It’s winter holiday season, so Pokémon Go is hosting its yearly event to help celebrate from Dec. 22 until Dec. 31.
As usual, special Pokémon in winter outfits are appearing, like Pikachu in a hat and sweater, Cubchoo and Delibird with bows, and even the original sleigh bell Stantler. All four of these special holiday Pokémon can be found Shiny.
In addition to the holiday outfitted creatures, water- and ice-type Pokémon like Spheal, Piplup, Marill, and Snover have improved spawn rates. Vanillite, the ice cream Pokémon is also making its Pokémon Go debut with this event, so make sure to use Pinap Berries when you catch it.
The bread and butter of this event are the bonuses that swap out every two days. Each bonus begins at 12 a.m. and ends at 11:59 p.m. the following day in your local time. Here’s a schedule of what bonuses to expect when:
- Dec. 22-23: Doubled raid XP
- Dec. 24-25: Doubled catch candy
- Dec. 26-27: Doubled Star Piece duration
- Dec. 28-29: Doubled Lucky Egg duration
- Dec. 30-31: Doubled catch Stardust
There’s also a special set of Field Research Tasks you can get from spinning Poké Stops throughout the entire event period.
Pokémon Go Holiday 2020 Field Research and rewards
| Task | Reward |
|---|---|
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 15 ice-type Pokémon | Cryogonal encounter |
| Send 5 gifts to friends | Event Delibird encounter |
| AR Map the requested Poké Stop | Snorunt encounter or Abomasnow Mega Energy |
| Catch 5 ice-type Pokémon | Snover encounter |
| Catch 10 ice-type Pokémon | Vanillite encounter |
