Pokémon GO Holidays 2019 Infopedia

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The Holidays are upon us and, apparently, we’ve been VERY good in Niantic’s eyes.❤️

This year’s Holiday Gifts to the Trainers around the world are some pretty amazing ones. Included are Pokémon in costumes, Ice-type Pokémon never before seen in Pokémon GO, event-exclusive Field Research, winter-themed avatar items, and a blizzard full of bonuses and G2G is excited to share all of the details with you below!

Official Announcement

Basic Event Information

Features

Holiday Event 2019
Tue., Dec. 24th at 12:00am to Wed., Jan. 1, 2020 at 11:59pm (local Time Zone)
COSTUMES		Pikachu, Raichu, and Pichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will appear in Pokémon GO for the first time!
WILD		Delightful Ice-type Pokémon will be appearing in the wild, such as Sneasel, Delibird, Snorunt, and more! Making its Pokémon GO debut will be Cubchoo, the Chill Pokémon!
EGGS		Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Vulpix, Pichu wearing beanies, and Stantler wearing bells will be hatching from 7 km Eggs!
RAIDS		Raichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will be available to challenge in two-star raids!
GLACIAL LURE		Throw a Glacial Lure Module onto a PokéStop near you, and you’ll have a chance of encountering Cryogonal, the Crystallizing Pokémon, making its Pokémon GO debut!
FIELD RESEARCH		Enjoy event-exclusive Field Research tasks that will reward you with the chance to encounter Pokémon like Pikachu wearing beanies!
SHADOW POKÉMON		We have reason to believe that Team GO Rocket has turned more Pokémon, including Delibird, into Shadow Pokémon! There might be other Shadow Pokémon to discover in places high and low, so get out there and save them!
AVATAR ITEMS		You can look forward to a Stantler Sweater and a Stantler Headband as well as a Beanie Hat to match the one some Pikachu are wearing for this event!
If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Stantler wearing bells and Shiny Snover!

Bonuses

Holiday Event 2019
Tue., Dec. 24th at 12:00am to Wed., Jan. 1, 2020 at 11:59pm (local Time Zone)
2X GIFTS	For the duration of the event, the number of Gifts you can open daily will increase to 40 and the number you can carry will increase to 20.
FREE DAILY INCUBATOR	In order to more easily hatch Eggs during the holiday season, Trainers will receive one single-use Incubator at no cost once per day during the event by spinning a Photo Disc on a PokéStop.
Daily Bonuses (all local time)
Dec. 24, @12am to Dec. 25, @11:59pm		2x Catch Candy 2x Transfer Candy
Dec. 26, @12am to Dec. 27, @11:59pm		2x Catch Stardust
Dec. 28, @12am to Dec. 29, @11:59pm		2x Catch XP
Dec. 30, @12am to Jan. 1, @11:59pm		1/2 Hatch Distance*
*when Eggs are placed into Incubators during this time period

Holiday 2019 Features

There is no doubt there is a gazillion things offered during this Holiday event but we hope this breakdown will help you out!

Pokémon in Holiday Costumes

Update: Pichu can be hatched as Shiny and Pikachu can be found in the wild as Shiny!

New Shiny
Normal	Shiny

Pokémon Appearing in the Wild

Pokémon Hatching from 7km Eggs

Pokémon Attracted by Glacial Lures

Pokémon Appearing in 2 Star Raids

* Coming soon: As reports come in, we will update you as to what Pokémon are available as rewards for the event-exclusive Field Research Tasks.

Holiday 2019 Bonuses

Here is a breakdown of each daily bonus and charts to help you along the way!

2X CANDY (catch/transfer)

Dec. 24, @12am – Dec. 25, @11:59pm
Catches	Base Catch Candy	With Pinap
Base Stage Evolution	6	12
Second Stage Evolution	10	20
Third Stage Evolution	20	40
All transfers will earn 2 Candy

Candy Tips & Tricks

Pinap everything you catch! (Silver Pinap anything giving you a hard time.)
Catch all 2nd or 3rd evos you may see in the wild.

2X CATCH STARDUST

Dec. 26, @12am – Dec. 27, @11:59pm
Catches	Base Catch Stardust	With Starpiece
Base Stage Evolution	200 (250*)	300 (375*)
Second Stage Evolution	600 (750*)	900 (1,125*)
Third Stage Evolution	1,000 (1,250*)	1,500 (1,875*)
Daily Catch Bonus	+1,200	+1,800
7-Day Catch Bonus	+6,000	+9,000

* With Weather Boost

Stardust Tips & Tricks

Stack your Field Research encounters and catch them during the window.
Try to CATCH EVERYTHING.
Run a Star Piece.

2X CATCH XP

Dec. 28, @12am – Dec. 29, @11:59pm
	BASE XP	2X BONUS	+ LUCKY EGG
Curveball	10	20	40
Pokémon Caught	100	200	400
First Throw	50	100	200
Nice Throw	10	20	40
Great Throw	50	100	200
Excellent Throw	100	200	400
First Catch of the Day	500	1,000	2,000
7-Day Streak	2,500	5,000	10,000
Collector Bonus	100	200	400
Curve + First Throw + Excellent + Caught + First Catch + 7 Day Streak
MAX XP	3,260	6,520	13,040
Curve + First Throw + Excellent + Caught
MAX XP	260	520	1,040

XP Tips & Tricks

Stack your Field Research encounters and catch them during the window.
Try to CATCH EVERYTHING.
Run a Lucky Egg.

1/2 HATCH EGG DISTANCE

Dec. 30, @12am – Jan. 1, @11:59pm
REGULAR INCUBATOR
2km Egg	5km Egg	7km Egg	10km Egg
1.0 km	2.5 km	3.5 km	5.0 km
SUPER INCUBATOR
2km Egg	5km Egg	7km Egg	10km Egg
0.67 km	1.67 km	2.33 km	3.33 km

1/2 Hatch Distance Tips & Tricks

Incubate your Eggs AFTER the bonuses start.
Try to collect as many 10km Eggs as possible prior, in order to maximize your Stardust gain.
Run a Lucky Egg + Star Piece.
Get your free single-use Incubator each day!

Holiday Boxes!

Our friends at GoHub put together a very nice cost/benefit analysis on the Holiday Boxes for sale in the in-game shop. Let’s take a look at what they came up with!

Winter	Ultra	Adventure
2 Raid Passes 2 Super Incubators 2 Star Pieces 2 Lucky Eggs	20 Raid Passes 5 Super Incubators 3 Star Pieces 3 Lucky Eggs	10 Incubators 10 Super Incubators 3 Star Pieces 3 Incense
Cost: 480 coins	Cost: 1480 coins	Cost: 1480 coins
Net Worth: 826 coins	Net Worth: 3339 coins	Net Worth: 3839 coins
Savings: 41.9%	Savings: 55.7%	Savings: 61.4%

Holiday 2019 INFOGRAPHICS

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