Pokémon GO February 2025: Full Event Schedule Revealed

February 2025 is packed with exciting events for *Pokémon GO* players, including the Lunar New Year celebration and a Community Day featuring Karrablast & Shelmet. With the addition of Dynamax Moltres, here’s a comprehensive rundown of all the events scheduled for this month.

Lunar New Year Event: January 29 – February 2

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The Lunar New Year 2025 event, available from January 29 to February 2 at 8:00 PM local time, offers Pokémon GO players a delightful way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. As it's the Year of the Snake, expect to see an increased spawn rate of snake-themed Pokémon such as Ekans. Here's the complete list of Pokémon with boosted encounter rates, as confirmed in the event announcement:

• Ekans (Shiny available)
• Onix (Shiny available)
• Snivy (Shiny available)
• Darumaka (Shiny available)
• Dunsparce (Shiny available)
• Gyarados (Shiny available)
• Dratini (Shiny available)

Additionally, the Lunar New Year event brings exciting bonuses like an increased chance of obtaining Lucky Pokémon through trades and becoming Lucky Friends with other Trainers. Players can also unlock daily Field Research tasks to earn free PokéCoins. The 2KM Egg pool has been updated to hatch the following Pokémon:

• Makuhita (Shiny available)
• Nosepass (Shiny available)
• Meditite (Shiny available)
• Duskull (Shiny available)
• Skorupi (Shiny available)

Legendary Flight Dynamax Moltres Event: February 3 – 9

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The next major event in Pokémon GO during February is the debut of Dynamax Moltres during the final week of the ongoing Legendary Flight event. From 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on February 3, Dynamax Moltres will be available as a Max Monday boss at all Power Spots. After this hour, you can still challenge Dynamax Moltres until February 9, though it will appear at fewer Power Spots as Squirtle, Krabby, and Sobble will also be Max Battle bosses until February 10. Finding Moltres might require some effort depending on your location, but you'll have plenty of time to track down this legendary firebird.

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Karrablast & Shelmet Community Day: February 9

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On Sunday, February 9, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time, Pokémon GO will host a special dual Community Day for Karrablast & Shelmet. This event offers players the chance to collect Karrablast and Shelmet Candies through increased encounters, along with evolution bonuses and better odds of finding Shiny Pokémon. Evolve Karrablast or Shelmet by February 16, 2025, at 10:00 PM to obtain an Escavalier knowing the Charged Attack Razor Shell or an Accelgor knowing Energy Ball, respectively. The event also features various bonuses, and for a smoother experience, you can purchase premium Timed Research for US$2.00 (or your local currency equivalent).

Beloved Buddies: February 11 – 15

A mysterious event, Beloved Buddies, will start on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM and run until Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM local time. Details are yet to be revealed, but we will update this guide as soon as more information is available.

Raid Day: February 15

The unannounced boss for Pokémon GO’s February Raid Day will take place on Saturday, February 15 from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM local time. We will update the information on this Raid Day once the February Raid schedule is announced.

Scattered to the Winds: February 18 – 20

Another upcoming event, Scattered to the Winds, will run from Tuesday, February 18, at 10:00 AM until Thursday, February 20 at 8:00 PM local time. Details are yet to be revealed, but we will keep you posted as soon as we have more information.

Road to Unova: February 18 – March 1

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The Road to Unova event, running from Monday, February 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM to Saturday, March 1, serves as a lead-up to March’s Pokémon GO Tour Unova: Global event. This extensive week-long event includes the debut of Shiny Meloetta, a variety of Raids featuring Gen-5 Legendaries, increased spawn rates of Unovan starter Pokémon, premium Timed Research & bonuses, and much more.

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