- The Winter Holiday Part 1 event in Pokemon GO takes place from December 18 to December 24.
- Three new costume Pokemon are debuting in the game, and are featured alongside a lot of rare wild spawns.
- You can take part in the event, complete tasks, and research to earn various rewards.
The holiday season has already started in 2025, which means it’s time for the Pokemon GO Winter event. Just like in previous years, this year’s Winter event will be divided into many parts. Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 is here, and it brings plenty of exciting new features and Ice-type Pokemon to the game.
Players can take part in the event and take advantage of various bonuses, catch some cool Christmas-themed costume Pokemon, hunt those rare shinies, and stock up on resources. With that said, here’s all the information about the Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 event.
Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 Date and Time
The Winter Holiday Part 1 event in Pokemon GO was released on Thursday, December 18, 2025, and will be available for a week. We have listed the start and the end times below.
- Start Date and Time: Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 10 AM local time
- End Date and Time: Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at 10 AM local time
Once the event ends, you will no longer be able to take part and obtain the rewards.
Winter Holiday Part 1 Event Bonuses
The Event Bonus for the Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 is themed on hatching costumed Pokemon from eggs. The odds of hatching a Shiny Pichu wearing a festive hat and a Shiny Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 7 km Eggs have been increased. You can get 7km eggs by opening the gifts sent by your Pokemon GO friends.
There are some additional bonuses based on the Winter Holiday GO Pass. Here’s a table with all the details:
Tier Free Pass Deluxe Pass 1 2× XP from sending Gifts 2× Stardust from opening Gifts 2 Additional items may be rewarded from opening Gifts 1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event period 3 50% more XP for winning Raid Battles 2× XP from catching Pokémon
Players who have the Deluxe version of the GO Pass can use all the bonuses mentioned in the above table.
All Pokemon Spawn in the Winter Holiday Part 1 Event
New Pokemon Debut
During the Winter Holiday Part 1 event, you can encounter a Winter Attire Sudowoodo and a Winter Attire Charjabug. Both of them were already available in the game, but a new costume has been added for them in this event. If you are lucky, there’s a high chance you can encouter a Shiny Winter Attire Sudowoodo and a Shiny Winter Attire Charjabug in the wild.
Aditionally, make sure that you evolve your Winter Attire Charjabug into Winter Attire Vikavolt using 100 Grubin candy. However, it can only be done when you are near an active Magnetic Lure Module.
Other Pokemon Spawns
Note:
Pokemon marked with a * can be shiny.
You can find the following Pokemon spawning in the wild:
Pokemon Type(s) 
Alolan Vulpix*Ice 
Swinub*Ice / Ground 
Delibird*Ice / Flying 
Snorunt*Ice 
Spheal*Ice / Water 
Snover*Grass / Ice 
Galarian Darumaka*Ice
7 KM Egg Pokemon
The 7 km eggs obtained by opening gifts will hatch the following Pokemon:
Pokemon Type(s) 
Festive Hat Pichu*
(Increased shiny odds)Electric 
Smoochum*Ice / Psychic 
Holiday Cubchoo*
(Increased shiny odds)Ice 
Cryogonal*Ice 
SnomIce / Bug
All Raid Bosses in the Winter Holiday Part 1 Event
Three new three-star raid bosses have been added to the current Pokemon GO raid schedule. They are as follows:
Pokemon Type(s) 
Winter Attire Sudowoodo*Rock 
Hisuian Avalugg*Ice / Rock 
Winter Attire Charjabug*Bug / Electric
While these were the new three-star raid bosses, you can expect Reshiram raids to remain during the event till December 22, and Zekrom raids to take over from the day after.
Field Research Tasks and Rewards
New field research tasks are available that players can complete during the Winter Holiday Part 1 event and encounter some rare Pokemon:
| Field Research Task | Reward | CP |
|---|---|---|
| Catch 10 Pokémon |  1500 Stardust | — |
| Catch 15 Pokémon |  Holiday Pikachu* | 369–402 |
| Catch 15 Pokémon |  Holiday Attire Pikachu* | 369–402 |
| Send 15 Gifts to friends |  Holiday Spheal* | 379–412 |
| Send 5 Gifts to friends | Delibird* | 433–469 |
New Holiday Themed Avatar Items
Players can purchase the following avatar items from the in-game shop by spending PokeCoins during Winter Holiday Part 1. The avatar items will continue to be available after the event ends.
- Charjabug Bag: 200 PokeCoin
- Sudowoodo Holiday Sweater: 200 PokeCoin
Pokemon GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025
Winter Holiday 2025 Pokemon GO Pass is now available from December 18, at 10 AM to December 29, 2025, at 8 PM local time. You can purchase it from the in-game shop or the official Pokémon GO Web Store.
Players who upgrade to GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday 2025 or GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday 2025 + 10 Ranks on the Pokemon GO Web Store will receive 10 Ultra Balls, five Max Revives, one Premium Battle Pass, and five Max Potions as a gift with purchase.
The GO Pass Deluxe: Winter Holiday 2025 + 10 Ranks Ultra Box, includes 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 10 Max Potions, two Premium Battles Passes, one Incubator, and one Super Incubator as a gift with purchase.
Winter Holiday 2025 GO Pass Featured Pokemon and Rewards
Players who completed Pass Tasks to rank up their GO Pass can earn the following rewards:
- Encounter with Snom
- Encounters with event-themed Pokémon
- Stardust
- XP
- Poké Balls
- Candy
- And even more goodies!
You can also earn the following rewards if you upgrade your free GO Pass to the GO Pass Deluxe:
- Snom Beanie
- Additional encounters with even more event-themed Pokémon!
- Premium Battle Passes
- Rare Candy XL
- Candy XL
- And even more goodies!
These were all the major updates for the Pokemon GO Winter Holiday Part 1 event. Don’t miss out on this event, as you can collect some exclusive costume-themed Pokemon that only appear once a year during this time. You’ll have to wait for another year if you miss the event now.
Are you excited for the new Winter Attire Shinies? Comment down below!
The Winter Holiday Part 1 event lasts for 6 days in Pokemon GO from now until December 24.
Winter Attire Sudowoodo, Winter Attire Charjabug, and Winter Attire Vikavolt are the Pokemon that debuted in the Winter Holiday Part 1 event.
