Pokémon GO’s December 22 to December 28 week has us settled into the the new season of Precious Paths! Enjoy a holiday themed week with the Winter Holiday Part 1, Winter Holiday Part 2 and the Winter Weekend!
Plus the weekly rotating Spotlight and Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
⭐Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (December 22): Zekrom and Mega Glalie return to the raid pool.
- Max Monday (December 22): Dynamax Spheal is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Spotlight Hour (December 23): Spheal is featured with a 2x XP for evolving Pokémon
- Raid Hour (December 24): Zekrom is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- 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
- Winter Holiday Part 2 (December 24-29): Rolycoly debuts, boosted shiny odds for costume Dedenne and Stantler, and more
- Winter Weekend (December 27-28): Boosted shiny odds for Eevee wearing a holiday hat from Timed Research tasks, no limit for GO points and additional daily quests for Winter GO Pass
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Spheal
Spheal
Dynamax
On Monday, December 22nd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Spheal will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Kabuto will continue to appear from December 22 to December 28 in Max Battles.
Spotlight Hour: Spheal
Spheal
2x Evolution XP
On Tuesday, December 23rd, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Spheal will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× XP for evolving Pokémon.
Raid Hour: Zekrom
Zekrom
On Wednesday, December 24th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Zekrom will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
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Events in Pokémon GO This Week
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!
Winter Holiday Part 2
Pokémon GO’s Winter Holiday Part 2025 2 runs from Wednesday, December 24, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, December 29, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Celebrate the season with the debut of Rolycoly, plus boosted shiny chances for costume Dedenne and Stantler.
Winter Weekend
From Saturday, December 27, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time there will be a special Winter Weekend! There’s no daily limit for how many GO Points you can earn, along with bonus daily quests for your GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025. Plus, increased chances to encounter Shiny Eevee wearing a holiday hat from Timed Research tasks.
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From December 22nd to December 31st Zekrom will appear in Five-Star Raids.
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Mega Raids
From December 22nd to December 31st, Mega Glalie 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 16 – Dec 23 |
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| Dec 23 – Dec 30 |
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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:
