Pokémon Go Rings in 2025 with a Festive New Year's Event and Exciting January Additions!
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, available throughout January as part of the Dual Destiny season. For $4.99, this in-game purchase unlocks numerous benefits to enhance your Pokémon catching experience until January 31st. This includes a significant upgrade to the Gift system, allowing you to store up to 40 Gifts, open 50 daily, and collect 150 from Photo Discs.
What's in Store for the Pokémon Go New Year's 2025 Event?
The New Year's 2025 event 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, the event still offers 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 feature a snowflake-wearing Pikachu (Tier One), and party-hat-adorned Raticate and Wobbuffet (Tier Three), also with increased Shiny chances. Themed Pokémon encounters are also 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, the latest update for Sword of Convallaria, featuring new SP characters.
