Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day preparation guide

Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day will take place on Sunday, January 5, 2025, from 2 pm to 5 pm local time. This is the first such event of the year and will involve how Community Days have worked in the game over the last couple of years. 4-star raids are out and instead, Niantic has brought new free Timed Research, paid Special Research, rare Field Research, as well as exclusive Dual Destiny-themed backgrounds for Sprigatito.

This article will highlight everything about the Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day and suggest ways to capitalize on this opportunity.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer's opinions.

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Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day: All features and event bonuses

Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day cover (Image via TPC)

Features

Wild spawns

• Sprigatito [shiny debut and boosted odds of 1/25]

Additionally, there will be Field, Timed, and Special Research tasks offering encounters with Sprigatito.

Featured attacks

• Frenzy Plant
• Trainer Battles: 100 power
• Gyms and raids: 100 power

Attack availability updates

• Flower Trick
• Trainer Battles: 30 power
• Gyms and raids: 75 power

Event bonuses

The following bonuses will be active during the Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day:

• 3× Stardust for catching Pokemon.
• 2× Candy for catching Pokemon.
• 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL 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.
• Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise.
• One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day.*
• Trades will require 50% less Stardust.*

The bonuses marked with a * will be active from 2-10 pm local time on January 5, 2025.

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Best tips and tricks for Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day

Do the following to flourish at the January 2025 Community Day event in Pokemon GO:

• Play with friends. This will not only make the time spent more fun but also give you additional spawns and allow you to exploit the event bonuses to the fullest.
• Use Star Pieces. The event already has a 3x Catch Stardust bonus. If players around the world can unlock the 6th level of the Fidough Fetch Global Challenge and unlock the 4x Stardust Bonus before the event starts, and if Niantic allows for stacking, you can gain up to 18x Catch Stardust from every catch when using a Star Piece. Combine this with Dialga's Roar of Time Adventure Effect for the maximum benefit.
• Use Pinap Berries. With the 2x Catch Candy event bonus in play, you can score four times the regular amount of Candy.
• Utilize your Pokemon GO autocatchers. If you can't engage directly during the Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day, make the machine do the hard work. You are almost guaranteed to end up with a shiny.
• Note that there are no 4-star raids. Not only can you not get Floragato directly but you also lose out on the 30 minutes of additional spawns around the Gym. Therefore, if you miss the three-hour window, you will miss out on the biggest Community Day advantage.
• Evolve Floragato. Even though Meowscarda won't be the top meta even with Frenzy Plant, it is an improvement from the non-legacy version.
• Get the Special Background. If Niantic is removing the 4-star raids in favor of these, at least get your time's worth and pick up one or two of these.

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