Celebrate the New Year with Pokémon GO

Niantic has announced details for Pokémon GO's New Year's 2022 event. The event will be taking place in-game from December 31st, 2021, at 10:00 p.m. up until January 4th, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. local time. Fireworks will appear in the sky between December 31st, 2021, at 11:00 p.m. local time and January 2nd, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. local time.

The New Year's 2022 event sees the release of the next part in Pokémon GO's Season of Heritage story. Following the gift exchange, Spark decides to throw a party to celebrate and bring in the New Year. Nearby Pokémon are intrigued by the festivities and drawn in to celebrate.

The following bonuses will be active throughout the event:

• 2× Hatch Stardust
• 2× Hatch Candy
• 1/2 Hatch Distance

New Year's Avatar Items and Stickers
The following new avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop beginning with this event and will continue to be available after the event ends:

• 2022 Glasses
• New Year's Headband
• New Year's Jacket Set
• New Year's Pants
• New Year's Shoes

New Year's–themed stickers can be obtained by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

Pokémon
Complete Timed Research tasks to encounter various costumed Pokémon.

The following costumed Pokémon will be available in this event:

• Party Hat Bulbasaur ⁂
• Party Hat Charmander ⁂
• Party Hat Squirtle ⁂
• Party Hat Raticate ⁂
• Party Hat Nidorino ⁂
• New Year's Hat Pichu ⁂
• New Year's Hat Pikachu ⁂
• New Year's Hat Raichu
• 2020 Glasses Slowpoke ⁂
• 2021 Glasses Slowbro ⁂
• 2022 Glasses Slowking
• Party Hat Gengar ⁂
• New Year's Hat Hoothoot ⁂
• Party Hat Wurmple ⁂
• Party Hat Wobbuffet ⁂

Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter in the wild:

• New Year's Hat Pikachu ⁂
• Seel ⁂
• 2020 Glasses Slowpoke ⁂
• New Year's Hat Hoothoot ⁂
• Stantler ⁂
• Party Hat Wurmple ⁂
• Loudred
• Fearow (rare)

Raid Battles
The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids:

• One-Star Raids
  • 2020 Glasses Slowpoke ⁂
  • New Year's Hat Hoothoot ⁂
  • Party Hat Wobbuffet ⁂
  • Mawile ⁂
• Three-Star Raids
  • Party Hat Raticate ⁂
  • Party Hat Nidorino ⁂
  • Machamp
  • Party Hat Gengar ⁂
  • 2022 Glasses Slowking
• Five-Star Raids
  • Kyurem ⁂
• Mega Raids
  • Mega Abomasnow ⁂

Field Research Tasks
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks:

• 2020 Glasses Slowpoke ⁂
• New Year's Hat Hoothoot ⁂
• Party Hat Bulbasaur ⁂ (rare)
• Party Hat Charmander ⁂ (rare)
• Party Hat Squirtle ⁂ (rare)

Eggs
The following Pokémon will be hatching from 7km Eggs obtained during the event:

• Party Hat Bulbasaur ⁂
• Party Hat Charmander ⁂
• Party Hat Squirtle ⁂
• 2020 Glasses Slowpoke ⁂
• New Year's Hat Hoothoot ⁂
• New Year's Hat Pichu ⁂
• Party Hat Wurmple ⁂