New Year's 2021

New Year's
Event location	Worldwide
Start date	December 31st, 2020 10 p.m. (local time)
End date	January 4th, 2021 10 p.m. (local time)
New Year's 2022
Chronology
Season	Season of Celebration
Previous event	Holiday 2020
Next event	Unova Celebration Event

New Year's in 2021 was the first New Year's event in Pokémon GO. It was active through 2020 and 2021.

Features

2× Hatch Stardust

• 2× Hatch Stardust

2× Hatch Candy

• 2× Hatch Candy

2× Incubator efficiency

• 2× Incubator efficiency

Several Event Pokémon spawn increase and release

• Several Event Pokémon spawn increase and release

Themed Pokémon in Eggs

• Themed Pokémon in Eggs

Themed Pokémon in Raid Battles

• Themed Pokémon in Raid Battles

Themed Field Research

• Themed Field Research

Shop special offer

• Shop special offer

New avatar items

• New avatar items

New stickers available

• New stickers available

Featured Pokémon

New Pokémon

The following Pokémon were released with the start of the event:

#025

Pikachu

#026

Raichu

#079

Slowpoke

  

#080

Slowbro

  

#172

Pichu

New Shiny Pokémon

These Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event:

#025

Pikachu

#026

Raichu

#079

Slowpoke

  

#080

Slowbro

  

#172

Pichu

Pokémon in wild

Selected Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

#025

Pikachu

#079

Slowpoke

  

2-km Eggs

2-km Pokémon Eggs obtained during the event would hatch more of these Pokémon:

#079

Slowpoke

700 / 650

#172

Pichu

270 / 240

#360

Wynaut

305 / 268

Raid Bosses

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

1^st Tier

#079 Slowpoke

 

Boss CP 3,228 CP
Max capture CP 700 CP 876 CP

#202 Wobbuffet

Boss CP 2,020 CP
Max capture CP 586 CP 733 CP

#265 Wurmple

Boss CP 1,896 CP
Max capture CP 330 CP 413 CP

#599 Klink

Boss CP 3,227 CP
Max capture CP 546 CP 683 CP

#677 Espurr

Boss CP 3,755 CP
Max capture CP 719 CP 899 CP

3^rd Tier

#020 Raticate

Boss CP 13,104 CP
Max capture CP 989 CP 1,236 CP

#026 Alolan Raichu

 

Boss CP 16,848 CP
Max capture CP 1,306 CP 1,633 CP

#080 Slowbro

 

Boss CP 16,086 CP
Max capture CP 1,454 CP 1,817 CP

#185 Sudowoodo

Boss CP 6,161 CP
Max capture CP 1,227 CP 1,534 CP

#227 Skarmory

 

Boss CP 15,182 CP
Max capture CP 1,204 CP 1,506 CP

Field Research event tasks

Field Research tasks

There were several Field Research tasks exclusively for the duration of the event.

Catch 5 Pokémon

Pikachu 

Catch 10 Pokémon

Eevee 

Catch 20 Pokémon

Slowpoke 

Avatar items

New avatar items

These avatar items were released with the beginning of the event:

New Year 2021 Hat
150
(male)

New Year 2021 Hat
150
(female)

2021 Specs
100
(male)

2021 Specs
100
(female)

Stickers

New stickers

These stickers were available during the event:

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Purchase
x10 35
x30 80

Source: Gifts

Source: Gifts

Source: Gifts

Shop special offer

Special shop offers

The following offers were available from the shop.

Special Box

480

30× Poké Ball

1× Star Piece

3× Super Incubator

2× Premium Battle Pass

Ultra Box

1,480

4× Incense

4× Star Piece

6× Super Incubator

16× Premium Battle Pass

Adventure Box

1,480

4× Incense

4× Star Piece

4× Incubator Limited

16× Super Incubator

References

Events

• Reoccurring
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022

Nest migrations • Community Days • Safari Zones • Limited Researches • Special Raid Challenges • Special Raid Events • Incense Days • Legendary Raid Hours • Pokémon Spotlight Hours • Pokémon GO Special Weekends • Friendship Days • GO Battle Nights • Pokémon Air Adventures

Fall

Halloween • Daily Bonus Celebration • Lapras Event • Thanksgiving • Holiday

Winter

Valentine's Day • Winter with Unibail-Rodamco • Pokémon Day • Snorlax Event

Spring

Water Festival • Eggstravaganza • Golden Week • Grass Weekend • Adventure Week • Solstice Week

Summer

Pikachu Meet & Greet • 1st Anniversary • Pokémon GO Fest • Chester Heritage Festival • Pikachu Outbreak (Park • Stadium) • Pokémon World Championships

Fall

Equinox • Halloween • Week in Korea • Global Catch Challenge • Holiday

Winter

Hoenn Pokémon Eggs • Hoenn Celebration • Valentine's Day • Lunar New Year • Pokémon Day • Legendary Week

Spring

Eggstravaganza • April Fools' Day • Slowpoke Prefecture • Kanto Celebration 2018 • Earth Day • Battle Showdown • Adventure Week

Summer

Water Festival • 2nd Anniversary • Pokémon GO Fest • Special Trading Event • Johto Festival • Pokémon World Championships • Ultra Bonus Event • Week in Korea • Fragment Hat Pikachu

Fall

Psychic Spectacular • Female Day • Halloween • Ingress Prime Celebration • Stardust Blast • Hatchathon • Let's Go Celebration • Tottori Festival • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Hoenn Celebration • Lunar New Year • Friendship Event • Valentine's Day • Pokémon Day • Battle Showdown • ITB Berlin

Spring

Equinox • Bug Out • Eggstravaganza • Heisei Era Celebration • Earth Day • Week in Korea • Detective Pikachu Celebration‎‎ • Extraordinary Raid Week‎‎ • Summer Snooze • Adventure Week

Summer

Pokémon GO Fest • 3rd Anniversary • Straw Hat Pikachu • Chansey Peach Festival • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • Pokémon World Championships • Water Festival • Johto Journey • Global Challenge, Global Hatches • A Unova Unveiling

Fall

World Tourism Day • Stardust Blast • Halloween • A Colossal Discovery • Team GO Rocket Leaders Disruption • Galarian Weezing Event • Supereffective Week • Friend Fest • Evolution Event • December 2019 Community Day • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Lunar New Year • Taiwan Lantern Festival • Sinnoh Celebration • Valentine's Day • Friendship Event • Pokémon Day • Team GO Rocket Global Take-over • GO Battle League Season 1 Launch Celebration

Spring

A Drive to Investigate • Psychic Spectacular • Tricky Pokémon • Spring Event • GO Battle Day: Marill • Buddy Up • Throwback Challenge 2020 (Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Champion)

Summer

Galarian Farfetch'd Event • Summer Solstice • Bug Out • 4th Anniversary • Team GO Rocket Event • Summer Event • Pokémon GO Fest • Dragon Week • Enigma Week • Unova Week • Mega September (Mega Raid Challenge • Mega Battle Challenge • Mega Buddy Challenge)

Fall

Fashion Week • Niantic Birthday Event • Autumn Event (Part 1 • Part 2) • The Crown Tundra Event • Halloween • Day of the Dead • Animation Week • Pokémon HOME Event • 12 Days of Friendship • Pokémon GO City Spotlight • Lake Legends Event

Season of Celebration

Kalos Celebration Event • Wooper Watch • December 2020 Community Day • Secrets of the Jungle Event • Galarian Mr. Mime Event • Holiday

Season of Celebration

New Year's • Unova Celebration Event • Sinnoh Celebration Event • Hoenn Celebration Event • Johto Celebration Event • Team GO Rocket Celebration • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • Celebrate Carnival • Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto • Kanto Celebration Event

Season of Legends

Searching for Legends • Charge Up • Weather Week • Festival of Colors • Tricky Pokémon • Spring into Spring • Summer Hat Pikachu Event • Rivals' Week • Sustainability Week • New Pokémon Snap Celebration • Luminous Legends X • Luminous Legends Y

Season of Discovery

A Very Slow Discovery • Summer Solstice • Bidoof Breakout • 5th Anniversary • Pokémon GO Fest • Part 1: Time • Part 2: Space • Part 3: Sword and Shield

Season of Mischief

Hoopa's Arrival • Psychic Spectacular • Fashion Week • Secrets of the Jungle Event • Halloween • Día de Muertos • Festival of Lights • Pokémon BD & SP Event • Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event • Mischief Unbound

Season of Heritage

Dragonspiral Descent • Holiday

Season of Heritage

New Year's • Mountains of Power • Power Plant • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally • Pokémon GO Tour: Johto • A Tropical Kickoff

Season of Alola

Welcome to Alola • Festival of Colors • Lush Jungle • April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 • All-Hands Rocket Retreat • Spring into Spring • Sustainability Week • A Mega Moment • Pokémon Air Adventures • Water Festival • Alola to Alola

Season of GO

Pokémon GO Fest • Adventure Week • Pokémon TCG Crossover Event • Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Berlin • Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Seattle • Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Sapporo