Pokemon Go's annual holiday event returns Dec. During a press conference held by The Pokémon Company in Japan on May 30, 2018, Junichi Masuda confirmed that the next Pokémon core series games would release on Switch in the second half of 2019. A few in-game bonuses will also be active throughout the event, including increased Incense duration and double XP and Stardust for catching Pokemon.
Throughout the event, you'll have another chance to get all of the featured Pokemon from 20, along with the special event-exclusive moves they can learn upon evolving.
Pokemon Go's December Community Day will be a two-day event, taking place Dec.
You can see December's full Spotlight Hour schedule below. During that hour, a certain Pokemon will appear much more frequently in the wild, and you'll be able to take advantage of a special in-game bonus, such as increased XP or candy for catching Pokemon. Legendary raidsĮvery Tuesday evening, Pokemon Go holds a Spotlight Hour event from 6-7 p.m. You can see December's full raid schedule below. 23, after which point it will be replaced by Mega Abomasnow. Mega Steelix will make its debut from Dec. Pokemon Go's Mega raid rotation is also being refreshed this month. While all three have previously been available in Pokemon Go, this will mark your first chance to catch Shiny versions. The first two will appear in five-star raids from Dec. The legendary Pokemon Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem are returning to raid battles in December. As part of the event, the dragon Pokemon Druddigon is available in the game for the first time, and many other Pokemon originally from the Pokemon Black and White games are appearing in the wild and in raid battles more frequently than usual. Pokemon Go is holding a new Dragonspiral Descent event from Dec. Fortunately, progress is not reset between months any stamps you earned last month will carry over until you achieve a Research Breakthrough.ĭruddigon makes its Pokemon Go debut during the Dragonspiral Descent event. You'll receive one stamp for the first Field Research task you complete each day, which means you'll need to complete tasks over at least seven days to achieve a Research Breakthrough. To achieve a Research Breakthrough, you must first earn seven stamps in the game. Each time players achieve a Research Breakthrough in December, they'll earn a chance to catch the dark/dragon-type Pokemon Deino. December Research Breakthrough: DeinoĪlong with a new batch of Field Research tasks and rewards, a new Research Breakthrough encounter will be available in Pokemon Go this month. Here are all the biggest events happening in Pokemon Go in December 2021. Over the next few weeks, players have new legendary raids, Spotlight Hours and more to look forward to, as well as the game's annual Christmas event and the new Season of Heritage. Pokemon Go is capping the year off with a variety of events in December.ĭecember is here, and Pokemon Go is closing out the year with a variety of events and activities.