Lunar New Year 2018

Lunar New Year in 2018 was the first Lunar New Year event in Pokémon GO.

Featured Pokémon
During this event five selected Pokémon spawned more often in the wild and Trainers were rewarded with bonus Stardust for capturing them.

Selected Pokémon would have increased spawn rates in the wild (and from Incense, Lure Module).

These Shiny Pokémon would be released with the start of the event:

Promotional pictures
Following promotional pictures were published by creators of the game across their social media channels.

Trivia

 * 2018, the Year of the Dog was celebrated by featuring Pokémon that resembled real-life canines.
 * For some unknown reason Houndour wasn't featured in this event, despite its resemblance to a canine.