Pokémon Go’s 2025 “Winter Holiday Part 1” event has kicked off, running from Dec. 18-24. As usual for holiday events, we’re seeing the debut of two Pokémon in festive attire: Sudowoodo and Charjabug (and yes, the costumed Charjabug can be evolved into a costumed Vikavolt).
The event bonuses hinge on how far you get in the Go Pass: Winter Holiday 2025. As you rank up, you’ll get doubled XP for sending gifts, additional items from gifts, and 50% more XP from raid battles. If you get the premium version of the pass, you’ll also unlock doubled Stardust from gifts, halved egg hatch distance, and doubled XP from catching Pokémon.
Below, we list the other perks for Pokémon Go’s “Winter Holiday Part 1” event, including the Field Research, spawns, and egg hatches.
Pokémon Go ‘Winter Holiday Part 1’ event Field Research and rewards
Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:
Catch 10 Pokémon (1,500 Stardust)
Catch 15 Pokémon (Pikachu [festive hat] or Pikachu [holiday attire] encounter)
Send 15 gifts to friends (Spheal [holiday attire] encounter)
Send 5 gifts to friends (Delibird encounter)
Pokémon Go ‘Winter Holiday Part 1’ event boosted spawns
These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period, according to Niantic’s blog post:
Sudowoodo (holiday attire)
Swinub
Snorunt
Spheal
Charjabug (holiday attire)
We can confirm that the following also seem to have higher spawn rates:
Alolan Vulpix
Delibird
Snover
Galarian Darumaka
Pokémon Go ‘Winter Holiday Part 1’ event egg hatches
These Pokémon have a chance to hatch from any 7 km eggs obtained during the event:
Pichu (festive hat)*
Smoochum
Cubchoo (holiday ribbon)*
Cryogonal
Snom
*These Pokémon have an “increased chance” of being hatched shiny.
Pokémon Go ‘Winter Holiday Part 1’ event raid targets
These Pokémon will appear in three-star raids during the event:
Sudowoodo (holiday attire)
Hisuian Avalugg
Charjabug (holiday attire)