Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is a seasonal event in Pokémon GO that takes place in February to celebrate real-world Valentine's Day.

2017 Event
2017 Valentine's Day event took place from February through February, 2017.

Features
Trainers received double candy for catching, hatching and transfer of Pokémon. The required Buddy distance was a half of its regular amount, which means that Pokémon received candy twice as fast.

Additionally, Lure Modules lasted up to six hours, rather than their normal 30 minutes. After the event concluded, lures continued to last 6 hours until Saturday, February, 4 p.m. (PST).

Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon had been confirmed to have increased spawn rates, according a various players around the world.

Moreover, during the event there was higher chance to hatch following Pokémon:

2018 Event
2018 Valentine's Day event lasted only for three days as it took place between February and February, 2018.

Features
Luvdisc and Chansey had increased chance of spawn in the wild for the time of this event and there was also Shiny Luvdisc released with the start of the event. Additionally, Trainers were awarded with 3 times more Stardust for each capture of Luvdisc and Chansey.

Moreover, this Shiny Pokémon was released with the start of the event.

2019 Event
2019 Valentine's Day event took place from February through February, 2019, featuring pink Pokémon.

Features
Pink Pokémon such as Clefairy, Hoppip and Luvdisc appeared more frequently in the wild and 7-km Eggs. The Raid Bosses also consisted of mostly pink Pokémon. An additional heart pattern of Spinda was available in Field Research tasks. Catching Pokémon rewarded double candy and Lure Modules would last six hours during the event.

Featured Pokémon
Following Pokémon have increased spawn rates in the wild:

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

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event.

Shop special offer
The following offers were available from the shop from the start of the event.

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Valentine's Day 2019.

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