A New Years Event for 2022 is currently happening in Pokémon Go. It's common for Niantic to release new holiday events whenever something significant happens in the real world. For example, the last major event was the holiday event where players could participate in Timed Research Tasks centered around Ice-type Pokémon. Not only that, but trainers were able to capture exclusive holiday variants of classic Pokémon like Santa Hat Pikachu or Christmas Ribbon Cubchoo. The New Years' 2022 event is fast approaching, and it features its own set of bonuses to collect.
The Pokémon Go New Year's event is here to ring in the New Year, and players will find tons of Pokémon dressed up in party hats and fancy attire. Not only that, but new Field Research tasks will be available, offering players the chance to find even rarer encounters. Lucky trainers may even find Shiny Pokémon during this event. The New Years' 2022 event begins on Friday, December 31st, and will conclude on Tuesday, January 4th, 2022.
To prepare for the event, trainers should know what to expect. The event will only run for a few days and will feature a new Timed Research that will reveal itself in the future. In addition, the New Year's event features new Raid Battles, Eggs, wild Pokémon, and new costumed Pokémon. Not only that, but there will be bonuses active that players should take advantage of. This is everything players need to know about the New Years' 2022 event in Pokémon Go.
New Year Event (2022) in Pokémon Go
All Costumed Pokémon That Will Spawn
- Bulbasaur Party Hat.
- Charmander Party Hat.
- Gengar wearing a party hat
- Hoothoot wearing a New Year's hat
- Nidorino Party Hat.
- Pichu Party Hat.
- Pikachu Party Hat.
- Raichu Party Hat.
- Raticate Party Hat.
- Slowbro wearing 2021 glasses
- Slowking wearing 2022 glasses
- SlowPoké 2020 Glasses.
- Squirtle Party Hat.
- Wobbuffet wearing a party hat
- Wurmple wearing a party hat
All Wild Pokémon Spawns During The Event
- Costumed Hoothoot
- Costumed Pikachu
- Costumed SlowPoké
- Costumed Wurmple
- Fearow
- Loudred
- Seel
- Stantler
All Raid Battles During The Event
- Costumed Gengar
- Costumed Hoothoot
- Costumed Nidorino
- Costumed Raticate
- Costumed Slowking
- Costumed SlowPoké
- Costumed Wobbuffet
- Kyurem
- Machamp
- Mawile
- Mega Abomasnow
All 7km Eggs During The Event
- Costumed Bulbasaur
- Costumed Charmander
- Costumed Hoothoot
- Costumed Pichu
- Costumed SlowPoké
- Costumed Squirtle
- Costumed Wurmple
All Field Research Rewards During The Event
- Costumed Bulbasaur
- Costumed Charmander
- Costumed Squirtle
- Costumed SlowPoké
- Costumed Hoothoot
All New Items in the Shop During The Event.
- 2022 glasses
- New Year's headband
- New Year's jacket
- New Year's pants
- New Year's shoes
- New Year's gift stickers
All Active Bonuses During The Event
- Eggs will hatch at half the distance.
- Players will earn double the Stardust for hatching.
- Players will earn double the Candy for hatching.
The New Year's event is a tradition in Pokémon Go every year. It's neat to see older costumed Pokémon make a return for the holiday. However, it's typically extremely rare for event Pokémon to make a return in some way, shape, or form. Trainers can even find a Shiny version of a New Years' Pokémon. Later in the year, players can look forward to the Pokémon Go Lunar New Year Event. The event only runs for four days so take advantage while active.
Pokémon Go is available now on iOS and Android.