Winter Holiday Part 1
Time and Date
Winter Holiday Part 1 will start on Thursday, December 18, at 10:00 a.m. and end on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
Pokémon Debuts
New costumed Pokémon will appear during this event!
✨If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
While you’re near an active 
Magnetic Lure Module, you can use 100 Grubbin Candy to evolve 
Charjabug wearing holiday attire into 
Vikavolt wearing holiday attire.
Event Bonuses
- Increased chance to hatch Shiny
Pichu wearing a festive hat and Shiny 
Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 
7 km Eggs.
Plus, reach Major Milestones on your GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025 to unlock the following bonuses.
Tier 1
Tier 2
- Additional items may be rewarded from opening
Gifts - GO Pass Deluxe: 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period
Tier 3
- 50% more XP for winning Raid Battles
- GO Pass Deluxe: 2× XP from catching Pokémon
Wild Encounters
Trainers may encounter the following event-themed Pokémon in the wild:
and more!
You might even encounter the following:
✨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.
New Avatar Items
The following avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!
Charjabug Bag
Sudowoodo Holiday Sweater
Field Research Task Encounters
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.
Complete Field Research tasks to earn 
Stardust and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.