Pokémon GO’s December 15 to December 21 week has us settled into the the new season of Precious Paths! Enjoy a busy week with the Winter Holiday Part 1, and Celestial Research Day!
Plus the weekly rotating Spotlight and Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
⭐Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (December 13): Reshiram and Mega Abomasnow return to the raid pool.
- Max Monday (December 15): Dynamax Kabuto is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Spotlight Hour (December 16): Mienfoo is featured with a 2x candy for catching Pokémon
- Raid Hour (December 17): Reshiram is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Well Armed (December 11-16): Clobbopus debuts, with boosted shiny odds for Dynamax Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee
- Winter Holiday Part 1 (December 18-24): Custume Sudowoodo & Charjabug debut, with boosted shiny odds for Pichu wearing a festive hat and Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon
- Celestial Research Day (December 20): Lunatone and Solrock feature with special field research tasks and paid timed research
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Kabuto
Kabuto
Dynamax
On Monday, December 15th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Kabuto will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Kabuto will continue to appear from December 15 to December 21 in Max Battles.
Spotlight Hour: Mienfoo
Mienfoo
2x Catch Candy
On Tuesday, December 16th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Mienfoo will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× candy for catching Pokémon.
Raid Hour: Reshiram
Reshiram
On Wednesday, December 17th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Reshiram will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
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Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Well Armed
Clobbopus and Grapploct debut during the Pokémon GO’s Well Armed event that runs from December 11 to December 16, 2025. The event features global challenges, and has boosted odds for encountering Shiny Dynamax Hitmonchan and Shiny Dynamax Hitmonlee!
Winter Holiday Part 1
Pokémon GO’s Winter Holiday Part 2025 1 runs from Thursday, December 18, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time. Enjoy the debut of Costume Sudowoodo and Charjabug, as well as increased chances to hatch shiny Pichu and Cubchoo in their holiday costumes!
Celestial Research Day
Pokémon GO Celestial Research Day 2025 takes place on Saturday, December 20, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
This limited-time event features Lunatone and Solrock, two cosmic Pokémon with boosted shiny odds, special Field Research tasks, and a Paid Timed Research for even more encounters.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From December 13th to December 22nd Reshiram will appear in Five-Star Raids.
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Mega Raids
From December 13th to December 22nd, Mega Abomasnow will appear in Mega Raids.
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Shadow Raids
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 Heatran will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Precious Paths! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Heatran—if you’re lucky!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s December 2025 GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Palkia, XP and Stardust bonuses, and the return of the Timed Incubator! Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: December on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
GO Battle League Season 25
GO Battle League: Precious Paths begins Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
At the start of the season:
- 🎁 End-of-season rewards become available
- 🔄 Your GBL rank fully resets
- 📈 Rank-up requirements remain unchanged
Active Cups and Leagues this week
| Dates | Cups |
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| Dec 9 – Dec 16 |
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| Dec 16 – Dec 23 |
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*4× Stardust win rewards active during these weeks (excludes end-of-set rewards)
Season of Precious Paths
Get ready for Pokémon GO’s Precious Paths Season! Running from December 2, 2025, to March 3, 2026, this incredible season focuses on the Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos, the return of Master Ball Special Research, new costume Pokémon and more!
Season-long bonuses 🎁
The following bonuses are specific to Precious Paths:
One additional Special Trade per day.
Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day.
Increased friendship bonus damage dealt by Pokémon in raids.
Precious Paths Egg Hatches
The following Pokémon will hatch from Eggs this Season. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
2km Eggs
5km Eggs
10km Eggs
7km 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 Adventure Sync Eggs
10 km Adventure Sync Eggs
Routes Rewards
7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange
Research Breakthrough
Encounter Pokémon by completing the Research Breakthrough! Complete Field Research to unlock Research Breakthrough encounters with one of the following Pokémon:
