Pokémon Go as most of you must be familiar with is an AR (augmented reality) mobile game, developed and published by Niantic for iOS and Android devices, in July 2016. Ever since its launch, it has been a great success. Niantic has continued to keep people hooked and comes with new events and updates every now and then. Back in October, Niantic announced the ‘Online Player Battles’ feature ‘GO Battle League’ for the title which will arrive in 2020. But before that, the studio has something for players this Holiday. The Holiday event that started this week has new perks and rewards along with gen 5 Pokemons. The event will last until January 1st.
Ice-type Pokemon such as Sneasel, Delibird, and Snorunt will appear in the wild much more often than normal this event. You may also run into holiday versions of Pichu, Pikachu, and Raichu. On top of that, you may encounter another new Gen 5 Pokemon, Cryogonal, when you use Glacial Lures, and you can hatch Alolan forms of Sandshrew and Vulpix.
There will also be bonus perks throughout different days:
- Dec. 24-25: Doubled catch and transfer Candy
- Dec. 26-27: Doubled catch Stardust
- Dec. 28-29: Doubled catch XP
- Dec. 30-Jan. 1: Halved egg hatch distance