Pokémon GO is bringing the double Community Day to conclude the year 2023 this weekend. On December 16 and 17, you will encounter plenty of Pokémon. All info and tips.
This is the event: Normally, the Community Day focuses on a special Pokémon each month. However, in December, there is a special version of the event: You will encounter all the Pokémon from the Community Days in 2023 again, and you also have a chance to catch those from 2022.
There are some really strong Pokémon involved, and on top of that, there are plenty of bonuses. To ensure you are well prepared for the event, you can find our guide to the Community Day here.
We will show you all spawns, bonuses and summarize what you need to know about the event.
Community Day December 2023 – Start, Time and Bonuses
When? On December 16 and 17, 2023, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Pokémon of the day: The monsters from the Community Days of 2023 and 2022
Bonuses from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM:
– Increased shiny chance for the event Pokémon
– Double catch XP
– Double catch Stardust
– Double catch candy
– Half hatch distance for eggs, if you activate them during the event
– Double chance for XL candies when catching (from Trainer level 31)
– Lures & incense last for three hours (not the adventure incense)
From 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM on both days:
– 50% less Stardust cost for trades
– One additional special trade per day (so a total of 2 a day)
Apart from these bonuses, you will likely also find an optional research in the shop that you can purchase with a ticket. This will bring more rewards. As soon as the contents are known, we will add them here.
Which Pokémon will appear on Saturday and Sunday during the Community Day?
When will which Pokémon appear? You can encounter the event monsters from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM on both event days. However, there will be differently boosted spawns between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM on both days.
In addition, you need to distinguish:
- The 2023 monsters will appear in the wild and in a limited research
- The 2022 monsters will appear in raids and eggs as well as in a limited research
Spawns in the wild on Saturday & Sunday
| Saturday, December 16, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Sunday, December 17, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Magikarp | Quapsel |
| Galarian Magikarp | Felino |
| Togetic | Paldea-Felino |
| Igamaro | Praktibalk |
| Fynx | Milza |
| eF-eM | Froxy |
| Charmander (last 10 minutes of each hour) | Glumanda (last 10 minutes of each hour) |
| Squirtle (last 10 minutes of each hour) | Schiggy (last 10 minutes of each hour) |
| Voltilamm (last 10 minutes of each hour) | Voltilamm (last 10 minutes of each hour) |
| Quiekel (last 10 minutes of each hour) | Quiekel (last 10 minutes of each hour) |
| Larvitar (last 10 minutes of each hour) | Larvitar (last 10 minutes of each hour) |
Spawns in Raids & Eggs on both days
On both days, the following will appear in the level 1 raids and 2 km eggs:
- Sandan
- Alolan Sandan
- Alolan Kleinstein
- Hoppspross
- Teddiursa
- Galarian Zigzachs
- Seemops
- Staralili
- Kiesling
- Lichtel
- Kapuno
- Velursi
Special Attacks for the Community Day in December 2023
You should note: On Community Day, you can also get the special C-Day attacks that you can teach to the evolutions of the event monsters.
You will receive these if you evolve the event monsters into their final form between 9 AM and 9 PM on both days.
Caution: So do not evolve your monsters on Saturday between 9 PM and the following Sunday at 9 AM, even though it falls between the two event days.
Warning for Cryptos: If you have a crypto variant of the event monsters and want to evolve them to obtain one of the special attacks, they must have forgotten Frustration. If they still know Frustration, you will not receive a special attack even through evolution.
Which attacks should you secure? We have a comprehensive overview of the best Pokémon and attacks for the Community Day in December 2023 here for you:
How to Make the Best Use of Community Day 2023
Prepare yourselves: During this Community Day, you will find plenty of monsters that you may already have. If you’ve missed certain Community Days, you should focus on the monsters you still lack or from which you still need the shiny.
Otherwise, there are also some strong attackers included that are always worth catching. These include, for example, Kapuno, Lichtel, Praktibalk, Togetic, or Milza. So set yourself goals for the Pokémon you want to catch. You can find a list of the best attackers in Pokémon GO here.
To ensure you can catch without interruptions:
- Have enough Poké Balls with you
- Create space in your storage
Use the filter function in Pokémon GO before the event to sort out which monsters you no longer need. By the way, the maximum space in storage has recently been increased.
What items do I need? The balls are the most important, but with additional items, you can make even better use of the bonuses.
- Incense & Lures: Are active for 3 hours if you ignite them during the event. Tip: You can also do this shortly before the end to allow incense to run past 5 PM.
- Hatching Machines: Ensure that your hatching machine is empty at the start of the event to make use of the halved distance.
- With Star Pieces and Lucky Eggs you can further increase the Stardust or XP bonuses.
- With Sananabeeren you will get double candy again
Want to know what else is going on in the game? Then check out all events in December 2023 in Pokémon GO.
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