This Week in Pokémon GO (9-15 December 2024)

Necrozma, Baby Pokémon, and Mega Latios and Latias return

Leap into the second week of the brand new season of Dual Destiny! Necrozma is back, Young & Wise Pokémon feature, and more!

Highlights:

  • The Young & Wise event focuses on baby Pokémon in eggs, and wise Pokémon in raids!
  • Necrozma is back for a dedicated raid day!
  • Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 21, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Chill Drive Genesect, and Mega Latios in Mega Raids! The new season kicks off on Tuesday!
  • And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Regice! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out!

Young & Wise Event Event icon

The Young & Wise event brings with it baby Pokémon in eggs, wise Pokémon in raids, and more! This event will take place from Tuesday, December 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time


Necrozma Fusion Raid Day Event icon

Necrozma Raid Day

Necrozma is in raids for the Necrozma Fusion Raid Day! On Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings Necrozma will appear more frequently in raids.


Dual Destiny Season Special Research Research icon

dual destiny research

A season long free special research will be available to claim from Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 9:59 a.m. local time.

New parts of the Special Research will unlock over the course of the Season, so make sure to keep an eye on your Research tab!


Dual Destiny: Eggs-pedition Access Research icon

Starting December 3, 2024, Trainers will be able to purchase Eggs-pedition Access for the latest Season of Pokémon GO, Dual Destiny. This ticket will help trainers make the most out of Dual Destiny by granting an Incubator for the first PokéStop or Gym spin of the day.


GO Battle League Season 21 Battle icon

Dual Destiny Season PvP GBL Season 21

GO Battle League: Dual Destiny will commence on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).

The following will occur at the beginning of the Season:

  • End-of-Season rewards will be available on the Battle screen.
  • Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
  • Rank-up requirements will remain the same as the prior Season.
December 3 – December 10
  • 🔵 Great League
  • 🌀 Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
December 10 – December 17
  • 🟡 Ultra League
  • 🌀 Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition

Spotlight Hour Pokemon Encounter icon

Murkrow

Tuesday December 10th, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Murkrow as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x XP for catching Pokémon!


Raids and Max Battles Raid icon

Raid Hours

Genesect (Chill Drive) [/hub-pokemon-list]

Wednesday December 11th 6pm till 7pm local time Chill Drive Genesect will appear in five-star raids and it can be shiny for the first time!

Mega Raids

Banette (Mega)

From December 3 – December 12 Mega Banette will appear in Mega Raids.

Latios (Mega)

From December 12 – December 19 Mega Latios will appear in Mega Raids.

Five-Star Raids

Genesect (Chill Drive)

From December 3 – December 12 Chill Drive Genesect will appear in Five-Star Raids and it can be shiny for the first time.

Shadow Raids

Regice (Shadow)

One-star and three-star Shadow Raids will be available daily, while five-star Shadow Raids will take place on Saturdays and Sundays unless otherwise noted. Also, Shadow Regice will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Dual Destiny!

You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Regice—if you’re lucky!

Max Mondays

Krabby Dynamax

Monday December 9th 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Krabby will appear in one-star Max Battles.

Max Battles

From December 3 – December 9 the following Max Battles will take place:

From December 9 – December 23 the following Max Battles will take place:


Season of Dual Destiny Event icon

Dual Destiny Season

The following bonuses are specific to Dual Destiny:

  • One additional free Raid Pass per day by spinning Gym Photo Discs
  • Extra Stardust earned from Team GO Rocket battles
  • Extra Stardust from Gifts

Season of Dual Destiny Research Breakthrough Research icon

dual destiny research

Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon. These Pokémon will appear as Research Breakthrough Rewards from December 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time. to March 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time:

Season of Dual Destiny Field Research Tasks

Field Research tasks that previously rotated on a monthly basis will now rotate Seasonally. Field Research tasks that award an encounter with Spinda will still rotate monthly. For a full list of the season field research tasks check out our list here.


Wild Encounters Pokemon Encounter icon

Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world.

Hemisphere exclusive encounters

Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:


Eggs Egg icon

dual destiny egg chart

The following Pokémon hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group!

2 km Eggs

5 km Eggs

7 km Eggs

10 km Eggs

Adventure Sync Rewards

The following Pokémon hatch from Adventure Sync Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.

5 km Eggs

10 km Eggs

Routes Rewards

7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange

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