The lunar new year event was teased in January, and we now have all the information. It looks like a great event, with Timed Research, a New Mega, special bonuses and exciting spawns, this event looks like one to look forward to!
Official introduction
Coaches,
Happy lunar new year! The Pokémon GO Lunar New Year event takes place again, with different red Pokémon, some lucky bonuses, and in celebration of the Year of the Ox, a timely investigation with Tauros, the Wild Bull Pokémon! Plus, Gyarados may have Mega Evolve for the first time in Pokémon GO. Are you red-y? Check out the details below.
Date + time
- From Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 10:00
- Until Sunday 14 February 2021 at 13:00 local time
Features
Red Pokémon Spawns
Red Pokémon will spawn in the wild, including Krabby, Goldeen, Magmar, Magikarp, Miltank, Meditite, Tepig, and more. If you are lucky, you can have a Gyarados in nature. Would you be happy to encounter the coveted red Shiny Gyarados? Yes, wild shiny Gyarados are back!
Opportunity-exclusive field research tasks
There will be exclusive field research tasks for meetings with Meowth, Alolan Meowth, Galarian Meowth, Meditite and Miltank.
5 km event eggs
Pokémon representing animals associated with the new lunar year will hatch from 5 km of eggs! Watch Rattata, Ekans, Mankey, Ponyta, Mareep, Houndour, Miltank, Torchic, Bagon, Buneary, Tepig and Litleo.
Attacks
The next Pokémon will appear in raids.
One Star Raids
Meditite, Carvanha, Duskull, Skorupi and Darumaka will appear in one-star raids.
Three star raids
Miltank, Octillery, Blaziken, Camerupt and Absol will appear in three-star raids.
Five Star Raids
Latios and Latias will appear in five-star attacks from Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 10:00 to Saturday 20 February 2021 at 09:00 local time.
Mega Raids
Mega Pidgeot, Mega Gyarados and Mega Ampharos will appear in Mega Raids from Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 10:00 to Saturday 20 February 2021 at 9:00 local time. This will be Mega Gyarados’ debut in Pokémon GO!
Mega Gyarados is a huge favorite for fans, so we are so excited to see it released as the surprising Mega that was teased last month!
Time research
In celebration of the year of the ox, Tauros, the Wild Bull Pokémon, will appear in Timed Research! Tauros is a local exclusive Pokémon, so this is a great chance to get your hands on one, with a shiny potential!
Bonuses
Gifts
Gifts will contain more Pokéballe, so send lots of gifts to your friends. This is a great opportunity to make sure you are ready for the Kanto tournament! Many of us are in some form of lockdown, so try sending out gifts to friends that you can not safely leave the house.
Happy Friends
You are more likely to become Lucky Friends with your friends, so make sure you exchange gifts, fight and trade with raiders! Remember, at the moment we can open 35 gifts a day, so these are many opportunities for happy friends, even if you do not want to use a raid pass or are too far to shop.
Random Lucky Pokémon multiply
If you trade a Pokémon (against a friend you are not happy with), you are more likely to become a Lucky Pokémon. This is a great opportunity to work on the lucky dex additions!
Trading range increases
Trading range will be temporarily increased to 40 km from Monday 8 February 2021 at 13:00 to Monday 15 February 2021 at 13:00 PST (GMT −8).
Closure
It looks like such an amazing opportunity, with lots of great bonuses on top of fun spawns, raids, and the opportunity to get a wildly shiny Gyarados never goes wrong! The Lunar New Year Event is a regular event in Pokémon GO, and it looks like the best one yet!
Make sure you share this information with your local community and take full advantage of the increased trading distance! Arrange a special deal for each day if you can, send messages, organize and stay safe.