Pokémon GO’s Season of Precious Paths’ Winter Weekend event guide

Costumed Eevee returns for the Winter Holiday event, but only for one weekend! Not only that, but the daily point restriction has been lifted for the event’s GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025. So now is the time to level up and earn rewards.

Now, check out what’s happening during the Winter Weekend event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Precious Paths – Winter Weekend

Begins: Saturday, December 27th, 2025 at 10 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Sunday, December 28th, 2025 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

Event Bonuses

• No daily limit for how many GO Points you can earn
• Bonus daily quests for your GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Eevee wearing a holiday hat from Timed Research tasks

 

The following bonuses will also be active due to the Winter Weekend event taking place at the same time as the Winter Holiday Part 2 event:

• Catching event-themed Pokémon in the wild may award items such as Fast TMs, Charged TMs, Silver Pinap Berries, Golden Razz Berries, and Rare Candy
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Stantler wearing a holiday outfit and Shiny Dedenne wearing holiday attire

 

Plus, the following Season of Precious Paths bonuses will be in effect:

• One additional Special Trade per day
• Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day
• Increased friendship bonus damage dealt by Pokémon in Raids

 

From Thursday, December 18th, 2025 at 10 a.m. to Monday, December 29th, 2025 at 8 p.m. your local time, the GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025 will be issued to all Trainers. Bonuses tied to three different tiers will be available in both the free version and the deluxe version.

• Free version:
  • Tier 1: 2× XP from sending Gifts
  • Tier 2: Additional items may be rewarded from opening Gifts
  • Tier 3: 50% more XP for winning Raid Battles
• GO Pass Deluxe:
  • Tier 1: 2× Stardust from opening Gifts
  • Tier 2: 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period
  • Tier 3: 2× XP from catching Pokémon

 

And if Trainers purchase the GO Pass Deluxe for the December GO Pass, then the following bonuses will also be active until January 2nd, 2026 at 9 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1: 
  • Open up to 40 Gifts per day
  • Receive up to 125 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs
  • Hold up to 10 additional Gifts in your Item Bag
• Tier 2:
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
• Tier 3:
  • Additional rewards for completing in-person Raids and Max Battles

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live. Daily bundles are also available and can be viewed online via the Pokémon GO Web Store.

• GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday 2025 (US$7.99 via Pokémon GO Web Store, purchase limit 1): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Max Potions, and 96 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday 2025 + 10 Ranks (US$9.99 via Pokémon GO Web Store, purchase limit 1): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday, +10 Ranks, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Max Potions, and 120 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday 2025 + 10 Ranks Ultra Box (US$14.99 via Pokémon GO Web Store, purchase limit 1): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday, +10 Ranks, 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 2 Premium Battle Passes, 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Super Incubator, 10 Max Potions, and 180 Reward Points.

 

Timed Research – Winter Weekend Timed Research

A free Timed Research quest will be active during the event. Trainers can earn XP, Stardust, and encounters with Eevee wearing a holiday hat* (which will be referred to as Costumed Eevee* below).

A complete list of tasks and the rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

Step 1/2

• Task: Catch 10 Pokémon
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Spin 2 PokéStops or Gyms
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Send 9 Gifts to Friends
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Open 9 Gifts
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Win a Raid
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Completion Rewards: 1,000 XP and 1,000 Stardust

 

Step 2/2

• Task: Catch 10 Pokémon
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Spin 2 PokéStops or Gyms
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Send 9 Gifts to Friends
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Open 9 Gifts
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Task: Win a Raid
  • Reward: Costumed Eevee* encounter
• Completion Rewards: 1,000 XP and 1,000 Stardust

 

Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Shiny rates for Costumed Eevee have been boosted in these Timed Research catch reward encounters.

PokéStop Showcase

During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Pokémon being requested. This section will be updated once the PokéStop Showcases are active.

• Saturday, December 27th, 2025 at 10 a.m. to Sunday, December 28th, 2025 at 8 p.m. your local time: Eevee

 

 

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