Lunar New Year 2025

Pokémon GO Lunar New Year 2025 takes place from Wednesday, January 29, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time! During this time, you will have increased chance to get Lucky Pokémon in trades and to become Lucky friends!

The Lunar New Year celebrates the Chinese New Year, and this year is the year of the Snake! As part of this celebration, Ekans and other snake-themed Pokémon will be appearing more frequently in the wild.

Event Bonuses General icon

  • Battle Friend icon Increased chance to get Lucky Pokémon in trades.
  • Battle Friend icon Increased chance to become Lucky Friends.
  • Shop icon During the Lunar New Year event, Trainers will receive a bonus daily Field Research task each day they log in that awards PokéCoins. You might even receive a rare Field Research task that awards extra PokéCoins, if you’re very lucky!

Wild Encounters Pokemon Encounter icon

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. You’ll also have an increased chance to encounter Shiny Ekans.

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Eggs Egg icon

The following Pokémon will hatch from 2 km Eggs. You’ll also have an increased chance to hatch a Shiny Nosepass.

*If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!

Research Research icon

Event Field Research Tasks

Task Reward
Catch 12 Pokémon
Catch 6 Pokémon while following routes Stardust icon 1200× Stardust
Explore 2km Stardust icon 600× Stardust

Daily Bonus Poké Coin Field Research

Appears after midnight if you have an open slot.

Task Reward
Catch 3 Pokémon Coin icon 5× Coin
Power up Pokémon 3 times Coin icon 5× Coin
Send a Gift to a friend Coin icon 5× Coin
Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms Coin icon 5× Coin
Transfer 10 Pokémon Coin icon 5× Coin
Catch 25 Pokémon Coin icon 25× Coin

Year of the Snake Free Timed Research

Event-themed Timed Research will be available throughout the event. Explore Routes to earn XP, Stardust, and 10 Zygarde Cells. You can’t redeem the Year of the Snake Timed Research if you’ve reached the maximum of 250 Zygarde Cells.

Task Reward
Walk 1 km while traveling Routes Zygarde Cell icon 1× Zygarde Cell
Walk 2 km while traveling Routes Zygarde Cell icon 1× Zygarde Cell
Catch 10 Pokémon while following Routes Zygarde Cell icon 1× Zygarde Cell
Follow a Route Zygarde Cell icon 1× Zygarde Cell

Rewards

  • Zygarde Cell icon 6× Zygarde Cell
  • XP icon 5000× XP
  • Stardust icon 2000× Stardust

Premium Timed Research

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research. Timed Research rewards include the following.

Lunar New Year Premium Timed Research Page 1

Task Reward
Catch 12 Pokémon Ekans
Catch 12 Pokémon Nosepass
Catch 24 Pokémon Ekans
Catch 24 Pokémon Nosepass
Catch 36 Pokémon Ekans
Catch 36 Pokémon Nosepass

Rewards

  • Lucky Egg icon 2× Lucky Egg
  • XP icon 4000× XP
  • Stardust icon 2000× Stardust

Lunar New Year Premium Timed Research Page 2

Task Reward
Catch 12 Pokémon Ekans
Catch 12 Pokémon Nosepass
Catch 24 Pokémon Ekans
Catch 24 Pokémon Nosepass
Catch 36 Pokémon Ekans
Catch 36 Pokémon Nosepass

Rewards

  • Incubator icon 1× Incubator
  • XP icon 8000× XP
  • Stardust icon 4000× Stardust

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Collection Challenge General icon

An event-themed Collection Challenge is coming! Complete the Collection Challenge to receive Stardust.

Rewards

  • Stardust icon 6000× Stardust

PokéStop Showcases General icon

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

Pokémon GO Web Store Shop icon

Poké Coins

Get 50% more PokéCoins when you purchase the US$99.99* PokéCoin bundle on the Pokémon GO Web Store.** That’s over 20,000 PokéCoins! This sale is only available until January 31, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. PST.

*Or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency.
**Limit one purchase of this bundle per customer

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