GO's kinda boring right now if I'm being honest and this thread's 10 day drought is a bit telling. Nevertheless, here's what's in store for the rest of the year:
December Community Day
On
Saturday & Sunday (Dec 14th - Dec 15th) from 9am to 9pm local time:
- All 2019 CD Pokemon available in the wild.
- All 2018 CD Pokemon available in raids.
- From 11am to 2pm: 2x Catch Stardust, 2x Catch XP, and 1/2 Egg Hatch.
- Exclusive moves from both 2018 and 2019 will be available.
- On December 14th, 11pm to 2pm local time, the following will appear even more frequently in the wild: Totodile
, Swinub
, Treecko
, Torchic
, Slakoth
, and Bagon
- On December 15th, 11pm to 2pm local time, the following will appear even more frequently in the wild: Mudkip
, Ralts
, Trapinch
, Turtwig
, and Chimchar
Virizion
In raids from
Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PST to Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
Useless in both PvP (does not get to <1500) and PvE (lol) so good to get it out of the way.
Lugia and Ho-Oh
Return for a Special Raid Weekend on
Friday, December 20, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PST to Monday, December 23, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8)
No special moves for either at this time. Virizion will be in rotation while these are as well (lol).
Pokémon GO Holidays 2019 Event:
When:
Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone
List of Features:
- Pikachu
, Raichu
, and Pichu
wearing beanies and Stantler
wearing bells will appear in Pokémon GO for the first time!
- Pokémon appearing in the wild: Sneasel
, Delibird
, Snorunt
, and more! Making its Pokémon GO debut will be Cubchoo
the Chill Pokémon!
- Pokémon appearing in Eggs: Alolan Sandshrew
, Alolan Vulpix
, Pichu wearing beanies, and Stantler wearing bells will be hatching from 7 km Eggs! - Pokémon appearing in Raid Battles: Raichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will be available to challenge in two-star raids! - Pokémon attracted by Glacial Lure Modules: you’ll have a chance of encountering Cryogonal
, the Crystallizing Pokémon, making its Pokémon GO debut!
- Event-exclusive Field Research: Enjoy event-exclusive Field Research tasks that will reward you with the chance to encounter Pokémon like Pikachu wearing beanies!
- Shadow Delibird
will be available
- If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Stantler wearing bells and Shiny Snover
!
- Winter-themed avatar items coming to the shop! You can look forward to a Stantler Sweater and a Stantler Headband as well as a Beanie Hat to match the one some Pikachu are wearing for this event!
Bonuses:
When:
From Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone
- The number of Gifts you can open daily will increase to 40.
- The number of Gifts you can carry in your inventory will increase to 20.
- One guaranteed single-use Incubator per day: In order to more easily hatch Eggs during the holiday season, Trainers will receive one single-use Incubator at no cost once per day during the event by spinning a Photo Disc on a PokéStop.
When:
From December 24, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to December 25, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone
- 2× Catch Candy
- 2× Transfer Candy
When:
From December 26, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to December 27, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone
- 2× Catch Stardust
When:
From December 28, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to December 29, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone
- 2× Catch XP
When:
From December 30, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to January 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone
- 1/2 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during this time period
Warm up with a special winter weekend event!
During the final Saturday in December (and 2019!), you can look forward to a
special eight-hour-long winter weekend event on Saturday, December 28, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in your local time zone
Features:
- Glacial Lure Modules will last two hours for the duration of the event. Pokémon such as Lapras
, Delibird
, Cubchoo
, and more will be drawn to Glacial Lure Modules during this time!
- Glaceon
with Last Resort: Use a Glacial Lure Module to evolve Eevee during the event, and you’ll get a Glaceon that knows the Charged Attack Last Resort.
- Regice
returns to raids!
- Two additional Raid Passes: Receive up to two additional Raid Passes during the special event time period when you spin a Photo Disc at a Gym. These Raid Passes will not be available after the event period is over. You cannot hold more than one Raid Pass at once.
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Evolution Extravaganza started on December 5th and ends in 2 days. The features are:
- Raids with unique Evolutions
- More 2 km eggs
- Lure module during one hour.
- 2× XP when evolving Pokémon
- Field Research will reward Evolution items (including the Unova Stone)
- Shiny Burmy
will be available!
There was also a Raid Day on the 7th featuring evolutions (and shinies like Shiny Ivysaur and Shiny Charizard) but that passed already lol.