Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day 2026: Bonuses, Spawns, and More

It’s February again, and love is in the air. It’s the season of Valentine’s, and Pokemon GO players have a lot to look for in their upcoming event. The Valentine’s Day 2026 event in Pokemon GO will bring plenty of Valentine’s Day-themed bonuses that you can enjoy with other players.

The event also features plenty of rare Pokemon that you cannot normally find, spawning in the wild and hatching from eggs. This will be your perfect chance to snag them and farm as many resources as possible. In this guide, you’ll get all the information regarding the Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day 2026 event.

Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day 2026 Event Start Date and Time

The Valentine’s Day 2026 event in Pokemon GO will be released on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, and will be available for 5 days. We have listed the start and the end times below.

• Start Date and Time: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 10 AM local time
• End Date and Time: Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 8 PM local time

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

Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day Event Bonuses

The Valentine’s Day 2026 event offers bonuses for Stardust, XP, increased shiny rates, and more. Here’s a list of all bonuses:

• During the event, there will be a 2× XP bonus for catching Pokemon.
• You can also get 2x Stardust from opening gifts.
• There is an increased chance of encountering Shiny Female and Male Nidoran.
• There is also an increased chance to hatch Shiny Cherubi and Shiny Nidoran from eggs.

Make sure that you use your Lucky Eggs and Starpieces for extra XP and Stardust gains. You can even purchase them from the in-game shop by spending PokeCoins.

On top of that, you can give your Furfrou a fresh trim for the entire duration of the event. You’ll be able to change your Natural Form Furfrou to Heart Trim Furfrou using 25 Furfrou Candy and 10,000 Stardust.

Global Challenge

A Global Challenge will take place during Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day event. During the event, players can send gifts to others and unlock plenty of cool bonuses, which we have listed below:

• Free Timed Research awarding encounters with Spinda with a heart pattern
• Successfully catching a Pokémon with a Curveball Throw will award 750 XP
• Gifts may include Rare Candy

Exclusive Move for Valentine’s Day event

Players can evolve Kirlia (from Ralts) during the event or up to four hours afterwards to get a Gardevoir or a Gallade (using a Sinnoh Stone ) that knows the following Charged Attack:

• Synchronoise (Psychic-type Charged Attack)
  • Trainer Battles: 80 power
  • Gyms and raids: 80 power

This is the legacy move of Gardevoir and Gallade, and can be obtained only during the event. We recommend that you get at least three of them with the move, given they have a good IV.

Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day Event Spawns

There will be plenty of Pokemon spawning during the Valentine’s Day event, and some of them will have an increased shiny rate. We have listed all the information below.

Pokemon	Type
Nidoran Male*	Poison
Nidoran Female*	Poison
Furfrou (Natural)*	Normal
Audino*	Normal

Valentine’s Day Egg Pokemon

The 7km eggs obtained by opening gifts can hatch any of the following Pokemon:

Pokemon	Type
Nidoran Female*	Poison
Nidoran Male*	Poison
Cleffa*	Fairy
Igglybuff*	Normal / Fairy
Cherubi*	Grass
Happiny*	Normal

Pokemon GO Valentine’s Day Research Tasks and Rewards

Players can complete new field research tasks during the Valentine’s Day event and encounter various event-themed Pokémon. As of now, the tasks and the rewards haven’t been revealed yet. Once the information is out, we will update this section.

That’s everything about the Valentine’s Day event in Pokemon GO. So, are you excited for the new Pokemon and bonuses? Let us know in the comments.