With Christmas nearly upon us, developer Niantic has announced via a new blog post that a number of rewards, in-game bonuses, and costumed Pokemon will be available to earn as part of the Pokemon GO New Year’s 2023 event, starting on December 31, 2022, at 8 PM and ending on January 4, 2023, at 8 PM local time. Pokemon wearing their Christmas outfits will make their debut, as players can join challenges to receive Stardust.
Pikachu wearing a party top hat and Noctowl with its new year’s outfit will be included in the event, as players may encounter their shiny versions if they are lucky enough. Players can also obtain new avatar items, poses, and stickers during the event while lighting up the skies with festive fireworks. Event-themed stickers will be available to earn by spinning PokeStops, opening gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop. Players will also encounter a lineup of three new Pokemon in the wild – Pikachu, Hoothoot, and Wurmple.
There will be plenty of 7 km eggs as part of the holiday event, including Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Togepi, Tyrogue, and Smoochum, as well as Elekid, Magby, Azurill, and Wynaut. Players can complete Field Research Tasks to earn stardust, as they can also take part in the Collection Challenge to receive plentiful rewards.
Five Pokemon, including Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle will appear in one-star raids, while Raticate, Nidorino, Gengar, and Wobbuffet will be seen in three-star raids. Lastly, five-star and mega raids include Steelix and Reshiram, the latter of which will have a featured attack called Fusion Flare.
Pokemon Go previously launched the second part of the Winter Holiday event, during which players can complete timed research events, collection challenges, and field research tasks to receive rewards. The event will also see eight Pokemon, including Eevee, Vaporeon, and Jolteon make their debut. Lastly, the Winter Holiday event marks the first time that Trainers will be able to evolve their Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon into Beartic wearing a holiday ribbon. Pokemon Go is available now on iOS and Android devices.
