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Pokemon Go hosts in-game events to celebrate almost every occasion, slightly changing and evolving these fan-favorites with each new iteration. One of these is the yearly New Year's event, a brief event that offers various bonuses and features as the year comes to a close.
The New Year's 2023 Event, will only be available for a few days, taking place from Saturday, December 31, 2022, 8pm to Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 8pm local time. There's a lot packed into this short event, so we've put together a guide that covers it all.
Pokemon Debuts
There are two costumed Pokemon that will be appearing in the game for the first time during the New Year's 2023 Event. First, expect to see a new costumed variant of Pikachu, wearing a party top hat. This event-themed Pokemon will be available via Raids and wild encounters.
The second costumed Pokemon making its debut is Noctowl wearing a New Year's outfit. This new Pokemon variant can be acquired by evolving the New Year's outfit wearing Hoothoot - a costumed Pokemon that has been available in the past, and will be making its return for this event.
Evolving Hoothoot into Noctowl will require 50 Hoothoot Candies.
Event Bonuses
Like with any Pokemon Go in-game event, there will be various bonuses available to all those who play the game during the event window. For this event there will only be two event bonuses, both having to do with hatching Eggs:
- 1/2 Hatch Distance for Eggs that are put into Incubators during this event
- 1/4 Hatch Distance for the first three Eggs that are hatched using the Pokemon Go Egg Hatching Widget
These two bonuses can't be stacked or combined. This means that eggs will either benefit from 1/2 Hatch Distance or 1/4 Hatch Distance, not both.
Event Wild Encounter Pokemon
For this event, there will be three Pokemon that will be found in the wild more frequently, each wearing New's Year's costumes. These three event-themed Pokemon can be found below.
- Pikachu wearing a party top hat
- Hoothoot wearing a New Year's outfit
- Wurmple wearing a party hat
Egg Hatching
7km Eggs that are obtained during this event will contain different 'mons than usual, all of which are baby Pokemon. Make sure to acquire and hatch these Eggs during the event window for a chance to obtain one of the following ten Pokemon.
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Event 7km Egg Pokemon |
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Cleffa |
Igglybuff |
Togepi |
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Tyrogue |
Smoochum |
Elekid |
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Magby |
Azurill |
Wynaut |
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Pichu wearing a party hat |
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The best way to acquire 7km Eggs is by opening Gifts from other players that you are friends with.
Event Raid Pokemon
There will be a change in the Pokemon that are found in Raids during this event, many of which are special event Pokemon in costumes. Each of these Raid Pokemon and their corresponding Tier can be found below.
Reshiram caught from Raids will know the Charged Attack Fusion Flare. This attack has 90 Power in Trainer Battles and 140 Power in Gyms and Raids.
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Raid Pokemon |
Raid Tier |
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Bulbasaur wearing a party hat |
One-Star |
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Charmander wearing a party hat |
One-Star |
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Squirtle wearing a party hat |
One-Star |
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Pikachu wearing a New Year's outfit |
One-Star |
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Hoothoot wearing a New Year's outfit |
One-Star |
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Raticate wearing a party hat |
Three-Star |
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Nidorino wearing a party hat |
Three-Star |
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Gengar wearing a party hat |
Three-Star |
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Wobbuffet wearing a party hat |
Three-Star |
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Reshiram |
Five-Star |
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Mega Steelix |
Mega Raids |
Event Research
There will be Event Field Research Tasks available during the New Year's 2023 Event. You can obtain these Field Research Tasks by visiting different PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms and spinning the Photo Discs that are there. Completing these Event Field Research Tasks will earn you Stardust.
There will also be an event Collection Challenge available to complete during this event. This will be New Year's Themed, requiring you to catch Pokemon that fit this theme, including those that are wearing special event costumes. Completing this event Collection Challenge will provide you with Stardust as well.
Event Stickers And Avatar Items
There will be various event-themed Stickers that you can obtain throughout the New Year's 2023 Event. You can get these event Stickers through a variety of ways, including Gifts from other players, spinning Photo Discs at PokeStops and Pokemon Gyms, or purchase at the in-game shop.
There will also be a new Avatar Item and Avatar Pose available at the start of the New Year's 2023 Event. This includes the new Pikachu Party Hat Avatar Item and the new Party Popper Avatar Pose. Both of these cosmetic items will be available to purchase at the in-game shop throughout the event, and even after it has concluded.