Pokemon GO Announces Lunar New Year 2025 Event

Get Ready for the Pokémon GO Lunar New Year 2025 Celebration!

Niantic has announced the Pokémon GO Lunar New Year 2025 event, running from January 29th to February 2nd. This event promises a wealth of opportunities to catch Lucky Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon, and earn valuable rewards.

Event Highlights:

• Increased Lucky Pokémon Chances: Boost your chances of securing Lucky Pokémon through trades and becoming Lucky Friends.
• Shiny Pokémon Encounters: Encounter Ekans, Onix, and Snivy more frequently, with increased Shiny rates. Other Pokémon like Darumaka, Dunsparce, Gyarados, and Dratini will also appear more often.
• Egg-cellent Hatches: 2km Eggs will feature Makuhita, Nosepass, Meditite, Duskull, and Skorupi.
• Rewarding Research: Complete Field Research and Timed Research tasks for Stardust, XP, Zygarde Cells, and Pokémon encounters. A paid Timed Research ($2) offers enhanced rewards, including Lucky Eggs and an incubator.
• Collection Challenge: Complete the event-themed Collection Challenge for extra Stardust, perfect for traders.
• PokeStop Showcases: Showcase your Lunar New Year Pokémon at PokéStops for potential item bundle rewards.

Event Details:

The event begins Wednesday, January 29th, at 10:00 a.m. and concludes Sunday, February 2nd, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Don't miss out on the increased encounter rates for Ekans, Onix, Snivy, Darumaka, Dunsparce, Gyarados, and Dratini, and remember to claim all your Research rewards before the event ends! The paid Timed Research offers additional incentives for those seeking extra rewards. This event is a great opportunity to bolster your Pokémon collection and stock up on valuable resources.