{"id":250092,"date":"2026-01-21T15:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/250092\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:29:09","slug":"pokemon-go-precious-pals-event-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/250092\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go ‘Precious Pals’ event guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a>\u2019s “Precious Pals” event features a strange array of Pok\u00e9mon. Some of them have buddy requirements to evolve, some need a ton of candy, and some are… Goldeen. This event runs from Jan. 20-25.<\/p>\n

This event has a few bonuses, including additional Candy XL with your buddy. You’ll also get more hearts with your buddy Pok\u00e9mon during this event, and a few of the featured Pok\u00e9mon have had their evolution requirements lessened during the event period. Sylveon will only require 20 buddy hearts, Pangoro will only require 10 caught dark-type Pok\u00e9mon, and Pawmot will only need 5 km walked.<\/p>\n

Additionally, shiny Fidough will be making its debut with this event, so keep your eyes out for a toasted bread dog.<\/p>\n

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You can see the perks and bonuses for Pok\u00e9mon Go’s “Precious Pals” event below, including the premium Timed Research, Collection Challenges, and boosted spawns.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go ‘Precious Pals’ event premium Timed Research and reward<\/p>\n

If you pay $4.99, you can access this Timed Research set. This set isn’t really worth it unless you want the Heart Pose trainer cosmetic, or if you’re really jonesing for more of these Pok\u00e9mon spawns. You can see the steps below.<\/p>\n

‘Precious Pals’ step 1 of 1<\/p>\n

Earn 5 hearts with your buddy (Wimpod encounter)<\/p>\n

Earn 10 hearts with your buddy (Swablu encounter)<\/p>\n

Earn 15 hearts with your buddy (Pancham encounter)<\/p>\n

Feed your buddy 1 time (Magikarp encounter)<\/p>\n

Feed your buddy 3 times (Espurr encounter)<\/p>\n

Take a snapshot with your buddy (1 Poffin)<\/p>\n

Rewards: Heart Pose cosmetic, Fidough encounter, 3,000 Stardust<\/p>\n

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\n Image: Niantic<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go ‘Precious Pals’ event Collection Challenges<\/p>\n

The following Collection Challenges will be live throughout the duration of the event:<\/p>\n

‘In Knead of a Friend’ Collection Challenge<\/p>\n

Catch a Fidough<\/p>\n

Evolve a Fidough into a Dachsbun<\/p>\n

Rewards: 5,000 XP, Fidough encounter, 5,000 Stardust<\/p>\n

‘Little Friends, Big Potential’ Collection Challenge<\/p>\n

Catch a Magikarp<\/p>\n

Catch a Swablu<\/p>\n

Catch a Wimpod<\/p>\n

Catch a Stufful<\/p>\n

Rewards: 5,000 XP, Fidough encounter, 5,000 Stardust<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go ‘Precious Pals’ event Field Research and rewards<\/p>\n

Spinning a Pok\u00e9Stop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:<\/p>\n

Earn a candy exploring with your buddy (Fidough encounter)<\/p>\n

Give your buddy 1 treat (5 Razz, Nanab, or Pinap Berries)<\/p>\n

Take a snapshot of your buddy (Goldeen, Eevee, or Pawmi encounter)<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go ‘Precious Pals’ event boosted spawns<\/p>\n

These Pok\u00e9mon will spawn more frequently during the event period, according to the event blog post:<\/p>\n

Goldeen*<\/p>\n

Zorua<\/p>\n

Espurr<\/p>\n

Wimpod<\/p>\n

Fidough<\/p>\n

According to some other players, these are also spawning in high numbers:<\/p>\n

Magikarp<\/p>\n

Eevee<\/p>\n

Swablu<\/p>\n

Pancham<\/p>\n

Stufful<\/p>\n

Pawmi<\/p>\n

*There is an “increased chance” of finding this shiny in the wild as part of the event.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go ‘Precious Pals’ event egg hatches<\/p>\n

These Pok\u00e9mon have a chance to hatch from any 2 km eggs obtained during the event:<\/p>\n

Goldeen*<\/p>\n

Togepi<\/p>\n

Happiny<\/p>\n

Riolu<\/p>\n

Fidough*<\/p>\n

*These Pok\u00e9mon have an “increased chance” of being hatched shiny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019s “Precious Pals” event features a strange array of Pok\u00e9mon. Some of them have buddy requirements to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250093,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[85,46,125,340,341,342],"class_list":["post-250092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}