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 2020
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

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

Community Days • GO Fest • Safari Zone • Special Weekends • Week in Korea • Limited Researches • Incense Days • Friendship Days • Nest migrations • Special Raid Challenges • Special Raid Events • Legendary Raid Hours • Pokémon Spotlight Hours • GO Battle Days • 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 • GO Fest • Chester Heritage Festival • Pikachu Outbreak (Park • Stadium) • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Europe

Fall

Equinox • Halloween • Week in Korea • Global Catch Challenge • Safari Zone Japan • Holiday

Winter

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

Spring

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

Summer

Water Festival • E3 2018 • Safari Zone Dortmund • 2nd Anniversary • GO Fest • Special Weekend July • Special Trading Event • Johto Festival • Pokémon World Championships • Safari Zone Yokosuka • Ultra Bonus Event • Week in Korea • Fragment Hat Pikachu

Fall

Psychic Spectacular • Pokémon Let's Go Roadtrip • Female Day • AR Playground with Niantic • Halloween • Safari Zone Tainan • Ingress Prime Celebration • Stardust Blast • Hatchathon • Let's Go Celebration • Tottori Festival • Holiday

Winter

Hatchathon • Hoenn Celebration • Safari Zone Porto Alegre • Tokaigi Game Party • Lunar New Year • Friendship Event • Valentine's Day • Special Weekend February • Clamperl Limited Research • Convention Events • Pokémon Day • Battle Showdown • ITB Berlin

Spring

Equinox • Lotad Limited Research • April Fools • Bug Out • Special Weekend April • Eggstravaganza • Safari Zone Sentosa • Heisei Era Celebration • Tucson Heart Walk • Earth Day • Week in Korea Summer • Detective Pikachu Celebration‎‎ • Extraordinary Raid Week‎‎ • Summer Snooze • Adventure Week

Summer

GO Fest Chicago • 3rd Anniversary • Pokemon GO in Sanriku • GO Fest Dortmund • Straw Hat Pikachu • Chansey Peach Festival • Team GO Rocket Disruption • Gift Event • GO Fest Yokohama • Pokémon World Championships • Water Festival • Johto Journey • Global Challenge, Global Hatches • A Unova Unveiling • Safari Zone Montreal • Hokkaido Great Adventure

Fall

World Tourism Day • Safari Zone New Taipei City • Stardust Blast • Pokemon Center London • Lapras in Miyagi • Halloween • A Colossal Discovery • Team GO Rocket Leaders Disruption • Week in Korea Winter • Galarian Weezing Event • Supereffective Week • Friend Fest • Evolution Event • December CD • Holiday

Winter

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

Spring

A Drive to Investigate • Psychic Spectacular • Safari Zone St. Louis • Tricky Pokémon • Spring Event • GO Battle Day: Marill • Safari Zone Liverpool • Incense Day: Type Shuffle • Buddy Up • April CD • Throwback Challenge 2020 (Kanto • Johto • Hoenn • Sinnoh • Champion) • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Snubbull Limited Research • May CD

Summer

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

Fall

Fashion Week • Niantic Birthday Event • Autumn Event (Part 1 • Part 2) • Meowth Limited Research • October CD • The Crown Tundra Event • Halloween • Day of the Dead • Animation Week • Special Weekend • November CD - Electabuzz • Pokémon HOME Event • 12 Days of Friendship • November CD - Magmar • Pokémon GO City Spotlight • Lake Legends Event • Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂ Limited Research

Season of Celebration

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

Season of Celebration

New Year's • Unova Celebration Event • Sinnoh Celebration Event • January CD • Hoenn Celebration Event • Incense Day: Electric and Dragon Type • Johto Celebration Event • Sneasel Limited Research • Team GO Rocket Celebration • February CD • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • Celebrate Carnival • Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto • Kanto Celebration Event

Season of Legends

March CD • Searching for Legends • Incense Day: Psychic and Steel Type • Charge Up • Weather Week • Festival of Colors • Tricky Pokémon • Spring into Spring • April CD • Summer Hat Pikachu Event • Rivals' Week • Sustainability Week • Friendship Day Grass • New Pokémon Snap Celebration • Luminous Legends X • Marill Limited Research • May CD • Luminous Legends Y • Special Weekend May

Season of Discovery

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

Season of Mischief

Hoopa's Arrival • Psychic Spectacular • September CD • Fashion Week • Taiwan Candy Challenge • Secrets of the Jungle Event • October CD • Safari Zone Liverpool • Halloween • Safari Zone Philadelphia • Día de Muertos • Festival of Lights • Safari Zone St. Louis • Pokémon BD & SP Event • November CD • Ed Sheeran Collaboration Event • Mischief Unbound

Season of Heritage

Land of Smiles Challenge • Incense Day: Swinub • Dragonspiral Descent • Special Weekend December • Chansey in Fukushima • Holiday • December CD

Season of Heritage

New Year's • Mountains of Power • January CD • Power Plant • Back to Bulbasaur • Lunar New Year • Valentine's Day • February CD • GO Tour Poké Ball Prep Rally • Pokémon GO Tour: Johto • Pokémon GO Tour: Live • A Tropical Kickoff

Season of Alola

Welcome to Alola • March CD • Festival of Colors • Lush Jungle • April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 • All-Hands Rocket Retreat • Memories of Mudkip • Spring into Spring • April Splash • Sustainability Week • Pokémon Championship Series • April CD • A Mega Moment • Children's Day 2022 • Pokémon Air Adventures • Water Festival • Safari Zone Seville • May CD • Alola to Alola

Season of GO

GO Fest Global • Adventure Week • Pokémon TCG Crossover Event • GO Fest Berlin • June CD • 6th Anniversary • BIG Festival • July CD • GO Fest Seattle • Hisuian Discoveries • GO Fest Sapporo • 2022 Seoul E-Prix • August CD