In Pokémon GO the “Lunar New Year” event is now active in January 2020. This brings some bonuses, Shinys like Magmar, and more highlights. We show you what is happening now.
This is the event: The “Lunar New Year” event started in Pokémon GO on the evening of January 24, 2020. Niantic announced this content a few days ago, and there is a lot for you to gain.
How long? From January 24 at 10:00 PM to February 3 at 10:00 PM.
What bonuses? Red Pokémon are found more often, wild Gyarados, red Pokémon from eggs, Flampion newly available, more chances for special candy, higher probability of lucky friends and lucky Pokémon
The highlights of the event in January 2020
We show you here what makes the event so special and why it is worth playing Pokémon GO for you now.
Increased chance of lucky friends: Niantic has already announced that the chance of lucky friends will be increased for the event. It should also be more likely to get lucky Pokémon when you trade with other players.
Trainers reported shortly after the start of the event that the increased chance was noticeable and that by opening gifts they could quickly get a lucky friend . However, it is still too early to set a value for these chances. But it is worth it for you now to open gifts and interact with other trainers.
If you then become lucky friends, it is worth trading these Pokémon.
Shiny Gyarados and Shiny Magmar
Shiny Gyarados in the wild: On Reddit , some trainers are already reporting what monsters they can find now in the wild. There are reports of increased occurrences of red Pokémon – this was already announced by Niantic.
What many trainers might be happy about is that Shiny Gyarados is also catchable in the wild. Although it is not the strongest water attacker in Pokémon GO, Shiny Gyarados looks great. Trainer CoolestMonkeyLuL shared a screenshot of his encounter in the wild on Reddit.
Shiny Magmar: Another Shiny that you can now find in the wild is Magmar. Players on Reddit report that they were able to catch it. There is hope that these changes will remain and that these Shinys can still be encountered in the wild after the event. However, these are currently just hopes of trainers.
In addition, you can now find the Pokémon Flampion in Pokémon GO, which you should definitely get.
