{"id":456372,"date":"2025-12-18T21:42:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/456372\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T21:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:42:09","slug":"pokemon-go-winter-holiday-part-1-event-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/456372\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go &#8216;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8217; event guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/pokemon-go\/38713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a>\u2019s 2025 &#8220;<strong>Winter Holiday Part 1<\/strong>&#8221; event has kicked off, running from <strong>Dec. 18-24<\/strong>. As usual for holiday events, we&#8217;re seeing the debut of two Pok\u00e9mon in festive attire: <strong>Sudowoodo <\/strong>and <strong>Charjabug <\/strong>(and yes, the costumed Charjabug can be evolved into a costumed Vikavolt).<\/p>\n<p>The event bonuses hinge on how far you get in the Go Pass: Winter Holiday 2025. As you rank up, you&#8217;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&#8217;ll also unlock doubled Stardust from gifts, halved egg hatch distance, and doubled XP from catching Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<p>Below, we list the other perks for Pok\u00e9mon Go&#8217;s &#8220;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8221; event, including the Field Research, spawns, and egg hatches.<\/p>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go &#8216;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8217; event Field Research and rewards<\/p>\n<p>Spinning a Pok\u00e9Stop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 10 Pok\u00e9mon (1,500 Stardust)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Catch 15 Pok\u00e9mon (Pikachu [festive hat] or Pikachu [holiday attire] encounter)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Send 15 gifts to friends (Spheal [holiday attire] encounter)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Send 5 gifts to friends (Delibird encounter)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go &#8216;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8217; event boosted spawns<\/p>\n<p>These Pok\u00e9mon will spawn more frequently during the event period, according to Niantic&#8217;s blog post:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Sudowoodo (holiday attire)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Swinub\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Snorunt\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Spheal\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Charjabug (holiday attire)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We can confirm that the following also seem to have higher spawn rates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Alolan Vulpix\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Delibird\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Snover\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Galarian Darumaka\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go &#8216;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8217; event egg hatches<\/p>\n<p>These Pok\u00e9mon have a chance to hatch from any 7 km eggs obtained during the event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Pichu (festive hat)*\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Smoochum\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Cubchoo (holiday ribbon)*\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Cryogonal\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Snom\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*These Pok\u00e9mon have an &#8220;increased chance&#8221; of being hatched shiny.<\/p>\n<p>                        Pok\u00e9mon Go &#8216;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8217; event raid targets<\/p>\n<p>These Pok\u00e9mon will appear in<strong> three-star raids<\/strong> during the event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        Sudowoodo (holiday attire)\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Hisuian Avalugg\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Charjabug (holiday attire)\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go\u2019s 2025 &#8220;Winter Holiday Part 1&#8221; event has kicked off, running from Dec. 18-24. 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