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Is it really winter if Pokemon Go hasn’t celebrated with seasonal features? Well, it’s just our luck that we don’t have to wait much longer for the season to truly begin. Part 1 of the Pokemon Go Winter Holiday event is rapidly approaching. With it comes fashionably dressed Pokemon, new debuts, and more encounters. Don your most festive gear and get ready to celebrate the holidays the only way a Pokemon trainer should.
Debuts and New Looks in Winter Holiday Part 1
Winter Holiday Part 1 lasts in Pokemon Go from December 18, 2023 to December 25, 2023, starting and ending at 10:00 AM local time. It’s a solid week of fun, wintery features and themes, and it all kicks off with new debuts for the game.
Cetoddle and its evolution Cetitan will arrive for the first time in Pokemon Go. The Terra Whale Pokemon are perfect for the season thanks to how well they blend into the snow. If you only catch Cetoddle, it takes 50 Candies to evolve into Cetitan. So, get your Pinanp Berries ready.
Alongside that, you can also catch some Pokemon with festive gear during the Winter Holiday Part 1 event. You can’t miss out on Stantler dressed up as one of Santa’s reindeer or Pikachu and Raichu wearing their best holiday attire.
Timed Research and Event Bonuses
Throughout the event, you can select which bonus you want for completing Timed Research tasks. You can’t change it once you choose it, so pick wisely. You can either have x2 XP or x2 Stardust when catching Pokemon.
Increased Encounters in Pokemon Go Winter Holiday Event
Like previous events, Winter Holiday Part 1 will include an increase in certain wild encounters. You have a chance to see more of the following Pokemon with an asterisk (*) next to the ones that might be shiny:
- *Alolan Sandshrew
- *Amaura
- *Bergmite
- Cetoddle
- *Cryogonal
- *Eevee (wearing holiday attire)
- *Galarian Darumaka
- *Pikachu (wearing holiday attire)
- Piloswine
- *Seel
- *Sneasel
- *Spheal (wearing holiday attire)
- *Stantler (wearing holiday attire)
- *Swinub
Event Raids
The Winter Holiday event Part 1 features one and three-star raids all with specific Pokemon. Most of them have a high chance of being shiny too, which gives you more opportunities to expand your Pokedex. Again, I’ll use an asterisk (*) to highlight which can be shiny:
One-Star Raids Pokemon:
- *Alolan Sandshrew
- Cetoddle
- Crabrawler
- *Pikachu (wearing holiday attire)
- *Spheal (wearing holiday attire)
Three-Star Raids Pokemon:
- Dewgong
- *Glaceon (wearing holiday attire)
- *Lapras
- *Stantler (wearing holiday attire)
Eggs in Pokemon Go Winter Holiday Event Part 1
Get yourself a 2km Egg and gain the perfect Pokemon to celebrate the holiday season with. If you’re lucky enough, you’ll even get one wearing an outfit fitting for the Christmas party. All of the Pokemon below have a chance to be shiny:
- Amaura
- Eevee (wearing holiday attire)
- Galarian Darumaka
- Smoochum
Field Research Tasks
Don’t forget to complete the Pokemon Go Winter Holiday Part 1 field research tasks. When you do, you can encounter the following Pokemon. The ones with an asterisk (*) next to their names might be shiny:
- *Alolan Sandshrew
- Crabrawler
- *Cubchoo (wearing holiday attire)
- *Delibird (wearing holiday attire)
- *Glaceon (wearing holiday attire)
- *Jynx
- *Lapras
- *Pikachu (wearing holiday attire)
- *Shellder
- *Snover
- *Spheal (wearing holiday attire)
- Vanillite
Holiday Avatar Items and Stickers
Finally, you can show off your festive spirit with new avatar items and stickers. Think you can pull off a Delibird onesie or a Cetoddle hat? Well, you’ll never know until you try them on. Also, if you have Prime Gaming, you can hop in from December 15, 2023 to January 10, 2024 to claim the Holiday Sweater with Scarf item for free.
Pokemon Go is available on iOS and Android.
