Holiday 2019


 * For other editions of Holiday, see Holiday 2016, Holiday 2017 and Holiday 2018.

Holiday in 2019 is the fourth Holiday event in Pokémon GO.

Unlike other events, this event is based on local time rather than Pacific Time.

Features
Ice-type Pokémon appeared more frequently in the wild with the return of festive Pikachu and Delibird. Festive forms of Stantler and Pikachu were hatching from 7-km Eggs. Shadow Delibird made their debut when battling Team GO Rocket Grunts. Like previous events, Trainers also earned a free single-use Incubator once per day via spinning a Photo Disc on a PokéStop until January 1.

This year Holiday event was packed with a series of bonuses, including:
 * December 24 to 25 – double Candy from catching and transferring.
 * December 26 to 27 – double Stardust from catching.
 * December 28 to 29 – double XP from catching.
 * December 30 to January 1 – half hatching distance.
 * December 24 to January 1 – open 40 Gifts, carry 20 gifts and Trainers also earned a free single-use Incubator once per day via spinning a Photo Disc on a PokéStop.

Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon increased spawn rates in the wild:

Following Pokémon is attracted to the Glacial Lure Modules:

Moreover, these Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event.

Additionally, these Pokémon were more likely to be hatched from 7-km Eggs obtained during the event:

The following Raid Bosses were available during this event.

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively available only during the event.

Winter Weekend event
On December 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time, a special winter themed event will take place.

Features

 * Glacial Lure Modules will last for 2 hours.
 * When evolving an Eevee with the Lure Module during this event, it will evolve into Glaceon, learning the move Last Resort.
 * Two additional Raid passes will be available during this time span.

Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon will be attracted to the Glacial Lure Modules:

The following Raid Bosses will be available during this event.