Slugma, Miltank, and more will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re extremely lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Miltank!
• The following Pokémon will be hatching from 5 km Eggs: Pichu, Cleffa, Iggly...

Trainers,

When you get knocked down, you just have to get back up. Despite losing out on the chance to be featured in last February’s Community Day, Machop, the Superpower Pokémon, never gave up. That resilience has paid off, because Machop will star in the upcoming January Community Day—and you can be sure it’ll make the most of it!

Date + Time

Saturday, January 16, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Machop will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
• Evolve Machoke during the event or up to two hours afterward to get ...

Trainers,

Did you know that a Roselia’s flowers smell more pleasant the healthier it is? The scent is said to deeply relax people. This February’s Community Day is sure to be relaxing, then—because Roselia will be the featured Pokémon!

Date + Time

Sunday, February 7, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Roselia will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
• Evolve Roselia during the event or up to two hours afterward to get a Roserade that knows both the Charged Attack Weather Ball (Fire-type ) and the Fast Attack Bullet Se...

Trainers,

We’re excited to announce that Hoenn will be the next region featured in our countdown celebration leading up to Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto!

Date + Time

Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 24, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Taillow, Loudred, Nosepass, Aron, Meditite, Roselia, Carvanha, Numel, Baltoy, and more will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Aron!
• The following Pokémon will be hatching from 5 km Eggs: Skitty, Aron, Corphish, Lileep, Anorith, Bagon, and Beldum.
...

UPDATE 01/07/2021: Due to an issue that occurred during Snover Spotlight Hour, we’re holding a regional makeup event on Monday, January 11, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time for GMT +11, GMT +12, and GMT +13. During this makeup event, Snover will be in the spotlight and Trainers in the affected areas will have the following bonuses:

• Double Catch XP
• Double Lucky Egg Duration
• Double Evolution XP

Update 2020/11/27: Trainers, we have updated details regarding Mega Raids. Beginning Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 1:00 p.m PST (GMT −8), Mega Blastoise, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Pidgeot, and Mega...

Trainers,

As we approach Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, we’ll be spending some time highlighting other regions in the world of Pokémon. We’ve already shared our plans for the Unova Celebration event, and today we’re excited to announce that Sinnoh will be the next region featured in our countdown celebration!

Date + Time

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 17, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Bidoof, Cranidos, Shieldon, Combee, Buizel, Drifloon, Glameow, Purugly, Hippopotas, Skorupi, and Snover will be appearing more frequently in the wild. If yo...

Trainers,

If you’ve ever played one of the main series Pokémon games, you know how exciting it can be to see another Trainer on your journey. There’s nothing quite like testing your own Pokémon against someone else’s, and it’s always fun to see how each Trainer expresses themself with their team! Today, we’re thrilled to announce that you’ll soon be able to have that experience in Pokémon GO—and you might just become one of the new Trainer characters in the game!

Event-exclusive Trainer characters will be appearing on the map during Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto

During the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event, you’ll see Trainer characters on the...

Last Updated: January 4, 2021

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. CONTEST IS SOLELY OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF COUNTRIES WHERE THE POKÉMON GO APPLICATION HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED. RESIDENTS OF COUNTRIES WHERE THE POKÉMON GO APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN OFFICIALLY RELEASED AS OF January 4, 2021, AND RESIDENTS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES AND REGIONS ARE EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION; THE BALKANS, BELARUS, BRAZIL, BURMA, CHINA, COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST), CRIMEA, CUBA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, IRAN, IRAQ, ITALY, LIBERIA, NORTH KOREA, PAKISTAN, QUEBEC, RUSSIA, SUDAN, SYRIA, TURKEY, AND ZIMBABWE.

ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ENTRANT ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Contest (the “Contest”) is a skill contest; chance will play no part in determining the winners of the Contest. The e...

Trainers,

A new year means new challenges. And in that spirit, we’re introducing a new feature—Collection Challenges!

Whether you’re new to Pokémon GO or a seasoned Trainer, Collection Challenges provide a handy guide to collecting Pokémon featured during certain events. Different in-game events will feature different Collection Challenges, helping you grow into the best Trainer you can be.

To get started on a Collection Challenge, open the Today View to see which Pokémon are part of that challenge. Each challenge will disappear once its corresponding in-game event ends, so do your best to collect all the Pokémon in the challenge before then! As y...

UPDATE 1/11/2021: To continue adapting to the changing global environment, the avatar items based on The North Face x Gucci Collection are now available to all Trainers using the following offer code: GXSD5CJ556NHG. You can redeem the code here or in the in-game shop. As a reminder, offer-code redemption on the website is currently unavailable for Trainers using only Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC) accounts to log in to Pokémon GO. Additionally, Niantic Kids accounts cannot interact with sponsored content, including redeeming sponsored offers like this one, unless the account is granted Sponsored ...

Trainers,

We hope you enjoyed the Kalos Celebration event a few weeks back! As we count down to Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, we’ll continue to celebrate the various regions of the Pokémon world—with Unova up next!

Date + Time

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Lillipup, Herdier, Blitzle, Roggenrola, Drilbur, Scraggy, Tympole, Venipede, Trubbish, Gothita, Solosis, and Ferroseed will be appearing more frequently in the wild! If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Snivy!
• The following Pokémon will b...

Trainers,

It’s almost time to leave 2020 behind us and head towards a new year—2021 is just around the corner! We’ve got lots in store, so buckle up for Pokémon GO’s January events.

January Research Breakthrough encounter

From Friday, January 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, February 1, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), you’ll encounter Chansey in Research Breakthroughs.

Featured Pokémon in five-star raids and Mega Raids

Things are heating up in raids this January! The following Legendary and Mythical Pokémon will be appearing in five-star raids throughout January—one of which is appearing for the fir...

Trainers,

Happy 2020 from Slowpoke! Wait, no—it’ll be 2021 in just a few days. Turns out Slowpoke is late to the game as always. For this year’s New Year’s event, you can expect new costumed Pokémon (like a Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses) and new avatar items, as well as the return of some familiar Pokémon wearing party hats.

Date + Time

Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. to Monday, January 4, 2021, at 10:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Some Pokémon will be wearing festive costumes to celebrate the new year with us!
• Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses will be appearing in the wild, appear...

Update 12/23/2020: From Saturday, December 26, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 27, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time, Jynx will be attracted to Incense!

Trainers,

The Pokémon GO Holidays event is back! Look forward to costumed Pokémon, an Ice-type Pokémon never before seen in Pokémon GO, event-exclusive Field Research, winter-themed avatar items, and a blizzard of bonuses!

Date + Time

Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Pokémon in holiday costumes: Pikachu, Delibird, an...

Trainers,

We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with Starbucks and that its stores in select Asia markets are transforming into PokéStops and Gyms in Pokémon GO.

Adventurous Pokémon GO trainers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand can visit nearby Starbucks locations to discover Pokémon, join battles with their Pokémon teams, and pick up their favorite Starbucks treats to enjoy on-the-go. With the health and well-being of customers top of mind, the app’s increased range and additional features for socially-distanced connection will help Pokémon GO and Starbucks fans enjoy the world of Pokémon in more exciting ways....

Trainers,

Do you feel a chill in the air? Do you hear that tapping in the distance? There’s only one Pokémon that could possibly be causing this—Galarian Mr. Mime! The Dancing Pokémon and its Evolution, Mr. Rime—both originally discovered in the Galar region—will soon be coming to the world of Pokémon GO in a ticketed Special Research story event. Whether or not you have a ticket, you’ll be able to enjoy encountering Pokémon via Incense and more during the event weekend!

Enjoy a weekend with Pokémon related to cold and to sound

Bundle up and get ready for some chill tunes! It seems Galarian Mr. Mime’s arrival will inspire some coo...