We are in the final month in the season of Dual Destiny! Love is in the air, Dhelmise debuts, Hoopa Unbound returns, and more!
Highlights:
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The Beloved Buddies event takes from Tuesday, February 11, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time |
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Hoopa Unbound returns for a dedicated raid day on 15th February 2025 2-5pm local time. |
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Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 21, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Enamorus, with Mega Tyranitar in Mega Raids. |
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And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Regirock! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out! |
Dhelmise makes their Pokémon GO debut in the Beloved Buddies event! Enjoy a host of bonuses from Tuesday, February 11, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time including additional stardust for catching some Pokémon!
Hoopa Unbound is back, in a dedicated raid day on 15th February 2025, 2-5pm local time! Receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs (for a total of seven), and the remote raid pass limit will increase to 20.
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!
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: 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.
February 4 – February 11 |
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February 11 – February 18 |
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(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards during these leagues (does not include end-of-set rewards).

Tuesday February 11th, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Luvdisc as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon!
Raid Hours
Wednesday February 12th 6pm till 7pm local time Incarnate Forme Enamorus will appear in five-star raids.
Five-Star Raids

From February 6 – February 17 Incarnate Forme Enamorus will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Mega Raids

From February 6 – February 17 Mega Tyranitar will appear in Mega Raids.
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 Regirock will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Dual Destiny! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Regirock—if you’re lucky!
Max Mondays

Monday February 10th 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Skwovet will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
From February 3 – February 10 the following Max Battles will take place:
From February 10 – February 17 the following Max Battles will take place:
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
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.
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:
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.