Pokémon Go Is Celebrating New Year’s 2025 with Festive Fireworks and More!

Pokémon GO Rings in 2025 with a Festive New Year's Event and Exciting January Content!

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, running throughout January as part of the Dual Destiny season. Available for $4.99, this pass unlocks numerous benefits to enhance your Pokémon catching adventures until January 31st, including increased Gift storage and daily limits.

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 aren't any new Pokémon, Shiny variants, or costumes this year, there's still plenty of festive fun to be had.

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 (sporting a snowflake beanie) in Tier One raids, and Raticate and Wobbuffet (both in party hats) in Tier Three raids, 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 join the New Year's 2025 festivities! Don't forget to check out our coverage of Night Crimson, Sword of Convallaria's latest update featuring SP characters.