Celebrate New Year's 2025 with Festive Fireworks in Pokémon Go!

Pokémon Go Rings in 2025 with a Festive New Year's Event and More!

As 2024 concludes, Niantic is celebrating the arrival of 2025 in Pokémon Go with a special New Year's event. This precedes the Fidough Fetch event and the highly anticipated Sprigatito Community Day.

Kicking off the new year is the Eggs-pedition Access, running throughout January as part of the Dual Destiny season. Available for $4.99, this pass unlocks numerous benefits to enhance your Pokémon catching adventures until January 31st. The in-game gifting system also receives a significant upgrade, allowing you to hold up to 40 Gifts, open 50 daily, and collect 150 from spinning Photo Discs. Check out the event trailer below!

What's in Store for the Pokémon Go New Year's 2025 Event?

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 variations, or costumes this year, there's still plenty of festive fun.

Expect to encounter wild Jigglypuff with a ribbon, Hoothoot in a New Year's outfit, and Wurmple in a party hat—all with a chance to be Shiny. Event bonuses include 2,025 XP for Excellent Throws and celebratory fireworks.

Raids will feature a snowflake-hatted Pikachu (Tier One), and party-hat-wearing Raticate and Wobbuffet (Tier Three), each with increased Shiny odds. Themed Pokémon will also appear in Field Research tasks and PokéStop Showcases.

Ready to join the celebration? Download Pokémon Go from the Google Play Store and get ready for the New Year's 2025 event! Afterwards, check out our coverage of Night Crimson, Sword of Convallaria's latest update featuring special characters.