Cozy Companions

Axl

Jul 28, 2025 at 5:26 pm

Time and Date

Cozy Companions will start on Wednesday, August 6, at 10:00 a.m. and end on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Pokémon Debuts

The Worm Pokémon Snom and its Evolution, Frosmoth, will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

Snom

Frosmoth

• You can use 400 Snom Candy to evolve Snom into Frosmoth after you earn 10 hearts with Snom as your buddy. You can only evolve Snom into Frosmoth at night.

Event Bonuses

• 2× XP from hatching Eggs.
• One extra Special Trade per day.
• For the first time in Pokémon GO, you might even encounter Shiny Tandemaus—if you’re lucky!
• Tandemaus will have an increased chance to be encountered from Party Play!
• Friendship levels will increase faster than normal through opening Gifts, trading Pokémon, or battling together in raids, Gyms, or Trainer Battles!

Wild Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Abra

Geodude

Karrablast

Shelmet

Phantump

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Alolan Geodude

✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

7 km Eggs

Galarian Farfetchd

Pancham

Snom

Charcadet

After the event ends, Snom may still hatch from 5 km Eggs.

✨If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!

Field Research Task Rewards

Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Timed Research

There will be two free Timed Research opportunities available.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• One Lucky Egg
• Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including Snom and Tandemaus
• And more!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Paid Timed Research

For US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

• One Lucky Egg
• One Star Piece
• Encounters with event-themed Pokémon, including Snom, Tandemaus, and more!

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, August 12, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.