December 2022 Community Day: Previously featured Pokémon from 2022 and 2021 Community Days return!

December 5, 2022

December 2022 Community Day: Previously featured Pokémon from 2022 and 2021 Community Days return!

Trainers,

The year is nearly behind us, which means it’s time to reflect on all the fun everyone had during this year’s Community Days! The last Community Day of 2022 will take place over two days—Saturday, December 17, 2022, and Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Throughout the event, Pokémon featured in Community Day events in 2022 will appear more frequently in the wild and in Timed Research. Pokémon featured in Community Day events throughout 2021 will hatch from Eggs and appear in raids and Timed Research. There’s no better way to wrap up the year than by catching Pokémon from Community Day events you may have missed!

December 2022 Community Day

Saturday, December 17, 2022, and Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Event bonuses

2× XP for catching Pokémon.

2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.

1/2 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during the event period.

2× Candy for catching Pokémon.

2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive XL Candy from catching Pokemon.

Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.

Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.

One additional Special Trade can be made, for a maximum of two per day.*

Trades made during the event will require 50% less Stardust.*

*While most bonuses are only active during Saturday, December 17, 2022, and Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, these bonuses will be active from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time.

Featured Pokémon

A different set of Pokémon will be featured on each event day—Saturday, December 17, 2022, and Sunday, December 18, 2022—from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. The Pokémon that appear during this time will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appeared during their original Community Days. Outside of these times, any of the featured Pokémon may appear from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time on either Saturday or Sunday!

The following Pokémon will be featured on Saturday, December 17, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Sandshrew

Alolan Sandshrew

Alolan Geodude

Hoppip

Spheal

Stufful

The following Pokémon will be featured on Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Teddiursa

Galarian Zigzagoon

Starly

Roggenrola

Litwick

Deino

Lucky Trainers might encounter the following Pokémon on either day!

Bulbasaur

Dratini

Mudkip

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

One-star raids

Machop

Eevee

Roselia

Swablu

Duskull

Shinx

Gible

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Fletchling

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Eggs

The following Pokémon featured during Community Day events in 2021 will hatch from 2 km Eggs.

Machop

Eevee

Swablu

Duskull

Shinx

Budew

Gible

Snivy

Tepig

Oshawott

Fletchling

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Featured attacks

The following featured attacks will be available when evolving to the following Pokémon except Ursaluna on Saturday, December 17, 2022, and Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time.

Venusaur

Evolve Ivysaur (Bulbasaur’s Evolution) during the event to get a Venusaur that knows the Charged Attack Frenzy Plant.

Sandslash

Evolve Sandshrew during the event to get a Sandslash that knows the Charged Attack Night Slash.

Alolan Sandslash

Evolve Alolan Sandshrew during the event to get an Alolan Sandslash that knows the Fast Attack Shadow Claw.

Machamp

Evolve Machoke (Machop's evolution) during the event to get a Machamp that knows the Charged Attack Payback.

Alolan Golem

Evolve Alolan Graveler (Alolan Geodude’s Evolution) during the event to get an Alolan Golem that knows the Fast Attack Rollout.

When you evolve Eevee into any of its Evolutions, that Pokémon will know a special attack!

Vaporeon: Scald

Jolteon: Zap Cannon

Flareon: Superpower

Espeon: Shadow Ball

Umbreon: Psychic

Leafeon: Bullet Seed

Glaceon: Water Pulse

Sylveon: Psyshock

Eevee caught or hatched during the event will know the Charged Attack Last Resort.

Dragonite

Evolve Dragonair (Dratini’s Evolution) during the event to get a Dragonite that knows the Charged Attack Draco Meteor.

Jumpluff

Evolve Skiploom (Hoppip’s Evolution) during the event to get a Jumpluff that knows the Charged Attack Acrobatics.

Swampert

Evolve Marshtomp (Mudkip’s Evolution) during the event to get a Swampert that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.

Altaria

Evolve Swablu during the event to get an Altaria that knows the Charged Attack Moonblast.

Walrein

Evolve Sealeo (Spheal’s Evolution) during the event to get a Walrein that knows the Fast Attack Powder Snow and the Charged Attack Icicle Spear.

Staraptor

Evolve Staravia (Starly’s Evolution) during the event to get a Staraptor that knows the Fast Attack Gust.

Luxray

Evolve Luxio (Shinx’s Evolution) during the event to get a Luxray that knows the Charged Attack Psychic Fangs.

Roserade

Evolve Roselia during the event to get a Roserade that knows both the Charged Attack Weather Ball (Fire-type ) and the Fast Attack Bullet Seed.

Garchomp

Evolve Gabite (Gible’s Evolution) during the event to get a Garchomp that knows the Charge Attack Earth Power.

Dusknoir

Evolve Dusclops (Duskull’s Evolution) during the event to get a Dusknoir that knows the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.

Serperior

Evolve Servine (Snivy's Evolution) during the event to get a Serperior that knows the Charged Attack Frenzy Plant.

Emboar

Evolve Pignite (Tepig’s Evolution) during the event to get an Emboar that knows the Charged Attack Blast Burn.

Samurott

Evolve Dewott (Oshawott’s Evolution) during the event to get a Samurott that knows the Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.

Gigalith

Evolve Boldore (Roggenrola’s Evolution) during the event to get a Gigalith that knows the Charged Attack Meteor Beam.

Chandelure

Evolve Lampent (Litwick’s Evolution) during the event to get a Chandelure that knows the Charged Attack Poltergeist.

Hydreigon

Evolve Zweilous (Deino’s Evolution) during the event to get a Hydreigon that knows the Charged Attack Brutal Swing.

Talonflame

Evolve Fletchinder (Fletchling's Evolution) during the event to get a Talonflame that knows the Fast Attack Incinerate.

Bewear

Evolve Stufful during the event to get a Bewear that knows the Charged Attack Drain Punch.

Obstagoon

Evolve Galarian Linoone (Galarian Zigzagoon’s Evolution) during the event to get an Obstagoon that knows the Charged Attack Obstruct.

Ursaluna

Evolve Ursaring (Teddiursa’s Evolution) during a special full moon to get an Ursaluna that knows the Charged Attack High Horsepower. The full moon will be in the sky from 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2022, to 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, and from 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022, to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Community Day Special Research story: December Community Day 2022

For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the December Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, December Community Day 2022.
Stay tuned for when tickets for the Special Research story go live.
Don’t forget: you’re now able to purchase and gift tickets to any of your friends that you’ve achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with.* To gift a ticket, tap the Special Research ticket in the in-game shop, then tap the Gift button instead of the Buy button.

Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.

*Certain restrictions apply. Gifting cannot be completed if the recipient has purchased a Special Research ticket or has been gifted one already.

Timed Research

Timed Research leading to encounters with Pokémon featured in previous Community Days in 2021 and 2022 will be available.

Stickers

You’ll be able to get 2022 Community Day stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

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—The Pokémon GO team