Trainers,

Happy 2020 from Slowpoke! Wait, no—it’ll be 2021 in just a few days. Turns out Slowpoke is late to the game as always. For this year’s New Year’s event, you can expect new costumed Pokémon (like a Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses) and new avatar items, as well as the return of some familiar Pokémon wearing party hats.

Date + Time

Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. to Monday, January 4, 2021, at 10:00 p.m. local time

Features

• Some Pokémon will be wearing festive costumes to celebrate the new year with us!
• Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses will be appearing in the wild, appearing after you complete Field Research tasks, appearing in raids, and hatching from 2 km Eggs.
  • Evolve Slowpoke wearing 2020 glasses to get a Slowbro wearing 2021 glasses!
  • Pichu wearing a New Year’s hat will be hatching from 2 km Eggs
  • Pikachu wearing a New Year’s hat will be appearing in the wild and after you complete Field Research tasks. You can also get one by evolving a Pichu wearing a New Year’s hat.
  • Evolve Pikachu wearing a New Year’s hat to get a Raichu wearing a New Year’s hat!
• Wynaut will be hatching from 2 km Eggs. If you’re lucky, you might find a Shiny Wynaut!
• Raticate, Wobbuffet, and Wurmple wearing party hats will be appearing in one-star raids. Klink and Espurr will be joining them as well.
• Eevee wearing a party hat will be available as a Field Research reward encounter.
• Dress up for 2021! Beginning on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), the 2021 Glasses and the New Year’s Party Hat avatar items will be available in the in-app shop.
• Boxes will contain different items during the event! Check out the shop for more details.

Bonuses

• 2× Hatch Candy
• 2× Hatch Stardust
• 1/2 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during this time

The new year is just around the corner! We’ll see you all in 2021!

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—The Pokémon GO team