Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025: Date, time, event bonuses, and more

Tying up with real-life celebrations, Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025 brings festive cheer to the popular AR title. The event provides trainers with increased opportunities to nab a Lucky Pokemon from trades, get a Shiny Nosepass, and pick up free PokeCoins from Field Research tasks.

This article will delve into all the information about this month's final Pokemon GO event.

Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025 event overview

Date, time, and event bonuses

Lunar New Year 2025 starts on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 10 am local time and will end on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at 8 pm local time. The event bonuses are:

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Increased chance to get Lucky Pokémon in trades.
Increased chance to become Lucky Friends.
Increased chance to hatch Shiny Nosepass from 2 km eggs.

Wild encounters and egg hatches

The following pocket monsters will appear with an increased spawn rate in the wild during the Lunar New Year 2025 event:

Ekans [shiny encounter available]
Onix [shiny encounter available]
Snivy [shiny encounter available]
Darumaka [shiny encounter available]
Dunsparce [shiny encounter available]
Gyarados [shiny encounter available] (lucky encounter)
Dratini [shiny encounter available] (lucky encounter)

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The 2 km egg hatches for the event are:

Makuhita [shiny encounter available]
Nosepass [shiny encounter available]
Meditite [shiny encounter available]
Duskull [shiny encounter available]
Skorupi [shiny encounter available]

Daily Field Research, Timed Research, and Collection Challenge

As they log in, trainers will be given daily Field Research tasks (provided they have a free slot) that will provide PokeCoins. On top of this, Stardust and event-themed Pokemon encounters will also be available from Field Research tasks.

Event-themed Timed Research and a Collection Challenge will also be available during the Lunar New Year 2025. Trainers can also purchase a US$2.00 paid Timed Research that rewards Lucky Eggs, Incubator, Ekans encounter, and Nosepass encounter.

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About the author

Angshuman is an Assistant Content Manager, Gaming, at Sportskeeda with a specialized focus on Pokemon. While completing his Master's degree in English Literature, Angshuman's research topics primarily included the many facets of game studies. That, along with his love for the medium which he believes to be the pinnacle of storytelling, led him to become a writer in the genre.

Angshuman prefers both solo and multiplayer titles on PC and PS5. His love for gaming stemmed from playing Bounce and God of War on mobile phones, and on to Age of Empires and Zoo Tycoon on PC. If he ever wished to convert a gaming cynic into a admirer, he would recommend indie games because of their versatility and their ability to be unaffected by genre-stifling publisher expectations.

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Edited by Abhishek Manikandan