Niantic Birthday Event

Niantic Birthday Event
Event location	Worldwide
Start date	October 4th, 2020 11 a.m. (local time)
End date	October 4th, 2020 5 p.m. (local time)
Chronology
Previous event	Fashion Week
Next event	The Seasons Change: Part 1

Niantic Birthday Event was an event in Pokémon GO that celebrated the fifth anniversary of Niantic, creator of the game.

Features

2× Catch XP

• 2× Catch XP

2× Hatch XP

• 2× Hatch XP

2× Lucky Egg duration

• 2× Lucky Egg duration

2× Star Piece duration

• 2× Star Piece duration

2× Incubator efficiency

• 2× Incubator efficiency

Extra Team GO Rocket balloons at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

• Extra Team GO Rocket balloons at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Timed Research available

• Timed Research available

Shop special offer

• Shop special offer

Timed Research

Niantic Birthday Event

During this event, there was a Timed Research series that was titled Niantic Birthday Event in-game.

1^st Part

Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokémon

3× Pinap Berry

Catch 5 Pokémon

3× Razz Berry

Make 3 Nice Throws

3× Nanab Berry

Rewards for whole set

1× Incense

1000× Stardust

1000 Experience

2^nd Part

Transfer 5 Pokémon

750× Stardust

Power up Pokémon 3 times

750× Stardust

Evolve a Pokémon

750× Stardust

Rewards for whole set

1× Incubator Limited

1000× Stardust

1000 Experience

3^rd Part

Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms

5× Potion

Hatch an Egg

5× Super Potion

Earn a Candy walking with your buddy

5× Hyper Potion

Rewards for whole set

1× Lucky Egg

1000× Stardust

1000 Experience

4^th Part

Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt

5× Revive

Win a Gym battle

1× Fast TM

Win a raid

1× Charged TM

Rewards for whole set

1× Star Piece

2000× Stardust

2000 Experience

Shop special offer

Special shop offers

A one-time purchase bundle of Ultra Balls was available.

Ultra Ball

1

30× Ultra Ball

Niantic sticker

On October 6^th, 2020, Niantic released a game code "DJTLEKBK2G5EK" to give the player a Star Piece, 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Pinap Berries, and 10 Niantic stickers. It was active until October 13^th.

Trivia

• The event was not active in New Zealand until 11:47 a.m., no extra time was compensated.

References

Events

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

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 • Global Challenge • 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 • Global Challenge • 3rd Anniversary • Straw Hat Pikachu • Chansey Peach Festival • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • Pokémon World Championships • Water Festival • Ultra Bonus Event (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 • Ultra Unlock (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