Niantic is setting up for a two-day event that brings back all the 2020 and 2019 featured Pokémon. This event will be a great time to catch Pokémon from any community day from 2019 and 2020, if you may have missed it. The Pokémon from 2019 and 2020 are more likely to appear in wild and raids. And for a limited time, you may also encounter shiny Pokémon.
Date + Time
Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 6:00 AM to Sunday, December 13, 2020, at 10:00 PM [local time].
December Community Day Featured Pokémon
Niantic is bringing all the featured Pokémon from the past year. The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild throughout the weekend:
- Piplup
- Rhyhorn
- Abra
- Seedot
- Weedle
- Gastly
- Magikarp
- Porygon
- Charmander
- Electabuzz
- Magmar
Similarly, Niantic is also bringing featured Pokémon from 2019. On two days of the weekend, they will appear in raids or by hatching 2 km Eggs:
- Totodile
- Swinub
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
- Ralts
- Slakoth
- Trapinch
- Bagon
- Turtwig
- Chimchar
Chances of Shiney Pokémon and timings
On December 12 and 13, the chances are more for you to encounter a Shiny Pokémon from 11 AM to 5 PM of your local time.
On Saturday, December 12:
- Pokémon to appear more frequently and more likely to be Shiny:
- Weedle
- Abra
- Gastly
- Rhyhorn
- Seedot
- Piplup
- Mega Raids:
- Mega Gengar raids will be happening more frequently.
On Sunday, December 13:
- Pokémon to appear more frequently and more likely to be Shiny:
- Charmander
- Electabuzz
- Magmar
- Magikarp
- Porygon
- Mega Raids:
- Mega Charizard X raids will be happening more frequently.
Exclusive attacks
When you evolve any of the following Pokémon during the event, they’ll learn an exclusive attack. They may currently learn exclusive attacks from 2019 and 2020 community day events; 2018 will be available in the future, as the team said in a blog post.
| Pokémon Evolution | Exclusive Attack |
|---|---|
| Charmeleon to Charizard | Dragon Breath |
| Kakuna to Beedrill | Drill Run |
| Kadabra to Alakazam | Counter |
| Haunter to Gengar | Shadow Punch |
| Rhydon to Rhyperior | Rock Wrecker |
| Electabuzz to Electivire | Flamethrower |
| Magmar to Magmortar | Thunderbolt |
| Magikarp to Gyarados | Aqua Tail |
| Porygon2 to Porygon-Z | Tri Attack |
| Croconaw to Feraligatr | Hydro Cannon |
| Piloswine to Mamoswine | Ancient Power |
| Grovyle to Sceptile | Frenzy Plant |
| Combusken to Blaziken | Blast Burn |
| Nuzleaf to Shiftry | Bullet Seed |
| Kirlia to Gardevoir or Gallade | Synchronoise |
| Vigoroth to Slaking | Body Slam |
| Marshtomp to Swampert | Hydro Cannon |
| Vibrava to Flygon | Earth Power |
| Shelgon to Salamence | Outrage |
| Grotle to Torterra | Frenzy Plant |
| Monferno to Infernape | Blast Burn |
| Prinplup to Empoleon | Hydro Cannon |
Other Bonuses
Between 11 AM to 5 PM on Community Day event days,
- You’ll get 2× Stardust for capturing a Pokémon.
- Eggs will get hatched at 1/2 the distance when placed into Incubators.
- Incense will remain active for three hours when activated.
Also, there’ll be a one-time purchase of the December Community Day Box at 1,280 PokéCoins. That includes 30 Ultra Balls, 5 Lucky Eggs, 1 Elite Fast TM, and 1 Elite Charged TM. A timed-research will open to complete tasks and earn Elite Charged TM and other rewards. You can access the December Community Day–exclusive Special Research story for $1.
Niantic will offer a few more rewards during the Pokémon GO December Community Day event. So all you need to do is,
Catch ‘em All
So that’s it for now. Thank you for reading, and do share the article if you get a bit piece of information. Also, keep an eye on this space for more relevant updates. Stay safe, and we hope to see you around. Happy Cathing btw.
