Valentine’s Day 2026
Time and Date
Valentine’s Day 2026 will start on Tuesday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. and end on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Event Bonuses
- 2× XP for catching Pokémon.
- 2×
Stardust from opening 
Gifts. - Increased chance to encounter Shiny
Nidoran♀ and Shiny 
Nidoran♂. - Increased chance to hatch Shiny Nidoran♀, Shiny Nidoran♂, and Shiny
Cherubi.
Give your Furfrou a fresh trim!
For the duration of the event, you’ll be able to change your 
Natural Form Furfrou to 
Heart Trim Furfrou!
Follow these steps to change Furfrou’s trim.
- Find Furfrou in your Pokémon Storage, tap it to check its summary, and then tap the Change Form button to bring up a menu that lists the available trims.
- Select your preferred trim.
- Changing your Furfrou from one trim to any other trim will cost 25 Furfrou Candy and 10,000 Stardust.
Global Challenge
A Global Challenge will take place during the Valentine’s Day event. Send Gifts to unlock the bonuses below for all Trainers to enjoy for the remainder of the event!
- Free Timed Research awarding encounters with
Spinda with a heart pattern. - Successfully catching a Pokémon with a Curveball Throw will award 750 XP.
- Gifts may include Rare Candy.
Wild Encounters
May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including the following:
and more!
You might even encounter:
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 
7 km Eggs.
✨If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
Three-Star Raids
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
Featured Attack
Evolve 
Kirlia (
Ralts’s Evolution) during the event to get a 
Gardevoir or 
Gallade that knows the Charged Attack 
Synchronoise. Gardevoir and Gallade encountered after three-star raids will know the Charged Attack Synchronoise.
Field Research Task Rewards
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.
Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.