Pokemon GO Pinch Perfect Event: All Bonuses, Spawns, and More

The New Year 2026 Celebration has ended in Pokemon GO, and it’s time to move into the normal event schedule. The new Pinch Perfect event is here, and there’s a lot to look forward to. This event introduces plenty of exciting Pokemon spawns, with a few of them debuting, which can be a really good addition to your team.

You can even get a plethora of rewards, new bonuses, and many more to dive into. Some of the shinies have boosted odds as well, making it a perfect opportunity to hunt them down. With that, here’s all the information about Pokemon GO Pinch Perfect event.

Pokemon GO Pinch Perfect Event Date and Time

The Pinch Perfect event in Pokemon GO has been released on Tuesday, January 6, 2025, and will be available for 6 days. We have listed the start and the end times below.

• Start Date and Time: Tuesday, January 6, 2025, at 10 AM local time
• End Date and Time: Sunday, January 11, 2025, at 8 PM local time

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

Pokemon GO Pinch Perfect Event Bonuses

The Pinch Perfect event offers bonuses for catching Pokemon and shiny rates. Here’s a list of them:

• You can get 2x XP for catching Pokemon.
• There is an increased chance of encountering Shiny Corphish, Shiny Dwebble, and Shiny Clauncher in the wild.
• Event-themed new Field Research tasks
• Event-themed new Timed Research
• Ticket for Premium Timed Research

Make sure that you check all the Pokemon that spawn nearby, so that you don’t miss out on any shinies. Additionally, use a Lucky Egg whenever you are catching Pokemon or farming candies, to get 50% more XP.

All Pokemon Spawn in the Pinch Perfect Event

New Pokemon Debut

Klawf and Shiny Dhelmise are the two Pokemon debuting in the Pokemon GO Pinch Perfect event. Klawf is a Rock-type Pokemon, that cannot evolve. The stats aren’t great either, making it a poor choice for raids and PvE. However, if you are farming for its candies, we recommend that you keep a Mega Tyranitar, Mega Diancie, or Mega Aerodactyl in your party for extra candy.

On the other hand, Dhelmise is a good Ghost-type raid attacker. You can even use it in the Great League, Ultra League, and Master League to spice up your team. With its shiny form released, this Pokemon becomes the best event spawn that you should look out for.

Other Pokemon Spawns

Note:

Pokemon marked with a * can be shiny.

You can find the following Pokemon spawning in the wild:

Pokemon Spawn	Type	Duration
Sandshrew*	Ground	Event duration
Tentacool*	Poison / Water	Event duration
Onix*	Rock / Ground	Event duration
Rhyhorn*	Rock / Ground	Event duration
Magikarp*	Water	Event duration
Trapinch*	Ground	Event duration
Binacle*	Rock / Water	Event duration
Drilbur*	Ground	Event duration
Dwebble*	Rock / Bug	Tuesday, January 6, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m. (local time)
Corphish*	Water	Thursday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, January 10, at 10:00 a.m. (local time)
Clauncher*	Water	Saturday, January 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 11, at 8:00 p.m. (local time)
Tirtouga*	Rock / Water	Event duration
Archen*	Rock / Flying	Event duration

All Raids Bosses in the Pinch Perfect

New raid bosses have been added to the Pokemon GO raid schedule. They are as follows:

Pokemon	Type	Raid Tier
Corphish*	Water	Tier one
Dwebble*	Rock / Bug	Tier one
Clauncher*	Water	Tier one
Dhelmise*	Ghost / Grass	Tier three
Dondozo*	Water	Tier three

Alongside the above raid bosses, Genesect will appear in Tier five raids during the Pinch Perfect event.

Field Research Task and Rewards

Players can complete new field research tasks during the Pinch Perfect event and obtain various rewards. Here’s a list of them:

Task	Rewards	Pokémon CP
Catch 5 Pokémon	Poké Ball ×10	—
Catch 5 Pokémon	Great Ball ×5	—
Catch 5 Pokémon	Ultra Ball ×3	—
Catch 10 Pokémon	Corphish	490–527
Catch 10 Pokémon	Dwebble	488–524
Catch 10 Pokémon	Clauncher	431–466
Catch 15 Pokémon	Stardust ×1500	—
Win a raid	Dhelmise	1206–1264
Win a raid	Klawf	978–1030

Pinch Perfect Event Timed Research

Free Timed Research

Players can get a free timed research on certain days, which will reward them with Pokemon encounters. Here’s a table that lists the date and the rewards you get:

Timed Research Tasks	Date	Rewards
Catch 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 Pokemon (5 tasks)	Tuesday, January 6, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time)	5x Dwebble, 1x Klawf, 950 XP, 950 Stardust
Catch 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 Pokemon (5 tasks)	Thursday, January 8, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time)	5x Corphish, 1x Klawf, 950 XP, 950 Stardust
Catch 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 Pokemon (5 tasks)	Saturday, January 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 11, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. (local time)	5x Clauncher, 1x Klawf, 950 XP, 950 Stardust

Paid Timed Research

A paid timed research option is also available in the shop, which you can purchase for 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.

• Step 1 – Pinch Perfect Premium Timed Research (1/2)
  • Catch 5 Pokémon: Dwebble
  • Catch 5 Pokémon: Corphish
  • Catch 5 Pokémon: Clauncher
  • Catch 10 Pokémon: Dhelmise
  • Completion Rewards: Klawf ×1, 9500 XP
• Step 2 – Pinch Perfect Premium Timed Research (2/2)
  • Catch 5 Pokémon: Dwebble
  • Catch 5 Pokémon: Corphish
  • Catch 5 Pokémon: Clauncher
  • Catch 10 Pokémon: Dhelmise
  • Completion Rewards: Klawf ×1, 9500 XP

Additionally, you can also purchase the Pinch Perfect 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.

Don’t miss out on this event, as you can get some rare spawns. Which Pokemon are you looking forward to the most? Let us know in the comments.