Leap into the first week of the brand new season of Dual Destiny! New Pokémon, a Research Day, and a Gigantamax Max Battle event means one busy week!
Highlights:
- Sinistea makes their debut in the Just my Cup of Tea event, starting this Tuesday!
- A Dragon inspired Aspiring Dragons Research Day celebrates Pokémon that change to Dragon typing when evolved. Takes place on Saturday!
- Gigantamax Lapras makes a splash in a dedicated Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day on Sunday!
- Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 21, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Chill Drive Genesect, and Mega Banette 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!
Just my Cup of Tea Event
Sinistea
Sinistea makes their Pokémon GO debut in ‘Just my cup of tea’ starting on December 3rd! Plus shiny Chill Drive Genesect is available for the first time.
Aspiring Dragons Research Day
Enjoy the Aspiring Dragons Research Day, focused on Pokémon who become Dragon type when they evolve! The event takes place on Saturday, December 7, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time and you need to spin PokéStops to obtain field research.
Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day
Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day takes place on Sunday, December 8, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time! Gigantamax Lapras will make their debut in tier six Max Battles during the event.
Dual Destiny Season Special 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
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
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.
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Spotlight Hour
Sableye
Tuesday December 3rd, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Sableye as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon!
Raids and Max Battles
Raid Hours
Genesect (Chill Drive)
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Wednesday December 4th 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
Altaria (Mega)
From November 27 – December 3 Mega Altaria will appear in Mega Raids.
Banette (Mega)
From December 3 – December 12 Mega Banette will appear in Mega Raids.
Five-Star Raids
From November 27 – December 3 Zacian, Zamazenta, Regidrago and Regieleki will appear in 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 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
Squirtle
Dynamax
Monday December 2nd 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Squirtle will appear in one-star Max Battles.
Max Battles
From November 1 – December 3 the following Max Battles will take place:
From December 3 – December 9 the following Max Battles will take place:
Season of Dual Destiny
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
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
Different Pokémon will appear in the wild! As the Season changes, different Pokémon will appear in different areas across the world.
Beaches and Water
Hemisphere exclusive encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:
Eggs
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.
