2025 is here, and so is a host of new events during the brand new season of Dual Destiny! Kick off the week with Fashion Week, Fashion Week: Taken Over, Shadow Ho-Oh Raid Day and more!
Highlights:
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Fashion Week is back from January 10 – January 19, 10:00 a.m. – 08:00 p.m. |
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Fashion Week: Taken Over takes place from Wednesday, January 15, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 19, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time. |
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Shadow Ho-Oh Raid Day takes place on January 19th 2-5pm. |
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Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 21, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Attack Forme Deoxys and Defense Forme Deoxys |
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And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Registeel! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out! |
Fashion Week is back for 2025 with a new costume Mincinno from Friday, January 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Costume Pokémon and Furfrou star!
Fashion Week Taken Over is a new Team GO Rocket takeover event that takes place on Wednesday, January 15, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 19, 2024, at
8:00 p.m. local time. Shadow Palkia, Shroodle and Grafaiai debut!
Get ready to rescue Shadow Ho-Oh from Team GO Rocket in a dedicated raid day on Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time!
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.
January 7 – January 14 |
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January 14 – January 21 |
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(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards during these leagues (does not include end-of-set rewards).

Tuesday January 14th, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we haveRoselia as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x XP for catching Pokémon!
Raid Hours

Wednesday January 15th 6pm till 7pm local time Palkia will appear in five-star raids.
Five-Star Raids

From January 4 – January 16 Palkia will appear in Five-Star Raids.
From January 16 – January 24 Attack Forme Deoxys and Defense Forme Deoxys will appear in Five-Star Raids.
Mega Raids

From January 4 – January 16 Mega Lopunny will appear in Mega Raids.

From January 16 – January 24 Mega Gallade 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 Registeel will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Dual Destiny! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Registeel—if you’re lucky!
Max Mondays

Monday January 13th 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Squirtle will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
From January 6 – January 13 the following Max Battles will take place:
From January 13 – January 20 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.