In Pokémon GO, planning for the 2023 New Year’s event is already well underway. We tell you all about upcoming bonuses, spawns and field research.
San Francisco – The year is coming to an end, but developer Niantic is blowing the plugs in Pokémon GO. To celebrate the New Year 2023 as it should be, the developer surprised everyone by announcing a special New Year’s Eve event last night. As part of this event, you can not only expect to receive a few special Pokémon with stylish party hats, but you can also participate in special raids and a new field research. In this article, we reveal the Shinys, the attacks and bonuses you can get, as well as all the important information about the New Year’s event.
| game name | Pokémon GO |
| Release (date of first publication) | 06 July 2016 |
| Publisher | Niantic |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Plates-formes | Android, iOS |
| Developer | Niantic |
| Genre | Augmented Reality, Mobile |
Pokémon GO: New Year’s Eve 2023 Event – Start Date and Time
When will the 2023 New Year’s Eve event take place in Pokémon GO? Unsurprisingly, Niantic decided to kick off the 2023 New Years Eve event on New Years Eve. If you have other plans than playing Pokémon GO on New Year’s Eve, you don’t have to worry about missing out. The New Year 2023 event will last a few more days. The event will take place on the following days in Pokémon GO:
- Start of the event: Saturday, December 31, 2022 from 8:00 p.m. (local time)
- End of the event: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. (local time)
What are the new Pokemon? The Pokémon GO 2023 New Year’s Event doesn’t necessarily bring any particularly spectacular new monsters to the game, but you can capture the following Pokémon exclusively as part of the event: (*also possible as Shiny)
- Pikachu with a party cylinder*.
Additionally, upon the start of Pokémon GO’s 2023 New Year’s Eve Event, you will have the option to evolve your Hoothoot with New Year’s Outfit into Noctuh with New Year’s Outfit.
These Pokémon will appear during the event: The New Year’s Event will once again be an opportunity to see unique spawns in Pokémon GO. We reveal the Pokémon that will appear most often in the wild.
- Pikachu with a party cylinder*.
- Hookoot with New Year’s outfit*.
- Waumpel with party hat*
Pokémon GO: New Year’s Eve 2023 Event – All Eggs, Bonuses, Raids, and Exclusive Attacks
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs during the 2023 New Year’s Event: The year-end event also impacts which Pokemon can hatch during the event. Here is an overview of all these events.
- Pichu with a party hat
- Pii*
- Fluffeluff*
- Togepi*
- Rabauz*
- Fuck*
- Eleks*
- Magby*
- Azurill*
- This*
We invite you to read our article “Pokémon GO: the 25 rarest Shiny in 2022”, which will give you a good overview of the main iridescent monsters.
What bonuses are active during the event? This time around, the event is especially great if you still have Pokémon eggs to hatch. Unfortunately, the 2023 New Year’s Event does not offer a stardust bonus. Nevertheless, you can expect to receive the following bonuses:
- All Pokémon Eggs placed in a Hatchery during the 2023 New Year’s Event will hatch twice as fast.
- The hatching distance will be quartered for the first three eggs you hatch with the new Pokémon GO widget during the New Year’s Event. (For this you need to add the widget to your home screen smartphone on Android and iOS).
Do not forget : Even though hatching distance reduction is a really huge bonus in Pokémon GO’s New Year’s event, unfortunately the two bonuses cannot be combined. Niantic has mentioned it on its website.
These raids take place during the event: During the five days of the event, there will also be raids of varying difficulty levels. Here is an overview of the Pokémon you will have to face.
| Level 1 Raids | Bisasam with Party Hat*, Glumanda with Party Hat*, Schiggy with Party Hat*, Pikachu with Party Cylinder, Hoothoot with New Year Outfit |
| Tier 3 Raids | Rattikarl with party hat*, Nidorino with party hat*, Gengar with party hat*, Woingenau with party hat*. |
| Tier 5 Raids | Reshiram* |
| Mega Raids | Mega-Steelless |
You can get this exclusive attack: When you capture Reshiram in raid combat, he masters an exclusive fire attack.
- Crossed flames
- In trainer battles, does “Cross Flame”: 90 points of damage
- In Arena Battles and Raid Battles, Crossed Flames deals damage: 140 damage
Pokémon GO: New Year’s Event 2023 – Field Exploration Tasks, Collector Challenge and Outfits
Field investigation tasks and collection challenge for the 2023 New Year’s event: Traditionally, Field Research and Gathering Challenges are announced at the start of the New Year’s Event in Pokémon GO. So we don’t yet know exactly what challenges await you in the new year. We’ll let you know more about the challenges as they become known.
New avatar article, new pose and new stickers: In addition to a pose in which your Trainer blows up a confetti cannon, the hat worn by Pikachu during the New Year’s Event in Pokémon GO is also available in the Store. You’ll also be able to get new stickers from the Store, PokéStops, and gifts from friends during the event period.