New Year's Bonanza in Pokémon Go: Fireworks and Festivities Abound

Pokémon Go rings in 2025 with a New Year's event! Niantic is kicking off the new year with festivities, including the New Year's 2025 event, followed by Fidough Fetch and the Sprigatito Community Day.

January also brings the Eggs-pedition Access, running the entire month for $4.99. This unlocks numerous in-game benefits to enhance your Pokémon journey until January 31st. The Gift system is also improved, allowing you to store up to 40 Gifts, open 50 daily, and collect 150 from PokéStops.

Check out the event trailer below!

New Year's 2025 Event Details:

The Pokémon Go New Year's 2025 event runs from December 30th, 2024, at 10:00 am to January 1st, 2025, at 8:00 pm. While there aren't any new Pokémon, Shiny variants, or costumes, there's still plenty of festive fun.

Expect to find wild Jigglypuff (with ribbon), Hoothoot (New Year's outfit), and Wurmple (party hat), all with increased Shiny rates. Bonuses include 2,025 XP for Excellent Throws and celebratory fireworks.

Raids feature a snowflake-wearing Pikachu (Tier One), and party-hat adorned Raticate and Wobbuffet (Tier Three), also boasting boosted Shiny odds. Event-themed Pokémon will also appear in Field Research and PokéStop Showcases.

Ready to celebrate? Download Pokémon Go from the Google Play Store and join the New Year's festivities! And don't forget to check out our coverage of Night Crimson, Sword of Convallaria's latest update.