Leap into the final days of 2024, and and the first days of 2025, during the brand new season of Dual Destiny! Kick off 2025 with the New Years event, the debut of Fidough, Sprigatito Community Day and more!
Highlights:
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Starting from Monday, December 30, the New Year event begins. |
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Fidough Fetch brings the debut of Fidough via an array of Global Challenges starting Friday, January 3, at 3:00 p.m. PST |
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Sprigatito Community Day takes place on 5th January 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 Altered Forme Giratina and Mega Abomasnow in Mega Raids! |
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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! |
New Year 2025 Event
The New Year 2025 event starts from Monday, December 30. You will be able to encounter party themed costume Pokémon, enjoy festive fireworks on the in-game map and XP bonuses for excellent throws!
Fidough Fetch
Fidough Fetch brings a series of global challenges to Pokémon GO from Friday, January 3, at 3:00 p.m. PST. Complete them to unlock stardust and XP bonuses, and the debut of Fidough!
Sprigatito Community Day
Pokémon GO’s January 2025 Community Day features Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon! Sprigatito Community Day takes place on Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
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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| January 7 – January 14 |
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(*) 4× Stardust from win rewards during these leagues (does not include end-of-set rewards).
Spotlight Hour
Togetic
Tuesday December 31st, 6 pm till 7 pm local time we have Togetic as the featured Pokémon for spotlight hour, along with 2x XP for evolution Pokémon!
Raids and Max Battles
Raid Hours
Giratina (Altered)
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Wednesday January 1st 6pm till 7pm local time Altered Forme Giratina will appear in five-star raids.
Five-Star Raids
Giratina (Altered)
From December 26 – January 4 Altered Forme Giratina will appear in Mega Raids.
Palkia
From January 4 – January 16 Palkia will appear in Mega Raids.
Mega Raids
Abomasnow (Mega)
From December 26 – January 4 Mega Abomasnow will appear in Mega Raids.
Lopunny (Mega)
From January 4 – January 16 Mega Lopunny will appear in Mega Raids.
Shadow Raids
Registeel (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 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
Bulbasaur
Dynamax
Monday December30th 6pm till 7pm local time Dynamax Bulbasaur will appear in Max Battles.
Max Battles
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.
