February 2025 is packed with exciting events for *Pokémon GO* players, featuring celebrations like the Lunar New Year and a special Community Day for Karrablast & Shelmet. With the thrilling addition of Dynamax Moltres, here’s a detailed look at all the events scheduled for this month.
The Lunar New Year 2025 event runs until February 2 at 08:00 PM local time, offering *Pokémon GO* players a festive way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Marking the Year of the Snake, the event boosts the spawn rates of snake-themed Pokémon, including:
The event also includes bonuses like an increased chance of obtaining Lucky Pokémon through trades and becoming Lucky Friends with other Trainers. Additionally, participating in the Lunar New Year event grants daily Field Research tasks that reward free PokéCoins. The 2KM Egg pool during the event will hatch the following Pokémon:
From February 3 to 9, *Pokémon GO* players can encounter Dynamax Moltres as part of the ongoing Legendary Flight event. Between 06:00 PM and 07:00 PM on February 3, Moltres will be available as a Max Monday boss at all Power Spots. After this initial hour, Moltres will still be available to challenge until February 9, although it will appear at fewer Power Spots due to the presence of other Max Battle bosses like Squirtle, Krabby, and Sobble until February 10. Players might need to search a bit to find Moltres in their local area, but there's ample time to do so.
On February 9, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time, *Pokémon GO* hosts a dual Community Day for Karrablast & Shelmet. This event offers players the opportunity to farm Candies for these Pokémon through increased encounters. Additionally, there are evolution bonuses and higher chances of encountering Shiny versions. Evolving Karrablast or Shelmet by February 16, 2025, at 10:00 PM will result in an Escavalier knowing Razor Shell or an Accelgor knowing Energy Ball, respectively. Event bonuses are detailed on the *Pokémon GO* event post, and for an easier grind, players can purchase premium Timed Research for US$2.00 or the local equivalent.
The Beloved Buddies event runs from February 11 at 10:00 AM to February 15 at 08:00 PM local time. Though details are yet to be disclosed, we will update this guide with more information as it becomes available.
*Pokémon GO*’s February Raid Day takes place on February 15 from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM local time. The featured Raid boss has not been announced yet, but we will update this section once the information is released.
From February 18 at 10:00 AM to February 20 at 08:00 PM local time, the Scattered to the Winds event will occur. As with Beloved Buddies and the Raid Day, specific details are pending, and we will share them as soon as they are available.
The Road to Unova event, leading up to the March *Pokémon GO* Tour Unova: Global, starts on February 18 at 10:00 AM and ends on March 1. This week-long event features the debut of Shiny Meloetta, Raids with Gen-5 Legendaries, increased spawns of Unovan starter Pokémon, and premium Timed Research with various bonuses. To enhance your Pokédex during these events, learn how to evolve Magneton into Magnezone in *Pokémon GO*, and discover the best Eevee evolution for competitive play.
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