Pokémon GO

The Rage Monkey Pokémon Annihilape will be making make its Pokémon GO debut next week as part of the Raging Battles event, which will run alongside the GO Battle Week that was previously announced all the way back in November 2023. Both events will run from January 19th at 10:00am local time, through to January 24th at 11:59pm local time.

Niantic this week has released more details regarding the upcoming Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh Live Event in Los Angeles on February 17th and 18th, and the Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh – Global event which will follow held on February 24th and 25th. These events will see the Pokémon GO debuts of both Origin Forme Dialga and Origin Forme Palkia, who can each be found in special space-time anomalies that will appear during these events.

Niantic has confirmed that the Egg Pokémon, Chansey will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's Community Day for February 2024. During this event, Chansey will be appearing more frequently in the wild, together with its Shiny variant. The event will be held on February 4th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time.

The Pokémon Company International have announced that Play! Pokémon events at local retailers in Latin America will now also include officially sanctioned events for Pokémon GO, on top of the existing Pokémon Trading Card Game events already being held at these retailers.

Niantic have announced details for the upcoming Dazzling Dream event in Pokémon GO, which was first revealed in a post on the official Pokémon GO account on X late last month. The event, which will run from January 13th at 10:00am to January 16th at 8:00pm local time will feature the Pokémon GO debut of Shiny Cutiefly, together with encounters with a whole host of different Fairy-type Pokémon.

Niantic has released details for the upcoming Raid Day event featuring the Pokémon GO debut of the Ghost Flame Pokémon, Hisuian Typhlosion, on January 14th from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time. Hisuian Typhlosion will be appearing in three-star raids, with the Shiny variant also made available.

Japanese streetwear designer Hiroshi Fujiwara’s label, fragment design, is teaming up with Italian luxury fashion brand Fendi for new Pokémon-inspired goods to celebrate the Year of the Dragon. Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite are the stars of the collection, appearing on t-shirts and sweatshirts, as jewelry, and alongside Fendi’s signature pattern on handbags and other leather goods. Fendi reports that the Dragonite figure, made entirely of leather and just under 16 inches tall, requires 30 hours of handcrafting, which is reflected in its $2,290 USD price tag.

Niantic has announced that the next Pokémon GO Community Day Classic event will feature the Virtual Pokémon, Porygon. During this event, which will be held on January 20th, between 2:00pm and 5:00pm local time, Porygon will be appearing more frequently in the wild, and its Shiny variant will also be available to be encountered.

Niantic this week have announced details on the Lustrous Odyssey event, running in Pokémon GO from January 6th at 10:00am to January 10th at 8:00pm local time. Dusk Form Lycanroc will make its Pokémon GO debut as part of this event.

Starting today, January 1st, and running through to January 29th, at 8:00pm local time, Trainers in Pokémon GO can purchase a ticket for Eggs-pedition Access to gain access to Timed Research and special bonuses. After purchasing the ticket, Trainers will have until January 31st, at 8:00pm local time to complete all research tasks and claim their rewards.

Pokémon GO is once again ringing in the New Year with a special New Year's celebration event. Unlike the 2023 event, this time around the event will start only after the beginning of the near year, running from January 1st, 2024, at 10:00am, until January 3rd, at 8:00pm local time. Details on several upcoming events and activities in Pokémon GO across January 2024 have also been announced by Niantic on their website and in infographics posted to their official account on X (formerly Twitter).

Niantic earlier this week released details for two events to be held next weekend in Pokémon GO. The Winter Wonderland event, running from December 23rd at 10:00am to December 24th at 8:00pm local time; and the final Raid Day event of the year, featuring the Pokémon GO debut of the Big Horn Pokémon Wyrdeer, which will be held on December 23rd, running from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time.

Niantic this week have announced the details of this year's Winter Holiday events in Pokémon GO. In part 1, which will run from December 18th, at 10:00am to December 25th, at 10:00am local time, Cetoddle, Cetitan, Pikachu wearing holiday attire, and Raichu wearing holiday attire will eacj be making their Pokémon GO debut. Part 2, which runs from the end of Part 1 through until December 31st, at 8:00pm local time, will see the debut of Psyduck wearing holiday attire, Golduck wearing holiday attire, and Shiny Vanillite.

Niantic has released details on the upcoming Catch Mastery: Ice event in Pokémon GO, that was first announced last week alongside the release of information on the Timeless Travels season. The event will be held in-game this Saturday, December 9th, from 10:00am to 8:00pm local time.

The Adamant Time event, featuring Pokémon from the Kanto region, will be running in Pokémon GO next week from Monday December 11th at 10:00am local time, through to Friday December 15th at 8:00pm local time.

Pokémon GO's new Along the Routes event will begin tomorrow, December 5th, at 10:00am, running through to December 8th at 8:00pm local time. This event will introduce the travelling Pokémon researcher Mateo, who provides the Gift Exchange service for players exploring Routes, as well as feature the debut of Shiny Hisuian Sneasel.

Niantic this week has announced premininary details regarding Pokémon GO Tour: Sinnoh, which will be running in February 2024. As its name suggests, this event will focus on Pokémon from the Sinnoh region which originally made their debut in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions. Shiny variants of Pokémon from Sinnoh, including Stunky, Chingling, Chatot, Carnivine, and Pachirisu, will all also make their Pokémon GO debuts as part of this event.

Niantic has released details for Pokémon GO's December Community Day event for 2023, which will run across December 16th and 17th. Pokémon that were featured in Community Day and Community Day Classic events in 2022 and 2023 will return in this month's Community Day event, with Pokémon previously featured during 2023 appearing more frequently in the wild and in Timed Research, while Pokémon featured throughout 2022 will hatch from Eggs, and appear in Raids and Timed Research.

Niantic has announced the schedule and details for the upcoming Timeless Travels season for the GO Battle League in Pokémon GO. The season will start on December 1st, at 1:00pm (PST).

Niantic has revealed that the Formidable Pokémon, Hisuian Samurott,, will make its Pokémon GO debut as part of a Hisuian Samurott Raid Day event this Sunday, December 3rd, running from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time. Hisuian Samurott's Shiny variant will also be making its debut.