In order to celebrate the release of Kalos Region Pokémon in Pokémon GO, Niantic is throwing a special in-game event that lasts from Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time.
The Kalos Celebration Event features select Generation 6 Pokémon in the wild, Eggs and raids, and, of course, event-exclusive Field and Timed Research. This event overlaps with the start of Season of Celebration and GO Battle League Season 6 in Pokémon GO.
Date + Time
- Starts on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.
- Ends on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Event Features
Increased Gen 6 wild spawns
Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Bunnelby, Fletchling, Litleo, and Noibat will be appearing more frequently in the wild! In addition, Klefki will be appearing in the wild only in France. These Pokémon will be appearing in the wild after the event ends.
Chespin
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Fennekin
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Froakie
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Bunnelby
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Fletchling
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Litleo
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Noibat
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Klefki
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Gen 6 Pokémon in Eggs
The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs! They’ll continue to hatch from Eggs after the event concludes.
- Bunnelby, Fletchling, and Litleo will be hatching from 2 km Eggs.
- Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie will be hatching from 5 km Eggs.
- Espurr and Noibat will be hatching from 10 km Eggs.
Special one-star raids
Litleo and Espurr will be appearing in one-star raids.
Litleo
Espurr
Kalos Celebration Event Raid bosses
| Tier | Raid Bosses |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 5 |
Kyurem
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| Mega |
Kalos Celebration Field Research tasks
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Catch 3 Normal-type Pokemon |
Bunnelby
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| Catch 5 Flying-type Pokemon |
Fletchling
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| Catch 7 Fire-type Pokemon |
Litleo
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Kalos Celebration Timed Research Tasks and Rewards
Event-exclusive Field Research and Timed Research tasks that lead to encounters with Pokémon such as Bunnelby and Fletchling as well as reward Venusaur Mega Energy, Charizard Mega Energy, and Blastoise Mega Energy.
Stage 1 / 6
- Transfer 5 Pokémon: 10x Poké Ball
- Catch a Fletchling: 600 XP
- Give your Buddy 3 treats: 600 Stardust
Rewards: 15x Charizard Mega Energy, 500 Stardust, 800 XP
Stage 2 / 6
- Power up Pokémon 5 times: 10x Poké Ball
- Catch a Litleo: 5x Hyper Potion
- Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon: 5x Revive
Rewards: 15x Charizard Mega Energy, 500 Stardust, 800 XP
Stage 3 / 6
- Catch 10 Pokémon: 10x Poké Ball
- Catch a Chespin: 30x Venusaur Mega Energy
- Make 5 Nice Throws: 10x Nanab Berry
Rewards: 15x Charizard Mega Energy, 750 Stardust, 1000 XP
Stage 4 / 6
- Catch 15 Pokémon: 10x Poké Ball
- Catch a Fennekin: 30x Charizard Mega Energy
- Make 7 Nice Throws: 10x Razz Berry
Rewards: 15x Charizard Mega Energy, 750 Stardust, 1000 XP
Stage 5 / 6
- Catch 20 Pokémon: 15x Poké Ball
- Catch a Froakie: 30x Blastoise Mega Energy
- Make 7 Great Throws: 10x Pinap Berry
Rewards: 15x Charizard Mega Energy, 750 Stardust, 1000 XP
Stage 6 / 6
- Claim reward: 1000 XP
- Claim reward: 1000 XP
- Claim reward: 1000 XP
Rewards: 1x Lucky Egg, 1000 Stardust, 2000 XP
Event Guide
Niantic’s first Generation 6 event is the perfect opportunity to collect and evolve Kalos region’s starter Pokémon:
As outlined in our Generation 6 Moves: Biggest Winners and Losers (PvE) guide, none of the Kalos starters has access to their strongest move set – yet. Catching them at this time is a good opportunity to stock up on Candy and strong IVs ahead of Community Day events.
As far as other featured Pokémon, Noibat is expected to be rather rare in the long run, so it makes sense to stock up on Candy and XL Candy there as well. We don’t have high hopes for Espurr, nor its evolution Meowstic, in terms of meta placement.
We’re fairly disappointed that there are no additional bonuses during this event, but we do hope that Timed and Field Research will compensate for that. We will be updating this guide as more information becomes available.
