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Pokémon GO Holidays: Part 2 Overview

 

The following events are taking place in Part 2 of the Winter Holidays event for the Season of Heritage. Part 2 runs from December 23rd to the 31st. (Details for the first part can be found in our holiday guide hub.)

 

 

Timed Research

 

Three timed research events are available in Part 2 of the Holidays Event that will give you access to Galarian Mr. Mime. Remember, all you need is 50 Mr. Mime Candies to evolve a Galarian Mr. Mime into a Galarian Mr. Rime!

 

Challenge 1 – Catch

  • Catch 10 Pokémon – 10 Poké Balls

  • Catch 25 Pokémon – 25x Poké Balls

  • Catch 10 Ice-type Pokémon – 10x Great Balls

  • Catch 40 Ice-type Pokémon – 25x Great Balls

  • Catch 9 different species of Ice-type Pokémon – 25x Ultra Balls

Reward – Galarian Mr. Mime encounter

 

Challenge 2 – Friendship and Gifts 

  • Send 5 Gifts to friends – Holiday Pikachu Encounter

  • Trade 3 Pokémon with a friend – Vanillite Encounter

  • Send 25 Gifts to friends – Holiday Delibird Encounter

  • Send Gifts 3 days in a row – ??? encounter

  • Make a new friend- 3x silver pinap berries

Reward – Galarian Mr. Mime encounter

 

Challenge 3 – Collection

Catch the following Pokémon before December 30th at 8:00 p.m. local time to trigger a Galarian Mr. Mime.

  • Swinub

  • Snorunt

  • Spheal

  • Snover

  • Vanillite

  • Cubchoo

 

Winter Wonderland Event

 

A mini event called “Winter Wonderland” kicks off on Christmas Day at 10 a.m. local time and concludes on December 26th at 8 p.m.  This event features a Collection Challenge, Field Research Encounters with Delibird, and an extended trading distance of 40 km!

 

A Collection Challenge focused on trading with your friends will be available from Saturday, December 25, 2021, to Friday, December 31, at 8 p.m. local time.

You will need to trade for the following Pokémon to complete this challenge.

  • Swinub
  • Snorunt
  • Spheal (Doesn’t need to be costumed)
  • Snover
  • Vanillite
  • Cubchoo (Doesn’t need to be costumed)

Complete the challenge to encounter Galarian Mr. Mime!

 

New Pokémon

 

Both Bergmite and Avalugg will make their Pokémon GO debut during Part 2 of this event.

 

Pokémon available in the wild

(* Indicates a chance of a shiny encounter)

 

  • Pikachu in Holiday Hat*
  • Swinub*
  • Holiday Stantler*
  • Holiday Delibird*
  • Holiday Spheal*
  • Snover*
  • Vanillite
  • Holiday Cubchoo*
  • Alolan Vulpix*
  • Cryogonal
  • Bergmite

 

Available Raids

(* Indicates a chance of a shiny encounter)

 

One Star Raids:

  • Pikachu in Santa Hat*
  • Alolan Sandshrew*
  • Holiday Cubchoo*
  • Falarian Darumaka*
  • Holiday Spheal*

Three Star Raids:

  • Lapras
  • Holiday Stantler*
  • Holiday Delibird*
  • Holiday Glaceon*

Five Star Raids:

  • Kyurem*

Mega Raids:

  • Mega Abomasnow*

 

Field Research

Field Research will be available for this event. At the moment, the tasks are not available to the public, but we know you can unlock the following encounters:

(* Indicates a chance of a shiny encounter)

 

  • Pikachu with Holiday Hat*
  • Alolan Sandshrew*
  • Swinub*
  • Holiday Stantler*
  • Holiday Spheal*
  • Holiday Cubchoo*
  • Galarian Darmaka

 

Pokémon that can hatch from Eggs

The following Pokémon can hatch from 7k Eggs during this event:

(* Indicates a chance of a shiny encounter)

 

  • Swinub*
  • Holiday Cubchoo*
  • Smoochum*
  • Galarian Darumaka*
  • Bergmite
  • Cryogonal

 

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