Pokémon GO Holiday 2021 Event: Date, Bonuses, Postcard Book & More

It’s time to celebrate the holidays, and Niantic has made sure you can celebrate in Pokémon GO as well this December. With special bonuses, new shiny Pokémon releases and Pokémon debuts, there’s plenty to keep you entertained over the Christmas period.

 

Pokémon GO Holiday 2021 Event Date/Time

The Winter Holiday event will run from 16th December, 10am (local time) until 31st December, 8pm (local time). Part One of the event runs from 16th December, 10am (local time) until 23rd December, 10am (local time). Part Two of the event runs from 23rd December, 10am (local time) until December 31st, 8pm (local time).

 

Postcard Book Feature

This Holiday event brings a new feature to the game. The Postcard Book is a new in-game item that allows you to pin specific gift locations from your friends so you can always see them. This can also be done from your own gifts as well, so if there’s a location you want to make sure you always remember, now you can. These Postcards can then be viewed and sorted from your bag, and even removed if you decide you don’t want to keep one anymore. This feature will go live at the start of the event.

 

Pokémon GO Holiday 2021 Event Bonuses

There’s a handful of bonuses that will be live for the duration of the event, and these are as follows:

– Open 45 gifts per day and hold up to 40 gifts in your bag
– Team GO Rocket Grunts will use more Water and Ice types
– Mega Abomasnow will have a CP boost

 

Costumed Pokémon

Pokémon wearing special Holiday themed costumes will be available to catch during the event, in Raids and in the Wild:

– Pikachu in a Holiday hat, in the Wild and T1 Raids
– Holiday Delibird, in the Wild and T3 Raids
– Holiday Stantler, in the Wild and T3 Raids
– Holiday Spheal, in the Wild and T1 Raids
– Holiday Cubchoo, in the Wild and T1 Raids
– Holiday Glaceon, in T3 Raids

 

Pokémon GO Holiday 2021 Part One

In Part One of the event, you can encounter the following Pokémon:

Wild – Pikachu, Swinub, Stantler, Delibird, Snorunt, Spheal, Snover, Vanillite, Alolan Sandshrew and Cryogonal, all of which can be shiny apart from Vanillite and Cryogonal
Tier 1 Raids – Pikachu, Alolan Sandshrew, Swinub, Spheal and Cubchoo, all of which can be shiny
Tier 3 Raids – Cloyster, Stantler, Delibird and Glaceon, all of which can be shiny apart from Cloyster
Field Research Task Rewards – Pikachu, Alolan Vulpix, Swinub, Stantler, Spheal, Cubchoo and Cryogonal, all of which can be shiny apart from Cryogonal

 

Pokémon GO Holiday 2021 Part Two

Part Two of the event sees the introduction of Bergmite and its evolution Avalugg, as well as a new shiny for Galarian Darumaka and its evolution Darmanitan. Cubchoo will be featured in a Spotlight hour, from 6-7pm local time on 28th December. You can also encounter the following Pokémon during Part Two of this event:

Wild – Pikachu, Swinub, Stantler, Delibird, Snorunt, Spheal, Snover, Vanillite, Cubchoo, Alolan Vulpix, Cryogonal and Bergmite, all of which can be shiny apart from Vanillite, Crogonal and Bergmite
Tier 1 Raids – Pikachu, Alolan Vulpix, Spheal, Cubchoo and Galarian Darumaka, all of which can be shiny
Tier 3 Raids – Lapras, Stantler, Delibird and Glaceon, all of which can be shiny
7km Eggs – Swinub, Cubchoo, Smoochum, Galarian Darumaka, Bergmite and Cryogonal, all of which can be shiny apart from Bergmite and Cryogonal
Field Research Task Rewards – Pikachu, Alolan Sandshrew, Swinub, Stantler, Spheal, Cubchoo and Galarian Darumaka, all of which can be shiny

Part Two will also give you the opportunity to encounter Mr. Rime, which has previously only been available via paid content. There will be two Timed Research lines, focused around friendship and catching, with Mr. Rime as the reward.

 

Pokémon GO Holiday 2021 Extra Bonuses and Challenges

There will also be special Bonuses and Challenges during Part Two of this event:

– Spinning your first Pokéstop of this day will give you an Egg Incubator, every day for the duration of Part Two of this event
– Between 25th December, 10am (local time) until 26th December, 8pm (local time), the trading distance will be increased to 40km, giving you the opportunity to trade with friends who are further away
– A Collection Challenge will be available from 25th December, 10am (local time) until 31st December, 8pm (local time), which will require you to trade for Swinub, Snorunt, Spheal, Snover, Vanillite and Cubchoo, with Mr. Rime as a reward as well as the Collection Challenge medal

Don’t forget about December Community Day which is taking place on 18th-19th December, and will feature all the Pokémon from 2021 and 2020 Community Days.

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