The Winter Holiday event in Pokémon Go hails the end of the year!

Throughout this Pokémon Go event, you’ll be able to collect exclusive Winter Holiday field research tasks and certain Pokémon are spawning more frequently in the wild. The Winter Holiday event also sees the release of Mega Glalie!

It’s important to remember that the Winter Holiday event has been split into two parts – Part 1 and Part 2. As of Friday, 23rd December, we’re now in the second half of the proceedings.

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Winter Holiday field research tasks in Pokémon Go

You can collect event-exclusive field research tasks throughout the Winter Holiday event by spinning PokéStops in Pokémon Go. These tasks can be saved in your field research collection and completed after the event ends if you so choose.

Here are the Winter Holiday Part 1 field research tasks:

Catch 5 different species of Pokémon reward – Spheal, Stantler or CubchooOpen 5 Gifts reward – Alolan Vulpix or Alolan SandshrewCatch 7 Ice-type Pokémon reward – Shellder or Seel encounterCatch 10 different species of Pokémon reward – Jynx encounterSend 5 Gifts reward – Pikachu encounterSend 3 Gifts and add a sticker to each reward – Crabrawler or 25 Abomasnow Mega EnergyHatch an Egg reward – Sneasel encounterWin a raid reward – Glaceon encounter

Thank you to SilphScience from reddit for the help with this information!

Spheal, Seel and Glaceon can all be caught by finishing field research tasks.

Featured attacks during the Winter Holiday event in Pokémon Go

Kyurem.

As with the first part of this event, with Sacred Sword Cobalion, there’s an event-exclusive featured attack in the Winter Holiday Part 2 event.

If you catch a Kyurem via five-star raid before January 1, 2023 at 10am (local time), it will know the ice-type Charged Attack, Glaciate.

Kyurem’s signture move, Glaciate, has the following Power in Pokémon Go:

Trainer Battles – 60 PowerGyms and Raids – 160 Power

If you’re curious as to whether this will make a difference in Master League, the short answer is no. As for raids, this is a devastating move that you will want to have access to if battling anything that is particularly weak to Ice-type attacks — that's Flying, Grass and Ground.

Everything else you need to know about the Winter Holiday event in Pokémon Go

Mega Glalie.

Winter Holiday Part 1 introduced two bonuses that run throughout this Pokémon Go event until it ends on Saturday, 31st December at 8pm (local time). The first is the ability to store up to 40 Gifts and the second is that you’ll receive 50% more XP from any raid victory.

Part 1 of the Winter Holiday event also saw the release of Mega Glalie in Pokémon Go! This mega evolved ice-type Pokémon will be taking the Mega Raid spotlight, so make sure you take the time to battle it!

You can also now find shiny Bergmite and Avalugg in Pokémon Go.

The following Pokémon are appearing more frequently in the wild throughout Part 2 of the Winter Holiday event:

Pikachu wearing a Winter Carnival outfitEevee wearing a Holiday Hat Delibird wearing a Holiday RibbonCubchoo wearing a Holiday RibbonSwinubSnoruntSphealBergmiteVanilliteSnover

If you’re lucky, you may enounter one of the following rare spawns:

Cryogonal.StantlerAlolan SandshrewCryogonal

The 7km egg pool will have the following Pokémon in them:

SneaselSmoochumBergmiteAmauraCrabrawler

You can also battle the following Pokémon in raids throughout Winter Holiday Part 1:

One StarThree StarFive StarMegaPikachu in a Winter Carnival outfitGlaceon in an Undersea Holiday outfitKyuremMega GlalieEevee in a Holiday HatDelibird in a Holiday outfitCubchoo with a Holiday RibbonLaprasAlolan SandshrewCloysterGalarian Darumaka

A new collection of stickers and avatar items, including a Father Christmas costume, can now be purchased from the in-game shop.

Finally, you can purchase a timed research quest from the in-game shop throughout the Winter Holiday event.

This quest costs £4.49, $4.99 or the equivalent pricing tier in your local quest. You can not purchase it using PokéCoin.

If you do purchase this quest, you must complete it before 8pm (local time) on Saturday, 31st December. If you miss this deadline, the quest will expire and you won’t be able to earn all of the rewards it offers. These rewards include two Incubators, an Incense, Abomasnow Mega Energy and a new avatar pose.

The Season of Adventures Abound is here! The Halloween event has returned, bringing with it Greavard and Houndstone.Party Play - Pokémon Go's multiplayer feature - is here, along with the Welcome Party quest.You can also work on the Timed Investigation: Master Ball quest and compete in the Go Battle League.Be sure to compete in Shadow Raids, complete Routes, use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

Other events running throughout the Winter Holiday in Pokémon Go

Several other Pokémon Go events are running throughout the Winter Holiday event.

Costumed Pokémon

Several Pokémon will be making their debut in a new costume as part of this event. The main one is Eevee and all of its evolutions — each wearing a Holiday Hat. The only way to get the Eeveelutions in this costume is to evolve an Eevee that is wearing a Holiday Hat; they will not be appearing in the wild or in raids.

It isn’t the Winter Holidays without a new costumed Pokémon! (Image via pokemongolive.com)

Additionally, Trainers will be able to evolve their Cubchoo wearing a Holiday Ribbon into Beartic wearing a Holiday Ribbon for the first time.

Winter Wonderland

The Winter Wonderland will run from Saturday, 24th December to Sunday, 25th December. Trainers can expect one extra special trade per day and Daily Adventure Incense to last for 30 minutes, instead of the usual 15.

Additionally, the number of guaranteed lucky Pokémon a trainer can receive by trading a Pokémon caught in 2017 has been increased from 10 to 15. This feature only goes live with the Winter Wonderland event, not the beginning of Part 2, as clarified by Niantic below:

Trainers, we'd like to clarify that the guaranteed Lucky Trade with 2017 Pokémon update will be live with the start of the Winter Wonderland event on December 24, 2022 at 10am local time and not with the start of the Winter Holiday Part 2 event.

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Lastly, you can take part in a Collection Challenge that rewards you with a Galarian Mr Mime encounter, along with XP and an Incense.

Hisuian Avalugg raid day

Hisuian Avalugg.

The final event is the Hisuain Avalugg Raid Day on Saturday, 24th December between 2pm to 5pm (local time). The contents of this event are not hard to guess – it will see the release of Hisuain Avalugg in Pokémon Go, with this Pokémon appearing in raids!

Don’t forget – the Winter Holiday event itself is divided into two parts, with Part 2 starting on Friday, 23th December at 10am (local time).

Pokémon Go Winter Holiday Part 2 dates: When does Winter Holiday Part 2 begin?

Pokémon Go’s Winter Holiday event is running from Thursday, 15th December at 10am (local time) to Saturday, 31st December at 8pm (local time).

This event has been divided into two parts, with Part 2 starting on Friday, 23th December at 10am (local time). We can expect to see a number of changes to the Winter Holiday event, such as different Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild, when this change over occurs.

Don’t forget –ƒ there are a number of other events taking place throughout the Winter Holiday event, so keep an eye on Pokémon Go as 2022 draws to a close.

Hope you enjoy the Winter Holiday event!

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