As 2024 comes to a close, players worldwide are gearing up to celebrate 2025 in Pokémon Go with Niantic's special New Year event. Leading the festivities are the New Year's 2025 celebration, Fidough Fetch, and the exciting upcoming Sprigatito Community Day.
Following these events, the Eggs-pedition Access will launch in January as part of the ongoing Dual Destiny season. Running from January 1st through the entire month, this $4.99 pass unlocks exclusive perks to enhance your Pokémon hunting experience until January 31st.
The event also introduces significant gift upgrades: 40 gift storage capacity, daily limits increased to 50 opened gifts, and the ability to collect 150 gifts from PokéStops. Check out this preview of the celebrations!
What Does Pokémon Go's New Year's 2025 Event Offer?
Running from December 30, 2024 (10:00 AM) to January 1, 2025 (8:00 PM), this year's celebration brings familiar faces rather than new additions. While the absence of new Pokémon, Shinies or costumes may disappoint some, there's still plenty of holiday fun.
Featured wild encounters include bedecked Jigglypuff, festive Hoothoot, and Wurmple sporting party hats, all with Shiny potential. Event bonuses offer 2,025 XP for Excellent Throws and dazzling in-game fireworks displays.
Tier One raids showcase Pikachu in a winter beanie, while Tier Three features party-ready Raticate and Wobbuffet - all with increased Shiny rates. Complete Field Research and participate in PokéStop Showcases for more encounters with these seasonal Pokémon.
Ready to join the celebrations? Download Pokémon Go from Google Play and jump into the New Year's festivities.
For more gaming updates, check out our coverage on Night Crimson: Sword of Convallaria's latest update featuring SP characters before you go.
