Pokemon GO Community Days (December 2022): Schedule, wild encounters, featured attacks, bonuses, and more

Niantic recently revealed every detail for December's Community Days in Pokemon GO and trainers are clearly in for a treat should they choose to participate in it. The developers had earlier announced that players will have the chance to encounter all the Community Day Pokemon showcased in 2022 and 2021.

Community Day is an excellent opportunity that happens once every month for Pokemon GO trainers to catch the featured pocket monster. The developers also offer themed research tasks, featured attacks, bonuses, and more to incentivize players to participate in the event.

This article provides trainers with all the details about this month's Community Days.

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Everything you need to know about December 2022 Community Days in Pokemon GO

This month's Community Days will begin on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 9 am local time and conclude on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 9 pm local time.

From 2-5 pm, the wild encounters for the event are as follows:

December 17, 2022

• Sandshrew (Shiny variant will be available)
• Alolan Sandshrew (Shiny variant will be available)
• Alolan Geodude (Shiny variant will be available)
• Hoppip (Shiny variant will be available)
• Spheal (Shiny variant will be available)
• Stufful (Shiny variant will be available)

December 18, 2022

• Teddiursa (Shiny variant will be available)
• Galarian Zigzagoon (Shiny variant will be available)
• Starly (Shiny variant will be available)
• Roggenrola (Shiny variant will be available)
• Litwick (Shiny variant will be available)
• Deino (Shiny variant will be available)

Lucky players will have the chance to encounter the following on either day:

• Bulbasaur (Shiny variant will be available)
• Dratini (Shiny variant will be available)
• Mudkip (Shiny variant will be available)

The One Star Raid bosses for this Pokemon GO event are as follows:

• Machop (Shiny variant will be available)
• Eevee (Shiny variant will be available)
• Roselia (Shiny variant will be available)
• Swablu (Shiny variant will be available)
• Duskull (Shiny variant will be available)
• Shinx (Shiny variant will be available)
• Gible (Shiny variant will be available)
• Snivy (Shiny variant will be available)
• Tepig (Shiny variant will be available)
• Oshawott (Shiny variant will be available)
• Fletchling (Shiny variant will be available)

The 2 km egg hatches in Pokemon GO for the event are as follows:

• Machop (Shiny variant will be available)
• Eevee (Shiny variant will be available)
• Swablu (Shiny variant will be available)
• Duskull (Shiny variant will be available)
• Shinx (Shiny variant will be available)
• Budew (Shiny variant will be available)
• Gible (Shiny variant will be available)
• Snivy (Shiny variant will be available)
• Tepig (Shiny variant will be available)
• Oshawott (Shiny variant will be available)
• Fletchling (Shiny variant will be available)

The announcement revealed that if players evolve into any of the following pocket monsters, they will have an evolved form that knows a featured attack from one of the previous Pokemon GO Community Days. The list is as follows:

• Venusaur - Charged Attack Frenzy Plant
• Sandslash - Charged Attack Night Slash
• Alolan Sandslash - Fast Attack Shadow Claw
• Alolan Golem - Fast Attack Rollout
• Dragonite - Charged Attack Draco Meteor
• Jumpluff - Charged Attack Acrobatics
• Swampert - Charged Attack Hydro Cannon
• Walrein - Charged Attack Icicle Spear
• Staraptor - Fast Attack Gust
• Gigalith - Charged Attack Meteor Beam
• Chandelure - Charged Attack Poltergeist
• Hydreigon - Charged Attack Brutal Swing
• Bewear - Charged Attack Drain Punch
• Obstagoon - Charged Attack Obstruct
• Ursaluna - Charged Attack High Horsepower

The December 2022 Community Day bonuses for Pokemon GO trainers are as follows:

• Players will have 2x Catch XP
• Players will have 2x Catch Stardust
• Players will have 1/2 Hatch Distance they place eggs in Incubators
• Players will have 2x Catch Candy
• Players above level 31 will have 2x chance of getting Candy XL when they catch pocket monsters
• Lure modules and Incense will be active for three hours during the course of the event
• Players will have one additional Special Trade
• Players who make trades during the event will do so for 50% less Stardust.

The official announcement also stated that trainers will have Timed Research to afford them encounters with previously featured Community Days' pocket monsters from 2021 and 2022. The upcoming Community Day weekend is a great opportunity for those who have missed any of the previous ones to have another crack at catching these pocket monsters.