Pokémon GO’s New Year 2024 event takes place from Monday, January 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time until Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time, and it features new costumed Pokémon and a return of Ultra Beasts.
Celebrate the start of the year with our New Year’s event! Keep an eye out for costumed Pokémon making their debuts, new avatar items, and the return of some familiar Pokémon wearing party hats. Let’s kick off 2024 in style!
Date & Time 📅
- Starts Monday, January 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time
- Ends Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time
Features 🌟
New costumed Pokémon
New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!
Ultra Beasts in Raids
Ultra Beasts make a return to Five-Star Raids, giving Trainers another opportunity to catch some of them:
UBs will be available in their respective regions, and globally via Remote Raids.
Explore with decor
During this event, festive fireworks will light up the skies. We hope you enjoy the colorful decor!
Infographic
Bonuses 🎁
- 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during the event.
- 1/4 Hatch Distance for the first three Eggs hatched during the event using the Pokémon GO Egg hatching widget.*
(*) These bonuses will not stack. The Pokémon GO Egg hatching widget is available on iOS and Android devices.
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild:
Some Trainers might even encounter the following if they are lucky!
The following Pokémon will be available in Raids during the event:
Appearing in 1-Star Raids
Appearing in 3-Star Raids
Related guides: Raticate Raid Guide | Nidorino Raid Guide | Gengar Raid Counters Guide
Appearing in 5-Star Raids
Related guides: Buzzwole Raid Guide | Xurkitree Raid Guide | Pheromosa Raid Guide
Appearing in Mega Raids
Related guides: Mega Abomasnow Raid Guide
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.
Field Research
New Year’s–themed Field Research tasks will be available! Complete the research tasks to earn Stardust! The following Pokémon will also be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
Task | Reward |
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Catch 5 Darumaka |
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Catch 3 Bronzor |
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Hatch 2 Eggs |
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Paid Timed Research
For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research. Complete the research tasks to encounter event-specific Pokémon and earn Stardust, XP, and PokéCoins!
Task | Reward |
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Walk 1 km | 2024× Stardust |
Catch 20 Pokémon | Jigglypuff Ribbon |
Hatch 2 Eggs | Hoothoot NYE outfit |
Take 4 snapshots of wild Pokémon | Wurmple party hat |
Rewards:
- 100 PokéCoins
- 10,000 XP
Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before January 3, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
The following new avatar item will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!
Darumaka Hat
Event bundles
Check out the New Year’s Box in the in-game shop during this event! For 99 PokéCoins, you will get one Incubator and one Premium Battle Pass.
Best Mega Pokémon for the event
Your choice of Mega Pokémon will ultimately be decided by the Candy XL you want to gain during the event. We expect Trainers to go after Jigglypuff XL Candy, or one of the Ultra Beast XL Candies. Here’s a quick reminder for each of these Pokémon.
Best Megas for Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff Candy
Jigglypuff and Wigglytuff are Normal and Fairy-type Pokémon, and these Pokémon increase your Candy gain:
Best Megas for Buzzwole Candy
Buzzwole is a Bug and Fighting-type Pokémon, and these Pokémon increase your Candy gain:
Best Megas for Xurkitree
Xurkitree is an Electric type Pokémon. Having these Mega and Primal Pokémon active will increase your Candy gain:
Best for Pheromosa
Pheromosa is a Bug and Fighting-type Pokémon. Use these Mega Pokémon to increase your Candy gain:
If you fancy this guide, be sure to take a look at these articles as well, as they can help you prepare for this event: Buzzwole, Pheromosa, and Xurkitree in PvP (and PvE?) | Pheromosa, Buzzwole and new Hisui Pokémon as Raid Attackers guide | Xurkitree PvE Analysis | Pheromosa PvE Analysis | Buzzwole PvE Analysis | Pokémon GO Season of Timeless Travels