Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea Event: All Bonuses, Raids, and More

Journey to Paldea is the first event of the new season, Precious Path, in Pokemon GO. The event is a collaboration between Niantic and Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, taking players on a Paldean Adventure, and introducing several new generation IX Pokemon.

If you are someone who is excited to expand their roster and farm resources, this event is the perfect opportunity. You can look forward to new wild Pokemon spawns, plenty of bonuses, raids, quests, shinies, and more. With that said, here’s all the information about Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea event.

Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea Event Date and Time

The Journey to Paldea Event in Pokemon GO has been released on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, and will be available for a week. We have listed the start and the end times below.

• Start Date and Time: Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 11 AM local time
• End Date and Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 8 PM local time

Once the event ends, you will no longer be able to take part and obtain the rewards.

Journey to Paldea Event Bonuses

The Journey to the Paldea event has two special bonuses related to XP. You can now get 2× XP for winning Raid Battles and evolving Pokemon.

If you are someone who has a lot of Pokemon that you need to evolve, now is the perfect time to do so. Make sure that you are using a Lucky Egg to get a lot of XP. If you don’t have one, you can purchase it using PokeCoins from the in-game shop. The raids also feature some new Pokemon that you might want to check out.

Additionally, the shiny rates for Larvitar and Bagon have been significantly increased. This is a perfect chance to hunt down both of the rare Pokemon, and expand your collection.

All Pokemon Spawn in the Journey to Paldea Event

New Pokemon Debuts

Nacli is the new Rock-type Pokemon debuting in Pokemon GO during the Journey to Paldea event. You can now catch Nacli and evolve it into Naclstack using 25 Nacli candies. Naclstack can be further evolved into Garganacl with 100 Nacli candy. Nacli doesn’t have a shiny version in the game.

You need a lot of candy as Nacli is a new Pokemon and it has a three-stage evolution. We recommend that you use Pinap berries whenever catching it. If possible, keep a rock-type Mega Evolution active, like Mega Diancie, Mega Tyranitar, or Mega Aerodactyl, to earn extra candy and candy XL when catching.

Once you have a lot of Nacli stored, make sure to trade them with a distant friend. That way, you can earn three additional candies per trade.

Other Pokemon Spawns

Note: Pokemon marked with a * can be shiny.

You can find the following Pokemon spawning in the wild:

Pokémon	Dates	Pokemon Typing	Spawn Type
Nymble*	December 2 – December 9	Bug	Base Spawn
Pawmi*	December 2 – December 9	Electric	Base Spawn
Smoliv*	December 2 – December 9	Grass / Normal	Base Spawn
Nacli	December 2 – December 9	Rock	Base Spawn
Larvitar*	December 2, 4, 6, 8	Rock / Ground	Alternating Spawn
Drifloon*	December 2, 4, 6, 8	Ghost / Flying	Alternating Spawn
Stunky*	December 2, 4, 6, 8	Poison / Dark	Alternating Spawn
Skrelp*	December 2, 4, 6, 8	Poison / Water	Alternating Spawn
Oranguru*	December 2, 4, 6, 8	Normal / Psychic	Alternating Spawn
Misdreavus*	December 3, 5, 7, 9	Ghost	Alternating Spawn
Gulpin*	December 3, 5, 7, 9	Poison	Alternating Spawn
Bagon*	December 3, 5, 7, 9	Dragon	Alternating Spawn
Clauncher*	December 3, 5, 7, 9	Water	Alternating Spawn
Passimian*	December 3, 5, 7, 9	Fighting	Alternating Spawn

To ensure fair gameplay among the players, the Pokemon featured on December 2 and 9 will start appearing at 10:00 a.m. local time and end at 8:00 p.m. local time, respectively. This will be done to maintain the rotation of specific Pokemon spawns on alternating days.

Additionally, the featured Pokemon for the December Community Day 2025 event will appear on December 6 and 7 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. This means that the Journey to Paldea spawns won’t be active during these dates and times.

Raids

The following Pokemon will appear on the three-star raids during the Journey to Paldea event:

Raid Boss	Region	Type	CP
Paldean Tauros (Combat)	Iberian Peninsula	Fighting	CP 1546–1621
Paldean Tauros (Blaze)	Eastern Hemisphere	Fighting / Fire	CP 1546–1621
Paldean Tauros (Aqua)	Western Hemisphere	Fighting / Water	CP 1546–1621
Bombirdier*	Global	Dark / Flying	CP 1351–1421
Dondozo*	Global	Water	CP 1633–1712

All of them are single-stage Pokemon, and cannot be obtained from wild spawns. The only way to obtain them is by participating in Pokemon GO raids.

Field Research Tasks and Rewards

Three new field research tasks are available that players can complete and encounter some rare Pokemon:

Task	Reward Pokemon	CP Range
Catch 5 different species of Pokémon	Nacli	381–414
Power up Pokémon 10 times	Nacli	381–414
Make 10 Great Throws	Larvitar*	411–445
Make 10 Great Throws	Bagon*	459–495

Journey to Paldea Collection Challenges

Players can complete two new Journey to Paldea event-exclusive collection challenges and receive XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokemon.

Scarlet Collection Challenge

• Larvitar*
• Drifloon*
• Stunky*
• Skrelp*
• Oranguru*
• Nacli

After catching all the above Pokemon you can get a Larvitar* encounter, 5,000 XP, and 3,000 Stardust.

Violet Collection Challenge

• Bagon*
• Misdreavus*
• Gulpin*
• Clauncher*
• Passimian*
• Nacli

Catch all the above Pokemon to get a Bagon* encounter, 5,000 XP, and 3,000 Stardust.

Paid Timed Research and Box

A new timed research is available in the shop, which you can buy by paying US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). You can buy the ticket or gift to your friends as well once they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher.

Here are the following research tasks and their rewards:

• Catch 3 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 3 Pokemon – Bagon*
• Catch 5 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 5 Pokemon – Bagon*
• Catch 10 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 10 Pokemon – Bagon*
• Catch 12 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 12 Pokemon – Bagon*
• Catch 16 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 16 Pokemon – Bagon*
• Catch 18 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 18 Pokemon – Bagon*
• Catch 20 Pokemon – Larvitar*
• Catch 20 Pokemon – Bagon*

Complete them all to receive a Nacli encounter, 2 Premium Battle Passes, and 3000 Stardust.

Additionally, you can also purchase the Journey to Paldea Ultra Ticket Box from the official Pokemon GO Website for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). It includes both an event ticket and five Ultra Balls.

This is a perfect event for players to collect a lot of the new rare Pokemon and expand their collection. Are you excited for the Journey to Paldea event in Pokemon GO? Comment down below!