Sprigatito Community Day (January 2025)

Pokémon GO’s January 2025 Community Day features Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon! Sprigatito Community Day takes place on Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Community Days are going bigger during Pokémon GO: Dual Destiny! Niantic are trying out new things for Community Day and will reevaluate these changes for next Season and onward.

Starting with January Community Day, get ready to experience new free Timed Research, paid Special Research, and rare Field Research as you search for the featured Pokémon with Season-exclusive Special Backgrounds in Pokémon GO: Dual Destiny.

Evolving Floragato during the event will result in Meowscarada knowing the exclusive charge attack Frenzy Plant Grass. Frenzy Plant is a classic First Partner (starter) Pokémon move which is always a great update to the Grass starter movepool, which makes this event well worth your time.

Read on to find Sprigatito’s CP chart, shiny comparison, exclusive moves, best items to use during the January Community Day, and more.

Sprigatito Community Day

Date & Time 📅

Bonuses ⭐

(*) While most bonuses are only active during the three-hour event period, these bonuses will be active from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time.

Featured Pokémon: Sprigatito

Sprigatito

On Sunday, January 5th, 2025, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time, Sprigatito will appear more frequently in the wild. If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Sprigatito! Sprigatito is a Grass type Pokémon in Pokémon GO which is boosted by Sunny weather.

Evolve Floragato (Sprigatito’s Evolution) during the event or up to five hours afterward to get a Meowscarada that knows the Grass type Charged Attack Frenzy Plant.

How to evolve Sprigatito into Floragato, and Meowscarada

Pokémon	Conditions	Evolution
Sprigatito	25 Candy	Floragato
Floragato	100 Candy	Meowscarada

Shiny Sprigatito, Floragato and Meowscarada.

Here is a quick comparison between regular and Shiny Sprigatito, Floragato and Meowscarada.

Pokémon	Regular	Shiny
Sprigatito
Floragato
Meowscarada

Move updates: Frenzy Plant and Flower Trick

Meowscarada

Meowscarada can now learn Frenzy Plant

Meowscarada gains access to the exclusive Grass type Charged Attack Frenzy Plant, which will be available during the event hours and up to five hours afterward. 

Frenzy Plant Grass

• Trainer Battles: : 100 power
• Gyms and raids: 100 power

Meowscarada gets signature move Flower Trick

Starting with the event and continuing afterwards, Meowscarada will be able to learn the Grass type Charged Attack Flower Trick. Flower Trick is the signature move of Meowscarada.

Flower Trick Grass

• Trainer Battles: 30 power
• Gyms and raids: 75 power

You can learn more about these moves in our A PvP Analysis on Community Day Meowscarada article (click the image to open article):

Sprigatito Max CP chart

This table shows Sprigatito’s maximum Combat Power on every level, from Level 1 to Level 50. In wild encounters, Sprigatito can be caught from Level 1 – 30, and if weather boosted, from Levels 6 – 35. Sprigatito is boosted by Sunny weather.

Showcases

Sprigatito and Meowscarada Showcases take place during the Community Day weekend.

Field Research

Community Day–themed Field Research will be available during the event. Complete tasks to earn rewards such as additional encounters with Sprigatito, Stardust, Great Balls, and more!

Task	Rewards
Catch 3 Sprigatito	Sprigatito
	5× Great Ball
	2× Ultra Ball
	2× Pinap Berry
	2× Golden Razz Berry
	500× Stardust

Special Research Story: Meowgical Occasion

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the Meowgical Occasion, a Sprigatito Community Day–exclusive Special Research.

Complete the Community Day-exclusive Special Research for even more rewards including a Premium Battle Pass, a Rare Candy, and three encounters with Sprigatito that have Dual Destiny–themed Special Backgrounds.

Meowgical Occasion (1/2)

Task	Reward
Use 25 Berries to help catch Pokémon	Sprigatito
Catch 75 Pokémon	1× Star Piece
Make 25 Great Throws	20× Sprigatito Candy
Spin 15 PokéStop or Gym	1× Incense
Explore 3 km	3× Silver Pinap Berry
Complete 5 Field Research Tasks	30× Ultra Ball

Completion Rewards

Meowgical Occasion (2/2)

Task	Reward
Send 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each	Floragato
Earn 3 hearts with your buddy	1× Rocket Radar
Transfer 25 Pokémon	5× Sprigatito XL Candy
Evolve 5 Pokémon	3× Rare Candy
Power up Pokémon 20 times	1× Charge TM
Earn 15,000 XP	Meowscarada

Completion Rewards

Timed Research

Keep Community Day going with a new Timed Research opportunity that will last for a week following the event! Trainers that log in during January Community Day will receive Timed Research awarding an encounter with a Sprigatito that has a Dual Destiny–themed Special Background.

Sprigatito Community Day Continued

Task	Reward
Catch a Pokémon	1000× XP
Catch a Pokémon for 2 days	Sprigatito
Catch a Pokémon for 3 days	1000× Stardust
Catch a Pokémon for 4 days	Sprigatito
Catch a Pokémon for 5 days	5000× XP

Completion Rewards

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, January 12, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time.

Shop Offers and Stickers

Stickers

You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

Web Store Community Day Bundle

An Ultra Community Day Box featuring 10 Ultra Balls, one Elite Charged TM, and one Special Research ticket will be available on the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event
for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). This web store deal will be available starting December 30, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PST, three days before the ticket is available in the in-game shop!

In-Game Community Day Bundles

Two Community Day bundles will be available during this event:

• For 1,350 PokéCoins, you will get 50 Ultra Balls, five Super Incubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs.
• For 480 PokéCoins, you will get 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.

Check out the in-game shop to snag one of these bundles!

Tips and Tricks

Mega Level Up a Grass type now!

Try to get a Grass Mega Pokémon to at least a high level, or even Max level to enjoy the bonuses that having that Pokémon Mega evolved during the event can give you. Be sure to Mega Evolve for extra Candy from catches.

Base Level

• 1 Bonus Catch Candy

High Level

• 1 Bonus Catch Candy ^*
• 50 Bonus Catch XP ^* 
• 10% Boost to XL Candy Chance ^*

Max Level

• 2 Bonus Catch Candy ^*
• 100 Bonus Catch XP ^*
• 25% Boost to XL Candy Chance ^*

(*) Note: The catch candy and catch XP bonuses only apply to Pokémon caught of the same type as your Mega/Primal-evolved Pokémon. 

Don’t catch Pokémon before the event starts

Pokémon you have not caught before the event starts can turn into Sprigatito, which means it is best to arrive at your spot early and wait to catch it until the event starts.

Restart the app before the event

Be patient – there will always be errors and bugs at the start of the event. It is best to restart the app in most, if not all, cases.

Don’t forget to spin PokéStops

Remember PokéStops give out quests that are very beneficial on Community Day, giving you rewards for Stardust, Great and Ultra Balls, and Pinap Berries, all things that can help you if your stocks are low. Don’t complete any field research from PokéStops that are in the area where you are playing your community day.

Don’t activate lures before the event starts

To ensure that you have Lures up the entire duration, do not set your lures before the start of the event, as those will only last 30 minutes. The Lure has to go up after the event has started to last for three hours. Not to mention it will block the boosted CD spawns from spawning until it has depleted.

Use Incense

Use Incense to attract even more Pokémon to you while you’re out hunting. If you are wondering, yes, Incense can spawn Community Day ‘mons, that can be shiny. There is no reason why you should avoid Incense if you have it.

Don’t forget to enjoy the event

• Chat with your fellow Trainers and grow your local Pokémon GO community. Make good use of the QR code feature to make some new friends!
• Promote the new Pokémon GO features and events to Trainers who are just starting their adventure or haven’t been playing for a while. People are coming back around due to trading, new Pokémon, PvP, the numerous events, and these community-based events.
• Most importantly, have fun, get some shinies, and hope for no game-breaking glitches!

Looking for other trainers to play with?

If you’re looking for other Trainers in your area to trade, battle, or join raids with on Community Day, check out the Niantic Community Day map! Here you can find Community Ambassador events and Community Parks.

Community Ambassadors run Pokémon GO events for their communities that receive support by Niantic. If there are no Community Ambassadors near you, you can also search Campfire by downloading the app and find other local meetups in your area.

Community Parks are areas in your city that are historically popular places for Community Day. These parks may be a fun place to play with your local community while enjoying some fresh air.*

*Popular locations are provided for informational purposes only. Niantic is not hosting or operating official or unofficial events at these locations.