Pokémon GO’s Season of Timeless Travels’ Pokémon GO New Year’s 2024 event guide

Happy 2024! Pokémon GO’s yearly New Year’s event is back, but the start time is a bit different. Instead of kicking off on New Year’s Eve, 2024’s New Year’s event will start up when we’re well into 2024 (10 a.m. on January 1st). For a few days, a variety of party hat-wearing Pokémon will be back to celebrate and there will be a new costumed debut. This time Jigglypuff is ready to join the festivities and will be dressed up in a ribbon. (For more details about the Season of Timeless Travels, you can check out our overall Season of Timeless Travels guide hub.)

Now, check out what’s happening during the Pokémon GO New Year’s 2024 event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Timeless Travels – Pokémon GO New Year’s 2024

Begins: Monday, January 1st, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts – Costumed Jigglypuff and Costumed Wigglytuff + return of Costumed Pokémon

 

 

For the first event of 2024, there is only one (ok, technically two) big costume debut:

• Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon (Costumed Pokémon): Jigglypuff is New Year’s 2024 event Pokémon! Unlike their party hat counterparts, Jigglypuff will be sporting a ribbon. To add this Costumed Jigglypuff to your collection, you can find them in the wild and in the Paid Timed Research.
  • Wigglytuff wearing a ribbon (Costumed Pokémon): You won’t find this dressed-up Wigglytuff in the wild. Instead, you’ll have to catch a Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon and evolve ’em with 50 Jigglypuff Candies.

Previous party-hat wearing Pokémon that have been featured in a variety of events will also be back for New Year’s:

• Hoothoot wearing a New Year’s outfit (Costumed Hoothoot): From New Year’s 2022 and 2023 events, this Costumed Hoothoot is back! You can also evolve them into a Costumed Noctowl version (which debuted during the 2023 event).
• Bulbasaur wearing a party hat (Costumed Bulbasaur): This Costumed Bulbasaur was only available during Pokémon Day 2020 and New Year’s 2022 and 2023 events. Luckily they’ve made the cut for the 2024 event.
• Charmander wearing a party hat (Costumed Charmander): If you missed out on the Pokémon Day 2020, New Year’s 2022, and Pokémon GO 6th Anniversary events, then you’ll want to make sure that you catch this Costumed Charmander. These guys can also be evolved into a Charmeleon wearing a party hat and a Charizard wearing a party hat.
• Squirtle wearing a party hat (Costumed Squritle): Ah, this party hat-wearing Squritle is familiar! While they’ve been featured in Pokémon Day 2020 and New Year’s 2022 and 2023 events, they were also the star of Pokémon GO’s 7th anniversary this year. You can also evolve this Costumed Squirtle into a Wartortle wearing a party hat and a Blastoise wearing a party hat.
• Raticate wearing a party hat (Costumed Raticate): Hailing from the Adventure Sync Hatchathon of 2020 and New Year’s 2021 – 2023 events, this Costumed Raticate is back to ring in 2024.
• Nidorino wearing a party hat (Costumed Nidorino): Starring in Pokémon Day 2020 Raid Day and New Year’s 2022 and 2023 events, Costumed Nidorino returns for 2024.
• Gengar wearing a party hat (Costumed Gengar): They’re back! This partying Gengar (which was featured in the Pokémon Day 2020 Raid Day and New Year’s 2022 and 2023 events) will be back in 2024.
• Pichu wearing a party hat (Costumed Pichu): Debuting during the Pokémon Day 2018 event, this party hat-wearing Pichu is back. You can evolve this Pichu into Pikachu wearing a party hat (and even Raichu wearing a party hat). The latter two haven’t appeared in events since 2020, so here’s your chance to add them to your Costume Pokédex.
• Wobbuffet wearing a party hat (Costumed Wobbuffet): Previously featured in the Adventure Sync Hatchathon of 2020 and New Year’s 2021 – 2023 events, Wobbuffet is back for 2024.
• Wurmple wearing a party hat (Costumed Wurmple): Party Hat Wurmple LIVES! Featured in the Adventure Sync Hatchathon of 2020 and New Year’s 2021 – 2023 events, here’s another chance to add them to your collection.

 

Note: Going forward, Pokémon wearing outfits (part hats, ribbons, etc.) will be referred to as “Costumed” rather than the exact outfit they are wearing.

 

Event Bonuses

• 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during the event.
• 1/4 Hatch Distance for the first three Eggs hatched during the event using the Pokémon GO Egg hatching widget.
  • This will not stack with the 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance bonus.
• Festive fireworks will light up the skies.

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live.

• Unnamed Bundle (99 PokéCoins): 1 Premium Battle Pass and 1 Egg Incubator.

 

Wild Encounters

• The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild: Costumed Jigglypuff*, Costumed Hoothoot*, and Darumaka*.
  • If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following Pokémon: Bronzor*.

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

Eggs

The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs that are obtained during the event:

• 7 km Eggs
  • 1-Egg Rarity: Costumed Pichu*, Cleffa*, Igglybuff*, Togepi*, Tyrogue*, Smoochum*, Elekid*, Magby*, Azurill*, and Wynaut*.

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might hatch a Shiny one!”

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

• One-Star Raids: Costumed Bulbasaur*, Costumed Charmander*, Costumed Squirtle*, Costumed Hoothoot*, and Costumed Wurmple*.
• Three-Star Raids: Costumed Raticate*, Costumed Nidorino*, Costumed Gengar*, and Costumed Wobbuffet*.
• Five-Star Raids: Buzzwole (Americas and Greenland), Xurkitree (Asia-Pacific), and Pheromosa (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India) (See Additional Notes).
• Mega Raids: Mega Ampharos* (See Additional Notes).

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

• One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Machop*, Shadow Cubone, Shadow Teddiursa*, and Shadow Trapinch.
• Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Porygon, Shadow Houndour, and Shadow Sableye*.
• Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Moltres* (See Additional Notes). (Won’t be active due to the event’s time frame.)

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Standard Raids:
  • Buzzwole, Xurkitree, and Pheromosa…
    • … will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
    • … are limited to specific locations:
      • Buzzwole will only appear in the Americas and Greenland.
      • Xurkitree will only appear in the Asia-Pacific region.
      • Pheromosa will only appear in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India.
  • Mega Ampharos* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Wednesday, January 10th, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
• Shadow Raids:
  • One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.
  • Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), unless otherwise stated by Niantic.

 

Field Research Tasks

There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following Pokémon encounters: Darumaka* and Bronzor*. These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active. Completing these event Field Research Tasks will also give Trainers 2,024 Stardust (in addition to the Pokémon encounter).

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

 

• Task: Catch 5 Darumaka
  • Reward: Darumaka* Encounter
• Task: Catch 3 Bronzor
  • Reward: Bronzor* Encounter
• Task: Hatch 2 Eggs
  • Reward: 2,024 Stardust

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

PokéStop Showcase

During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Jigglypuff (the new Costumed Jigglypuff can be entered).

 

Avatar Items

A new avatar item themed after Darumaka will be released during this event. It will be available for purchase (with PokéCoins) via the in-game shop. This avatar item will still be available to purchase after the conclusion of this event.

The new avatar items are the following: Darumaka Hat (200 PokéCoins)

 

 

Paid Timed Research Ticket – New Year’s 2024

During the Pokémon GO New Year’s 2024 event, Trainers can purchase a ticket to access an event-themed Timed Research. For US$0.99 OR US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll get the New Year’s 2024 Timed Research which rewards Trainers with the following (if tasks are completed within the time limit): Costumed Jigglypuff* encounter, Costumed Hoothoot* encounter, Costumed Wurmple* encounter, Stardust, XP, and PokéCoins.

Sales for this Timed Research will go live on Monday, January 1st, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time (and sales will end on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time – which may be an error or Niantic forgot to cut off sales 24 hours before). According to Niantic, “[t]ickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service).” Tickets can also be gifted to Trainers you’re friends with provided that you have a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with them. This can be done via the in-game shop and by selecting the “Gift” button instead of the “Buy” button. Tickets purchased for friends are nonrefundable as well.

Please keep in mind that Timed Research quests have deadlines. Trainers must complete this Timed Research and claim all rewards by Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

• Task: Walk 1 km
  • Reward: 2,024 Stardust
• Task: Catch 20 Pokémon
  • Reward: Costumed Jigglypuff* Encounter
• Task: Hatch 2 Eggs
  • Reward: Costumed Hoothoot* Encounter
• Task: Take 4 snapshots of wild Pokémon
  • Reward: Costumed Wurmple* Encounter
• Completion Rewards: 100 PokéCoins and 10,000 XP

 

 

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