Pokemon Go New Year’s 2025: Dates, ticket, & more

Pokemon Go’s New Year’s 2025 event is live with even more costume Pokemon available, as well as bonuses for the players who can pull off the most skillful throws.

Hot on the heels of the Holiday Part 2 event, which concluded on December 27, the New Year’s 2025 event is all about bringing festive cheer. This includes a change to the world stage, where fireworks can be seen in the night sky.

As the Dual Destiny season rages on, Pokemon Go players will have even more chances to earn goodies, in preparation for the 2025 events and all of the powerful boss ‘mons it will bring.

New Year’s 2025 event date & time

Pokemon Go’s New Year’s 2025 event will run from Monday, December 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM to Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time.

This means players won’t have long to get everything they need.

Event bonuses

The New Year’s 2025 event only has a single Event bonus and it’s going to be tricky to benefit from, as it requires pulling off one of the trickiest moves in the game.

• 2,025 XP for catching Pokemon with Excellent Throws.

Wild encounters

The New Year’s 2025 event in Pokemon Go will bring special costumed Pokemon into the game, all of which have a chance of being Shiny! These are the Wild encounters that will be available:

• Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon
• Hoothoot wearing a New Year’s outfit
• Wurmple wearing a party hat

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Raids

Those who want even more costume Pokemon during the New Year’s 2025 event can also nab some in Raids, including their Shiny variants. These are the Pokemon that will appear in Raids throughout the event:

1-Star Raids

• Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie

3-Star Raids

• Raticate wearing a party hat
• Wobbuffet wearing a party hat

New Year’s 2025 Paid Timed Research

As is the case with most Pokemon Go events, players can purchase a Paid Timed Research ticket for the chance to earn more stuff. For the price of US$ 2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), players can access these research tasks:

• Catch 20 Pokemon: Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon encounter
• Catch 24 Pokemon: Wobbuffet wearing a party hat encounter
• Catch 20 Pokemon: Hoothoot wearing a New Year’s outfit encounter
• Catch 25 Pokemon: Raticate wearing a party hat encounter
• Evolve one Pokemon: Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie encounter

Once they complete all of them, they’ll be rewarded with:

• x3 Premium Battle Passes
• x3 Lucky Eggs
• 2,025 Stardust
• Event-themed Pokemon encounters, including Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie, Raticate wearing a party hat, Wobbuffet wearing a party hat, and more.

Players with a Friendship level of Great or higher can purchase a gift ticket to send to a fellow player. Keep in mind that the Timed Research expires, so it must be completed – and the rewards must be claimed – before Wednesday, January 21, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time.

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Field & Timed Research

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available during the event. Those who complete them will earn encounters with the Pokemon being featured.

• Catch 10 Pokemon: Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon / Hoothoot wearing a New Year’s outfit / Wurmple wearing a party hat encounters
• Win 1 Raid battle: Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie / Raticate wearing a party hat / Wobbuffet wearing a party hat encounters
• Make 1 Excellent Throw: Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon / Hoothoot wearing a New Year’s outfit / Wurmple wearing a party hat encounters

There will also be an event-exclusive Timed Research that players can complete and those who do will earn an encounter with Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie.

• Catch 20 Pokemon: Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon encounter
• Catch 24 Pokemon: 2024x Stardust
• Catch 20 Pokemon: Hoothoot wearing a New Year’s outfit encounter
• Catch 25 Pokemon; 2024x Stardust

PokeStop Showcases

There will be plenty of Showcases at different PokeStops during the event where players can enter event-themed Pokemon to participate.

Jigglypuff and Hoothoot will be featured in them, both competing on size.

Pokemon Go Web Store deals

Pokemon Go players can also purchase an Ultra Holiday Box for US$ 4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), containing the following items:

• x1 Pokemon Storage Upgrade
• x1 Item Bag upgrade
• x17 Rare Candies

That’s all there is to know about the New Year’s 2025 event in Pokemon Go. Remember to stay up to date with all the ongoing events like the Pokemon Go Spotlight Hour, Community Day, and the current Raid Boss schedule.