Niantic celebrates Lunar New Year 2022 by bringing a special event to Pokemon GO. The Pokemon GO Lunar New Year event kicks off with Regirock Raids, and Shiny Litleo is debuting. The Hisuian region Voltorb has already made its debut and will continue appearing in the wild during this event. Event bonuses, Featured Pokémon, Raids, Themed Egg Hatches, and a lot more are coming. So for you to get things ready, here is everything you need to know.
Date + Time
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 10:00 AM to Monday, February 7, 2022, at 8:00 PM [local time].
Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild during the event:
- Litleo Shiny Debut
- Paras
- Meowth
- Growlithe
- Voltorb
- Hisuian Voltorb New
- Magikarp
- Torchic
- Electabuzz Rare
- Gyarados Rare
- Combusken Rare
If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny ✨ versions of any of the Pokémon above except for Hisuian Voltorb and Combusken.
Raids
The following Pokémon will take gyms for raids in the event time frame:
- One-star Raids
- Magikarp
- Shinx
- Darumaka
- Litleo
- Espurr
- Three-star Raids
- Charizard
- Flareon
- Shuckle
- Delcatty
- Absol
- Druddigon
- Five-star / Legendary Raids
- Regirock that knows Earthquake
- Mega Raids
- Mega Houndoom
Egg Hatches
The following Pokémon will be hatching from 7 km Eggs that are collected during the event:
- Shuckle
- Slugma
- Darumaka
- Scraggy
- Litleo
Field Research Task Encounters
In addition to even-themed Pokémon encounters, themed Field Research Tasks are also available. Completing them will reward you Mega Gyarados Energy or the encounters with some of the event-themed Pokémon listed below:
- Alolan Meowth
- Galarian Meowth
- Magikarp
- Darumaka
- Litleo
- Espurr
If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny ✨ versions of any of the Pokémon above.
Event Bonuses
- Increased chance for Lucky Pokémon in trades
- Increased chance to become Lucky Friends
- Double Stardust from opening Gifts
- One extra special trade per day
You can read the official blog for more details regarding the Pokemon GO Power Plant event. Utilize the event and hope you Catch ’em All.
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