Leap into the third week of the brand new season of Dual Destiny! The Holiday season celebrations continue with Part Two of the Holiday Event, and enjoy the Charged Embers Hatch Day.
Highlights:
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Part Two of the Holiday event starts at the end of the week, with shiny Cetoddle and costume Wooloo! Starts Sunday, December 22, at 10:00 a.m. local time. |
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The Charged Embers Hatch Day takes place on December 29, 2:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m. |
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Battle enthusiasts can gear up for the GO Battle League Season 21, while raiders prepare for epic confrontations with Altered Forme Giratina and Mega Latias in Mega Raids! |
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And keep your eyes peeled for the elusive Shiny Shadow Regice! There’s a plethora of adventures waiting, so trainers, gear up and set out! |
Holiday 2024: Part Two Event
December 22 to December 27, 10:00 a.m – 8:00 p.m is Part Two of the Holiday event! Shiny Cetoddle will make their Pokémon GO debut, alongside an adorable holiday themed Wooloo.
Charged Embers Hatch Day
The Charged Embers Hatch Day takes place on December 29, 2:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m. Elekid and Magby will hatch more frequently from 2km eggs, and you’ll have an increased chance of hatching a shiny!
Dual Destiny Season Special 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
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.
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| December 24 – December 31 |
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(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards during these leagues (does not include end-of-set rewards).
Spotlight Hour
Delibird
Tuesday December 24th, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Delibird as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x candy for transferring Pokémon!
Raids and Max Battles
Raid Hours
Latias (Mega)
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Wednesday December 25th 6pm till 7pm local time Mega Latias will appear in five-star raids.
Five-Star Raids
Giratina (Altered)
From December 26 – January 4 Altered Forme Giratina will appear in Mega Raids.
Mega Raids
Latias (Mega)
From December 19 – December 26 Mega Latias will appear in Mega Raids.
Abomasnow (Mega)
From December 26 – January 4 Mega Abomasnow will appear in Mega Raids.
Shadow Raids
Regice (Shadow)
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 Regice will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Dual Destiny!
You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Regice—if you’re lucky!
Max Mondays
Cryogonal
Dynamax
Monday December 23rd 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Cryogonal will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
From December 9 – December 23 the following Max Battles will take place:
From December 23 – January 6 the following Max Battles will take place:
Season of Dual Destiny
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
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.
Beaches and Water
Hemisphere exclusive encounters
Different Pokémon will appear in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well:
Eggs
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.
