The Lunar New Year event was announced in January, and now we have all the information, and wow, we’re excited! This seems like a big event, with Timed Search, a New Mega, special bonuses and exciting spawns, this event looks like an event that you have to wait for!
Official introduction
Coaches,
Happy Lunar New Year! The Pokémon GO Lunar New Year event is happening again, with several red Pokémon, some lucky bonuses and, in celebration of the Year of the Ox, Timed Research with Tauros, the Pokémon Wild Bull! In addition, Gyarados will be able to Mega Evolver for the first time in Pokémon GO. Are you red? Take a look at the details below.
Date + Time
- From Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10 am
- On Sunday, February 14, 2021, at 1 pm local time
Resources
Red Pokémon Spawns
Red Pokémon will appear in the jungle, including Krabby, Goldeen, Magmar, Magikarp, Miltank, Meditite, Tepig and more. If you are lucky, you can identify a Gyarados In nature. Will you be lucky to find the coveted red Shiny Gyarados? Yes, the bright and wild Gyarados is back!
Exclusive field research tasks for events
There will be exclusive field research assignments for the event that will reward meetings with Meowth, Alolan Meowth, Galarian Meowth, Meditite and Miltank.
5 km event eggs
Pokémon representing animals associated with the Lunar New Year will hatch from 5 km Eggs! Keep an eye on Rattata, Ekans, Mankey, Ponyta, Mareep, Houndour, Miltank, Torchic, Bagon, Buneary, Tepig and Litleo.
Raids
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
One Star Raids
Meditite, Carvanha, Duskull, Skorupi and Darumaka will appear in raids of a star.
Three star attacks
Miltank, Octillery, Blaziken, Camerupt and Absol will appear in three-star raids.
Five Star Raids
Latios and Latias will appear in five-star raids from Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10 am, to Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9 am, local time.
Mega Raids
Mega Pidgeot, Mega Gyarados and Mega Ampharos will appear in the Mega Raids from Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10 am, until Saturday, February 20, 2021, at 9 am, local time. This will be the debut of Mega Gyarados in Pokémon GO!
Mega Gyarados is a huge fan favorite, so we’re really excited to see it launched as the Mega Surprise that was released last month!
Timed Search
In celebration of the Year of the Ox, Tauros, the Pokémon Wild Bull, will be featured in Timed Research! Tauros is a unique regional Pokémon, so this is a great chance to get your hands on one, with brilliant potential too!
Bonus
Gifts
Gifts will contain more Poké Balls, so be sure to send lots of gifts to your friends. This is a great chance to ensure that you are fully stocked for the Kanto Tour event! Many of us are in some kind of blockade, so try to send gifts to those friends that you know can’t safely leave the house.
Lucky Friends
You are more likely to become Lucky Friends with your friends, so be sure to exchange gifts, battle raids and trade with them! Remember, we can currently open 35 gifts a day, which is a great opportunity for lucky friends, even if you don’t want to use remote attack passes or are too far away to negotiate.
Random Pokémon increase of luck
When you exchange a Pokémon (for a friend you are unlucky with), it is more likely to become a Lucky Pokémon. This is a great opportunity to work on those lucky dex additions!
Increase in trading range
The trading range will be temporarily increased to 40 km from Monday, February 8, 2021, at 1 pm, to Monday, February 15, 2021, at 1 pm PST (GMT -8).
Conclusion
This looks like a big event, with lots of incredible bonuses in addition to fun spawns, raids and the opportunity to get a bright and wild Gyarados that never goes wrong! The Lunar New Year Event is a regular event on Pokémon GO and looks like it will be the best of all!
Be sure to share this information with your local community and make the most of this greater commercial distance! Organize a special exchange every day, if possible, receive messages, get organized and stay safe.