Pokémon GO has announced its events for December. In addition to spotlight hours and a new research breakthrough, you can also tackle raids with Kyurem again.
What’s new: December is full of things you can discover in Pokémon GO. For example, you can still get the double XP bonus from the Friendship Event until December 31. There’s also the big GO Beyond update, which starts on December 1 and brings a lot of content and bonuses. But that’s not all.
Challenge Kyurem & Mega-Blastoise in Raids
After you could catch Kyurem this summer in raids, it is now returning as a level 5 boss to Pokémon GO. It is an Ice and Dragon-type monster and will be available from Tuesday, December 1 to Friday, January 1. Whether the catch is worth it, you can find out in our analysis of Kyurem.
Additionally, Mega-Blastoise will be in Mega Raids. Currently, you can still find Wartortle, which is expected to appear more frequently until December 1. Then Blastoise will take over.
Research Breakthrough in December
Starting December 1, you can get two monsters in the research breakthrough: Lapras and Flabébé. Both will be available starting December 1 and will remain as rewards until January 1, 2021.
To get them, you need to secure seven day stamps through field research. As a little bonus, there are extra XP when you catch one of the two from the breakthrough.
Especially Flabébé is likely to be an interesting catch for many trainers. Its evolution, Florges, is a really strong fire attacker.
All Spotlight Hours in December
What is it? The spotlight hour always focuses on a special Pokémon. This will appear everywhere for one hour, and there’s a bonus for it.
In December, you can expect a total of 5 spotlight hours, which start every Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
Tuesday, December 1
What bonuses are there? The first December spotlight hour revolves around Seel. You can also catch the little seal as Shiny in the game. As a bonus, you can expect double XP for evolving Pokémon.
Tuesday, December 8
What bonuses are there? In the second week, you can expect Schiggy as the spotlight monster. Here, there’s the popular bonus “Double Stardust” for caught Pokémon. Schiggy is also available as Shiny.
Tuesday, December 15
What bonuses are there? Here is a special hour, as there is to be a surprise Pokémon. What will it be? In any case, double candy for caught monsters will be the bonus.
Tuesday, December 22
What bonuses are there? It continues with an ice Pokémon: Schneppke will be waiting for you for an hour, with double candy for all Pokémon you send. Schneppke is also available as Shiny.
Tuesday, December 29
What bonuses are there? The finale is on December 29 with Shnebedeck, which brings double XP again – for every evolved Pokémon. You can also catch Shnebedeck in its shiny variant.
Overall, December is packed with wintry ice Pokémon. The new GO Beyond update seems to already be noticeable: Because starting December 1, you’ll find the new seasons in Pokémon GO.
