List of events in Pokémon GO – POKEMONGO514

This is a list of events in Pokémon GO, which include any temporary bonuses and increased wild spawns that occur for each event.

Community Days are monthly, three-hour events that feature a specific Pokémon. During this time, the featured Pokémon will have drastically increased spawn rates, and players will receive bonuses for certain in-game actions.

Global events are in-game thematic events that run for a limited time. Most of these events are free of charge and are activated directly by Niantic and do not require any kind of registration.

Name Date Mechanics Limited time New addition Halloween 2016 October 26 – November 1, 2016

• Double Candy for catching, hatching, or transferring Pokémon.
• Buddy Pokémon earns Candy four times as fast.
• Increased spawn rates for “spooky” Pokémon: Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Zubat, Golbat, Drowzee, Hypno.

Celebration November 23 – 30, 2016

• Double XP and Stardust when completing in-game actions.

Holiday 2016 December 25, 2016 – January 8, 2017

• One free single-use Incubator each day from PokéStops. (December 25, 2016- January 3, 2017)
• Increased hatching rates for Generation II Pokémon. (December 25, 2016- January 3, 2017)
• Increased spawn rates for Generation I starters. (December 30, 2016-January 8, 2017)
• Lures modules last for 60 minutes. (December 30, 2016-January 8, 2017)
• Pikachu and Raichu wearing festive hats.
• Special boxes in the in-game shop.

Valentine’s Day 2017 February 8 – 15, 2017

• Double candy when catching, hatching, or transfer Pokémon.
• Buddy Pokémon earns Candy twice as fast.
• Increased spawn rates of pink Pokémon.
• Increased hatching rates for Cleffa, Igglybuff, and Smoochum.
• Lures modules last for 6 hours.

Water Festival 2017 March 22 – 29, 2017

• Increased spawn rates for Water-type Pokémon.

• “Magikarp Hat” clothing item for your avatar.
• Shiny Magikarp

Eggstravaganza 2017 April 13 – 20, 2017

• Greater variety of Pokémon hatching from 2 km Eggs.
• More Candy when hatching.
• Double XP when completing in-game actions.
• Lucky Eggs 50% off in the in-game shop.

Grass Weekend 2017 May 5 – 8, 2017

• Increased spawn rates of Grass-type Pokémon.
• Lure modules last for 6 hours.

Adventure Week 2017 May 18 – 25, 2017

• Buddy Pokémon earns Candy four times as fast.
• Increased spawn rates of Rock-type Pokémon.
• Increased dropping rates of items from PokeStops.
• All Balls 50% off in the in-game shop.

• “Explorer’s Hat” clothing item for your avatar.

Solstice 2017 June 13 – 21, 2017

• Increased spawn rates of

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