Lunar New Year 2018

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

Featured Pokémon
These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event: PS Poochyena (261) PS Mightyena (262)

These canine-like Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

Avatar Items
Team GO Rocket Grunts avatar items were released at 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.