Catch these featured Pokémon and events coming to Pokémon GO over December 2025

Trainers can look forward to a number of activities, bonuses, and events that will be running in-game in Pokémon GO throughout December with the start of the Precious Paths season, including a new GO Pass.

December 2025's Featured Pokémon, Encounters, and Raids
The following will be available in-game during December and early January. All Pokémon listed below with a ⁂ next to their name can also be encountered in their Shiny variants.

Pokémon Spotlight Hour
A different Pokémon and special bonus will be featured every Tuesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm local time:

• December 2nd: Cranidos ⁂ | 2× Transfer Candy
• December 9th: Shieldon ⁂ | 2× Catch XP
• December 16th: Mienfoo ⁂ | 2× Catch Candy
• December 23rd: Spheal ⁂ | 2× Evolution XP
• December 30th: Delibird ⁂ | 2× Catch Stardust

Max Battles
The following Dynamax Pokémon will be appearing in Max Battles and taking over Power Spots on Mondays from 6:00pm to 7:00pm local time:

• December 1st to 7th: Darumaka ⁂
• December 8th to 14th: Cryogonal ⁂
• December 15 to 21st: Kabuto ⁂
• December 22nd to 28th: Spheal ⁂
• December 29th to 31st: Omanyte ⁂

Raids
Raid rotations all start and end at 10:00am local time on the dates listed unless otherwise noted.

Raid Hours
A different Pokémon will be featured every Wednesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm local time:

• December 3rd: Cobalion ⁂ / Terrakion ⁂ / Virizion ⁂
• December 10th: Kyurem ⁂
• December 17th: Reshiram ⁂
• December 24th: Zekrom ⁂
• December 31st: Blacephalon ⁂

Featured Five-Star Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in five-star raids:

• Until December 4th: Cobalion ⁂ / Terrakion ⁂ / Virizion ⁂
• December 4th to 13th: Kyurem ⁂
• December 13th to 22nd: Reshiram ⁂
• December 22nd to 31st: Zekrom ⁂

Mega Raids
The following Mega-Evolved Pokémon will be appearing in Mega Raids:

• Until December 4th: Mega Aerodactyl ⁂ / Mega Medicham ⁂ / Mega Garchomp ⁂
• December 4th to 13th: Mega Gyarados ⁂
• December 13th to 22nd: Mega Abomasnow ⁂
• December 22nd to 31st: Mega Glalie ⁂

Shadow Raids
Shadow Heatran ⁂ will appear in Shadow Raids during weekends between December 2nd and January 1st.

GO Pass: December
The GO Pass offers Trainers a limited-time progression track offering a variety of ranked rewards and bonuses over a set period. Trainers will be able to rank up and complete their GO Pass by earning GO Points. GO Points for GO Pass: December can be earned between December 2nd at 10:00am local time, and January 6th, at 10:00am local time. Towards the end of the pass period, from Saturday January 3rd at midnight through to Sunday December 4th at 11:59pm local time, daily limits for how many GO Points can be earned will be removed, allowing Trainers an opportunity to catch up and claim all remaining rewards. All GO Pass rewards will expire on January 8th, at 10:00am local time, and must be unlocked and claimed before this time.

Rewards for GO Pass: December include an encounter with a Palkia that has a chance of appearing as a Shiny. Other rewards include Stardust, XP, and Max Particles, amongst other items. Trainers will also be able to unlock a set of special bonuses as they reach major individual milestones:

• Tier 1 - Rank 25
  • Open up to 40 Gifts per day.
  • Receive up to 125 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs.
  • Hold up to 10 additional Gifts in your Item Bag.
• Tier 2 - Rank 50
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
• Tier 3 - Rank 75:
  • Additional rewards for completing in-person raids and Max Battles

In addition to the free GO Pass, Trainers can also upgrade to a paid version, the GO Pass Deluxe. The deluxe version of the GO Pass: December offers faster progression up the ranks, and boosted milestone bonuses:

• Tier 1 - Rank 25
  • Open up to 50 Gifts per day.
  • Receive up to 150 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs.
  • Hold an additional 20 Gifts in your Item Bag.

The GO Pass Deluxe also grants additional rewards such as a Timed Incubator at Rank 20, as well as additional Pokémon encounters, a Super Incubator, and a selection of premium items, including Premium Battle Passes, Incense, an Incubator, and Lure Modules, amongst other items. Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe at any time, regardless of how far they've progressed in the GO Pass, and will receive all additional rewards from all previous rank levels that have already been unlocked. GO Pass Deluxe can be purchased either in-app or via the Pokémon GO Web Store for US$7.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). For an additional US$2 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency), Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe + 10 Ranks to be boosted directly to Rank 11. As with the regular GO Pass, GO Pass Deluxe rewards must be claimed prior to January 8th, at 10:00am local time.

The Timed Incubator available through this GO Pass Deluxe is an unlimited-use Incubator that will on January 13th, at 10:00am local time. Trainers will be able to place Eggs into the this Incubator right up to its expiration date. An Egg in the Incubator that has not yet hatched when the expiration date is reached will be placed in a new single-use Incubator to finish incubating, after which that Incubator will disappear.

Other upcoming events in December
More details on each of the following events will be found in their own separate articles once they have been announced. All dates in the list below are based on Trainer's local times, unless otherwise noted:

• December 2nd to 9th: Journey to Paldea
• December 6th to 7th: December 2025 Community Day
• December 11th to 16th: Well Armed
• December 14th: Max Battle Day
• December 18th to 24th: Winter Holiday Part 1
• December 20th: Research Day
• December 24th to 29th: Winter Holiday Part 2
• December 27th to 28th: Winter Weekend
• December 31st to January 4th, 2026: New Year's 2026