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Pokemon GO Announces Lunar New Year 2025 Event

Author : Gabriel Feb 28,2025

Pokemon GO Announces Lunar New Year 2025 Event

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

Niantic has announced the exciting details for 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:

  • Event Dates: Wednesday, January 29th, 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February 2nd, 8:00 p.m. local time.
  • Increased Lucky Pokémon Chances: Boost your chances of securing Lucky Pokémon through trades and becoming Lucky Friends.
  • Boosted Wild Encounters: Prepare for increased encounters with Ekans, Onix, Snivy, Darumaka, Dunsparce, Gyarados, and Dratini, including Shiny versions!
  • 2km Egg Surprises: Makuhita, Nosepass, Meditite, Duskull, and Skorupi will be hatching from 2km Eggs.
  • Rewarding Research: Complete Lunar New Year-themed Field Research and Timed Research tasks for Stardust, XP, Zygarde Cells, and Pokémon encounters.
  • Paid Timed Research: For $2, unlock enhanced rewards including two Lucky Eggs and an incubator.
  • Collection Challenge: Complete the event-themed Collection Challenge for extra Stardust to fuel your trading endeavors.
  • PokéStop Showcases: Showcase your Lunar New Year Pokémon at PokéStops for potential item bundle rewards.

This event coincides with Pokémon GO's ninth anniversary celebrations and precedes the upcoming Pokémon GO Tour: Unova. Don't miss this chance to expand your collection and stock up on valuable resources before the Unova event begins! Remember to claim all your rewards before February 2nd at 8:00 p.m. local time.