Pokemon Go December 2024 Events: Raids, Spotlight Hours, Community Day, And More

Pokemon Go's new Dual Destiny season is officially underway, and the game is kicking things off with a variety of events and new content this month. In addition to new raid bosses and Spotlight Hours, Pokemon Go will introduce a handful of new Pokemon to catch over the next few weeks, including Polteageist and Gigantamax Lapras.

On top of that, a number of different events are lined up for the game in December, including a two-day Community Day and the annual holiday celebration, which will take place over the course of two weeks this year. Read on for a look at all of the biggest events happening in Pokemon Go this month.

December Raid Schedule

Pokemon Go is changing up its selection of raid bosses for December.

This month, players will have another chance to encounter Chill Drive Genesect and Altered Forme Giratina in five-star raids, while Mega Banette, Mega Latios and Latias, and Mega Abomasnow will appear in Mega Raids over the next few weeks.

More Dynamax Pokemon are also on the way. Dynamax forms of Machop, Krabby, and other monsters will appear in Power Spots as Max Battle bosses, and Shadow Regice will star in special Shadow Raids every weekend this month. You can see December's full raid schedule below:

Max Battles

December 3-9

• Machop
• Beldum
• Wooloo
• Falinks

December 9-23

• Bulbasaur
• Charmander
• Squirtle
• Krabby
• Skwovet

December 23-January 6

• Krabby
• Cryogonal
• Grookey
• Scorbunny
• Sobble

Five-star Raids

December 3-12

• Genesect (Chill Drive)

December 26-January 4

• Giratina (Altered Forme)

Mega Raids

December 3-12

• Mega Banette

December 12-19

• Mega Latios

December 19-26

• Mega Latias

December 26-January 4

• Mega Abomasnow

Shadow Raids

Weekends in December

• Shadow Regice

December Spotlight Hours

Pokemon Go's weekly Spotlight Hour events return in December with a new selection of featured Pokemon and bonuses.

Every Tuesday evening from 6-7 PM local time, one particular Pokemon will be appearing more frequently in the wild, making this a good chance to fill out your Pokedex and stock up on candy. In addition, you'll earn an extra bonus during that hour, such as double Stardust for catching or evolving Pokemon.

You can see December's full Spotlight Hour schedule below:

December 3

• Featured Pokemon: Sableye
• Bonus: 2x catch Stardust

December 10

• Featured Pokemon: Murkrow
• Bonus: 2x catch XP

December 17

• Featured Pokemon: Slugma and Bergmite
• Bonus: 2x catch Candy

December 24

• Featured Pokemon: Delibird wearing a holiday ribbon
• Bonus: 2x transfer Candy

December 31

• Featured Pokemon: Togetic
• Bonus: 2x evolution XP

Just My Cup Of Tea

Pokemon Go is kicking its new season off with an event called Just My Cup of Tea, which runs from December 3-7.

The star of the event is the debuting tea Pokemon Sinistea, which will be available in raids and through completing Collection Challenges. You can evolve Sinistea into Polteageist after amassing 50 Sinistea Candy.

On top of that, a few other Pokemon such as Slowpoke, Duskull, and Greavard will be appearing more frequently in the wild during the event, while Galarian Mr. Mime, Hisuian Braviary, and Bombirdier will be available in raids.

Wild Encounters

• Slowpoke
• Taillow
• Slakoth
• Duskull
• Starly
• Greavard

Incense Encounters

• Oddish
• Miltank
• Combee
• Gothita
• Litwick
• Spritzee

Raids

One-star

• Male Frillish
• Female Frillish
• Sinistea

Three-star

• Galarian Mr. Mime
• Hisuian Braviary
• Bombirdier

Aspiring Dragons Research Day

Pokemon Go is hosting an Aspiring Dragons Research Day on December 7.

From 2-5 PM local time, you can encounter Pokemon that evolve into dragon types--such as Horsea, Trapinch, Swablu, and Skrelp--by completing Field Research tasks. Other Pokemon like Carvanha, Dwebble, and Ducklett will also be appearing more frequently in the wild during the event, and the in-game shop will offer a paid Timed Research ticket that leads to additional encounters with the featured Pokemon.

Gigantamax Lapras Max Battle Day

Following the Aspiring Dragons Research Day, Pokemon Go will host a Max Battle Day featuring Gigantamax Lapras on December 8.

From 2-5 PM local time, Gigantamax Lapras will appear in Max Battles as an extra challenging six-star raid boss. If you need help taking down the giant Pokemon, the game is also introducing a new type of item called Max Mushrooms, which will temporarily increase your Pokemon's damage output during a Max Battle.

On top of the Lapras raids, Pokemon Go will offer extra bonuses during the event. The game is temporarily increasing your Max Particle collection limit to 1,600, and you'll earn double the usual amount of Max Particles from exploring.

Young & Wise

Pokemon Go's Dual Destiny season continues with an event called Young and Wise, which runs from December 10-14.

Throughout the event, players will receive double the usual amount of XP for hatching Pokemon eggs and winning raid battles. On top of that, a variety of baby and wise Pokemon such as Tyrunt, Drampa, and Wyrdeer will appear as raid bosses, and there will be event-themed Field Research tasks and Collection Challenges to complete. You can see the full list of featured Pokemon below:

Eggs

2 km Eggs

• Togepi
• Tyrogue
• Smoochum
• Bonsly
• Happiny
• Munchlax

Raids

One-star

• Shinx
• Scraggy
• Tyrunt
• Phantump
• Jangmo-o

Three-star

• Alakazam
• Oranguru
• Drampa
• Wyrdeer

Necrozma Fusion Raid Day

The legendary Pokemon Necrozma is returning for a special Necrozma Fusion Raid Day on December 14.

From 2-5 PM local time, Necrozma's fused forms--Dusk Mane Necrozma and Dawn Wings Necrozma--will appear more frequently in raids. Not only that, but you'll have an increased chance of encountering a shiny Necrozma if you're able to defeat the legendary Pokemon in battle.

Pokemon Go will also offer a special paid ticket through the in-game item shop. Everyone who purchases this ticket will receive some extra perks during the event, such as increased XP and Stardust from raids and additional Raid Passes.

Holiday Part 1

Pokemon Go's annual holiday event returns later this month. The first part is scheduled to run from December 17-22 and will introduce a festive new version of Dedenne wearing a holiday hoodie.

Other ice and ground Pokemon such as Alolan Sandshrew, Snover, Bergmite, and Sandygast will also be appearing in the wild more frequently during the event, while holiday versions of Pikachu, Psyduck, Stantler, and other Pokemon will appear in raids.

As usual, there will also be event-themed Field Research tasks and Collection Challenges to complete, along with several in-game bonuses to take advantage of, such as double XP for catching Pokemon.

Wild Encounters

• Alolan Sandshrew
• Alolan Diglett
• Swinub
• Delibird wearing a holiday ribbon
• Numel
• Snover
• Darumaka
• Litleo
• Bergmite
• Sandygast

Raids

One-star

• Pikachu wearing a Winter Carnival outfit
• Psyduck wearing a holiday outfit
• Dedenne wearing a holiday outfit
• Sandygast

Three-star

• Stantler wearing a holiday outfit
• Glaceon wearing an Undersea holiday outfit
• Cryogonal

December Community Day

Pokemon Go's final Community Day event of the year will take place across two days, from December 21-22.

Throughout the event, every featured Pokemon from this year's previous Community Days will return to the wild, giving you another chance to snag them and stock up on their respective candy. Featured Pokemon from 2023 Community Days will also be hatching from eggs, and a variety of bonuses will be available throughout the event, including double XP, Stardust, and candy for catching Pokemon.

Wild Encounters

December 21

• Bellsprout
• Chansey
• Goomy
• Rowlet
• Litten
• Bounsweet

December 22

• Mankey
• Ponyta
• Galarian Ponyta
• Sewaddle
• Tynamo
• Popplio

Both days

• Porygon
• Cyndaquil
• Bagon
• Beldum

Eggs

2 km Eggs

• Slowpoke
• Galarian Slowpoke
• Poliwag
• Togepi
• Wooper
• Paldean Wooper
• Timburr
• Axew
• Chespin
• Fennekin
• Froakie
• Grubbin
• Noibat

Holiday Part 2

The second part of Pokemon Go's holiday event runs from December 22-27 and introduces more new festive Pokemon to catch.

During the event, you'll have a chance to add special holiday outfit versions of Wooloo and Dubwool to your collection. On top of that, Alolan Rattata, Galarian Zigzagoon, and other Pokemon will be appearing more frequently in the wild, while Alolan Vulpix, Galarian Darumaka, and Cetoddle will appear in raids.

In addition to a new batch of Field Research and Collection Challenges, Pokemon Go will also introduce new holiday-themed avatar items to the shop, and certain Pokemon will be more likely to appear when you use Incense on specific days.

Wild Encounters

• Alolan Rattata
• Murkrow
• Galarian Zigzagoon
• Blitzle
• Vanillite
• Tynamo
• Wooloo wearing a holiday outfit

Incense Encounters

December 22, 24, 26

• Snorlax
• Blitzle
• Yamask
• Lampent
• Wooloo wearing a holiday outfit

December 23, 25, 27

• Togetic
• Galarian Zigzagoon
• Foongus
• Furfrou
• Cetoddle

Raids

One-star

• Alolan Vulpix
• Galarian Darumaka
• Litwick
• Cetoddle

Three-star

• Snorlax
• Banette
• Zebstrika
• Toucannon

New Year's 2025

Pokemon Go is closing out the month with a New Year's 2025 event from December 30-January 1.

During the event, Jigglypuff, Hoothoot, and Wurmple wearing festive outfits will be appearing in the wild, while party hat-wearing versions of Raticate and Wobbuffet will be available in raids. There will also be themed Research tasks and Collection Challenges to complete, and as a special bonus, you'll earn 2,025 XP when you catch a Pokemon with an excellent throw.

Wild Encounters

• Jigglypuff wearing a ribbon
• Hoothoot wearing a New Year's outfit
• Wurmple wearing a party hat

Raids

One-star

• Pikachu wearing a snowflake beanie

Three-star

• Raticate wearing a party hat
• Wobbuffet wearing a party hat