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Winter Wonderland Weekend Begins Today In Pokémon GO

The new Winter Wonderland event in Pokémon GO lasts all weekend, overlapping with Wyrdeer Raid Day & Winter Holiday Event Part 1.

Today, two new events go live in Pokémon GO in addition to the currently live Winter Holiday Event 2023 Part 1. There's a lot going on today that you can take advantage of with the newly live Winter Wonderland bonuses. Here's what Winter Wonderland brings to Pokémon GO and how it overlaps with the other holiday-themed events currently happening in the game.

Here's what's happening for the Winter Wonderland event in Pokémon GO:

• Date and time: Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 24, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
• Event bonus:
  • Up to five Special Trades can be made a day.
  • Trades made during the event will require 50% less Stardust.
  • 2× XP for winning Raid Battles.
  • PokéStop Showcases featuring "event-themed Pokémon"
• Collection Challenge: Wyrdeer will feature as an encounter for a catch and evolution-themed Collection Challenge. Holiday Attire Psyduck will feature as an encounter for a trade-focused Collection Challenge. Holiday Attire Psyduck will later feature as a major part of the Winter Holiday Part 2 event, starting on Christmas Day.

This is distinct but has overlap with the current Winter Holiday Part 1 event in Pokémon GO:

• Date and time: Monday, December 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, December 25, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. local time
• New Pokémon: The new Paldean species Cetoddle will be available. Trainers can find Cetoddle in the wild and in Tier One Raids. Cetoddle can evolve into Cetitan with 50 Cetoddle Candy.
• New costumed Pokémon: Pikachu wearing holiday attire will be released and will be Shiny-capable. It will be able to evolve into Raichu. This is a new outfit, making it yet another holiday-themed Pikachu.
• Wild Spawns: Holiday Attire Pikachu (can be Shiny), Alolan Sandshrew (can be Shiny), Seel (can be Shiny), Holiday Hat Eevee (can be Shiny), Swinub (can be Shiny), Holiday Bells Stantler (can be Shiny), Holiday Scarf Spheal (can be Shiny), Galarian Darumaka (can be Shiny), Cryogonal (can be Shiny), Bergmite (can be Shiny), and Cetoddle. Rare spawns include Sneasel (can be Shiny), Amaura (can be Shiny), and Piloswine.
• Raids:
  • Tier One: Holiday Attire Pikachu (can be Shiny), Holiday Scarf Spheal (can be Shiny), Alolan Sandshrew (can be Shiny), Crabrawler, Cetoddle
  • Tier Three: Undersea Holiday Glaceon (can be Shiny), Holiday Bells Stantler (can be Shiny), Lapras (can be Shiny), Dewgong.
    • Shiny boost from Raids: Holiday Attire Pikachu hatching from Eggs will have a greater chance of being Shiny than Holiday Attire Pikachu encountered in the wild.
• 2KM Gift Eggs: Holiday Hat Eevee, Smoochum, Galarian Darumaka, and Amaura.
  • Shiny boost from Eggs: All four can be Shiny, but Holiday Hat Eevee hatching from Eggs will have a greater chance of being Shiny than Holiday Hat Eevee encountered in the wild.
• Timed Research: Niantic offers a branching Timed Research, writing
  • Trainers will be able to access free branching Timed Research that grants their bonus-based wish: pick between 2× XP for catching Pokémon or 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon. The path you choose will determine which bonus and tasks you have for the whole event! No matter which wish you pick, all Trainers who complete the research will receive items and encounter winter-themed Pokémon. The Timed Research will last throughout both parts of the Winter Holiday event.
• Field Research: The following Pokémon will appear as Field Research encounters: Holiday Attire Pikachu (can be Shiny), Alolan Sandshrew (can be Shiny), Shellder (can be Shiny), Jynx (can be Shiny), Lapras (can be Shiny), Holiday Ribbon Delibird (can be Shiny), Holiday Scarf Spheal (can be Shiny), Undersea Holiday Glaceon (can be Shiny), Holiday Ribbon Cubchoo (can be Shiny), Vanillite, Crabrawler. Other tasks will offer Mega Energy for Mega Abomasnow and Mega Glalie.
• Event bonus:
  • During Winter Holiday Part 1, Trainers can choose the bonus they want to receive for completing Timed Research. You can choose either double XP for catching Pokémon or double Stardust for catching Pokémon.
  • Increased XP and Stardust from opening Gifts.
• Paid Timed Research: Niantic has announced two paid tickets, including:
  • A $2 USD ticket leading to Timed Research for both Part 1 and the upcoming Part 2 of the Winter Holiday event. Rewards include a total of four Premium Battle passes and encounters include:
    • Part 1: Encounters with Holiday Scarf Spheal, Cryogonal, and Holiday Attire Psyduck, which will feature more heavily in Part 2.
    • Part 2: Encounters with Holiday Attire Psyduck and Holiday Ribbon Cubchoo.
  • A $5 ticket includes double Candy for catching Pokémon as well as more holiday-themed encounters, including Holiday Attire Pikachu, Holiday Ribbon Delibird, and Holiday Attire Psyduck.
  • Niantic writes:
    • Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed, and their rewards must be claimed before Sunday, December 31, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Also live today is Wyrdeer Raid Day:

• Date and time: Saturday, December 23, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.
• New Pokémon: Wyrdeer, a new evolution of Stantler, will be released in special three-star Raids. It has not yet been clarified if we will actually be able to evolve Stantler up into Wydeer, a form which is exclusive to the ancient region of Hisui.
• Shiny odds: Wyrdeer will be released in its Shiny form as well. Its Shiny rate will be boosted during its Raid Day event.
• Event Bonuses:
  • As you may have surmised, Wyrdeer will appear more frequently in raids.
  • Boosted Shiny rate for Wyrdeer during event hours.
  • Up to five additional daily Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs during the event and up to two hours afterward.
  • The Remote Raid Pass limit will be increased to 10 on Friday, December 22, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. PST, to Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. PST.

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