This Week in Pokémon GO (3-9 February 2025)

We are kicking off the final month in the season of Dual Destiny! Karrablast and Shelmet share a Community Day, Dynamax Moltres debuts, Enamorus returns, and we celebrate small Pokémon in the Small but Strong event!

Highlights:

A clear sunset sky shows a Dynamax Zapdos, Dynamax Articuno and Dynamax Moltres in the sky, with a Power Spot in the background. Text in the bottom left reads 'Pokémon GO Dual Destiny' Dynamax Moltres makes their debut in the Legendary Flight event featuring on 3rd February for Max Monday 6-7pm.
Small Yet Strong event The Small yet Strong event is all about tiny Pokémon! From February 5, at 10:00 a.m. to February 8, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day takes place February 9th 2-5pm local time.
dual destiny gbl season 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.
Shadow Regirock and Geovanni look in a dark rocky cave 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!

Dynamax Moltres Debut

A clear sunset sky shows a Dynamax Zapdos, Dynamax Articuno and Dynamax Moltres in the sky, with a Power Spot in the background. Text in the bottom left reads 'Pokémon GO Dual Destiny'

The Legendary Flight event continues, with Dynamax Moltres making their debut during Max Monday 3rd February 2025 6-7pm!


Small yet Strong Event

Small Yet Strong event

Shiny Nymble makes their debut in the Small yet Strong event on February 5th-February 8th!


Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day

Pokémon GO’s February 2025 Community Day features Karrablast, the Clamping Pokémon, and Shelmet, the Snail Pokémon! Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day takes place on Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.


Dual Destiny Season Special Research

dual destiny 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

Dual Destiny Season PvP GBL 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.
January 28 – February 4
  • 🔵 Great League
  • 🦁 Jungle Cup: Little Edition
February 4 – February 11
  • 🟡 Ultra League
  • 💕 Love Cup: Great League Edition

Spotlight Hour

Artwork of Carvanha from Pokémon GO Carvanha

Tuesday February 4th, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Carvanha as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x XP for evolving Pokémon!


Raids and Max Battles

Raid Hours

Wednesday February 5th 6pm till 7pm local time Diagla will appear in five-star raids.

Five-Star Raids

Artwork of Dialga from Pokémon GO Dialga

From January 24 – February 6 Dialga will appear in Five-Star Raids.

Artwork of Incarnate Enamorus from Pokémon GO Incarnate Enamorus

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

Mega Raids

Artwork of Mega Medicham from Pokémon GO Mega Medicham

From January 24 – February 6 Mega Medicham will appear in Mega Raids.

Artwork of Mega Tyranitar from Pokémon GO Mega Tyranitar

From February 6 – February 17 Mega Tyranitar will appear in Mega Raids.

Shadow Raids

Artwork of Shadow Regirock from Pokémon GO Shadow Regirock

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

Artwork of Moltres from Pokémon GO Moltres Dynamax

Monday February 3rd 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Moltres will appear in Max Battles.

Max Battles

From January 27 – February 3 the following Max Battles will take place:

From February 3 – February 10 the following Max Battles will take place:


Season of Dual Destiny

Dual Destiny Season

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

dual destiny research

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.

Hemisphere exclusive encounters

Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:


Eggs

dual destiny egg chart

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.

5 km Eggs

10 km Eggs

Routes Rewards

7 km Eggs from Mateo Gift Exchange

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