In Pokémon GO, the Valentine’s Day event is currently ongoing. You should definitely take advantage of this to catch a special Shiny.
What’s happening in Pokémon GO? Currently, everything revolves around the Valentine’s Day event. It runs until Sunday, February 15 at 8:00 PM.
There are a lot of interesting Pokémon to catch, but one stands out if you’re a Shiny collector: Pandair.
What makes Pandair so special? There are several points that make it interesting.
It can be caught in different forms – and right now you can catch it with the rare heart pattern.
This heart pattern has another special feature: When you catch Pandair in this form as a Shiny, not only does the color change but also the pattern of the Pokémon. While the normal Pandair has spots in the shape of hearts, the Shiny heart Pandair has a broken heart on its fur. This makes it quite unique among Shiny Pokémon.
And finally, Pandair is a rare Pokémon that is usually difficult to obtain. It is known to only be catchable through the rare field research Catch 5 great curveballs in a row
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This research is not only rare but also difficult – and it usually does not yield the heart pattern but other forms. Accordingly, Shiny Pandair in heart form is extremely rare. However, there is currently a significantly better chance than usual. But only until Sunday evening.
How do I catch Shiny Pandair with heart pattern in Pokémon GO?
The Valentine’s Day event has an important feature that is currently in effect: the big Pandair research, which has been available since the completion of the global challenge.
The research is simply called Time-Limited Research: Valentine’s Day
and offers you six encounters with Pandair in heart form. For this, you only need to catch 30 Pokémon to receive all encounters consecutively.
This guarantees that you will catch the heart Pandair. For the Shiny form, of course, you need luck as always. But the opportunity is better than usual.
If this doesn’t work out, you can continue to look for the 5-great-curveballs-in-a-row research. Visit different PokéStops and try to obtain the research. Tip: It’s best to delete other research tasks that you don’t want to solve so you can make space for the Pandair research tasks.
Have you already had luck with the heart Pandair, or are you still trying to catch it? Let us know in the comments! And more exciting Pokémon will appear in the coming weeks. Especially the Kalos Tour and the way to Kalos are likely to be of interest to many. You can find all the information about the dates until the end of the month here: All events in February 2026 in Pokémon GO.
