After announcing an incredibly exciting lineup of events to kick off the Season of Celebration, Niantic is now ready to confirm the dates of Pokemon GO's December Community Day event. As has become tradition, the December Community Day will be an event that spans the full weekend and features various exciting bonuses as players have a chance to catch a list of more than 20 popular Pokemon who have been in the spotlight over the past two years.
Trainers only need to wait one more week, because the December Community Day event is coming early on this month, on December 12 and December 13. There will be increased spawns and special raids throughout the full event, but each day will also have a window where some special bonuses are in place to provide even more motivation to login and celebrate the Pokemon GO community.
Before the event arrives next weekend, players may want to take a closer look at the laundry list of special features and timed bonuses that are coming their way to help prepare for the marathon weekend. Studying the full list of returning exclusive moves is also a good idea, so trainers can determine if their current PvE or PvP rosters need to add any of these special moves to improve considering the current PoGO metagame.
Date + Time
Saturday, December 12, 2020, at 6:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. local time
Weekend Long Features
Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild: Charmander, Weedle, Abra, Gastly, Rhyhorn, Electabuzz, Magmar, Magikarp, Porygon, Seedot, and Piplup.
Pokémon appearing in raids: Totodile, Swinub, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Ralts, Slakoth, Trapinch, Bagon, Turtwig, and Chimchar.
Pokémon hatching from 2 km Eggs: Totodile, Swinub, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Ralts, Slakoth, Trapinch, Bagon, Turtwig, and Chimchar.
Get Pokémon that know exclusive attacks from 2019 and 2020 Community Day events: If you evolve the following Pokémon during the event, their Evolution will know an exclusive attack. Don’t worry, Trainers—exclusive attacks featured in 2018 will be available in the future.
Evolve Charmeleon to get a Charizard that knows Dragon Breath.
Evolve Kakuna to get a Beedrill that knows Drill Run.
Evolve Kadabra to get an Alakazam that knows Counter.
Evolve Haunter to get a Gengar that knows Shadow Punch.
Evolve Rhydon to get a Rhyperior that knows Rock Wrecker.
Evolve Electabuzz to get an Electivire that knows Flamethrower.
Evolve Magmar to get a Magmortar that knows Thunderbolt.
Evolve Magikarp to get a Gyarados that knows Aqua Tail.
Evolve Porygon2 to get a Porygon-Z that knows Tri Attack.
Evolve Croconaw to get a Feraligatr that knows Hydro Cannon.Evolve Piloswine to get a Mamoswine that knows Ancient Power
Evolve Grovyle to get a Sceptile that knows Frenzy Plant.
Evolve Combusken to get a Blaziken that knows Blast Burn.
Evolve Nuzleaf to get a Shiftry that knows Bullet Seed.
Evolve Kirlia to get a Gardevoir or Gallade that knows Synchronoise.
Evolve Vigoroth to get a Slaking that knows Body Slam.
Evolve Marshtomp to get a Swampert that knows Hydro Cannon.
Evolve Vibrava to get a Flygon that knows Earth Power.
Evolve Shelgon to get a Salamence that knows Outrage
Evolve Grotle to get a Torterra that knows Frenzy Plant.
Evolve Monferno to get an Infernape that knows Blast Burn.
Evolve Prinplup to get an Empoleon that knows Hydro Cannon.
There’ll be a special one-time-purchase December Community Day Box available for 1,280 PokéCoins featuring 30 Ultra Balls, five Lucky Eggs, one Elite Fast TM, and one Elite Charged TM.
Event-exclusive Timed Research will be available! By completing Timed Research tasks, you’ll be able to earn an Elite Charged TM and other rewards.
For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access the December Community Day–exclusive Special Research story.
Stay tuned for when tickets for the December Community Day 2020 Special Research story go live! Tickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Please note that this Special Research will not include an in-game medal.
Saturday Bonuses and Spawns
From 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, you can experience the following.
Pokémon appearing even more frequently in the wild and more likely to be Shiny: Weedle, Abra, Gastly, Rhyhorn, Seedot, and Piplup.
Bonuses:
2× Catch Stardust
1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during these hours
Incense activated during the event will last for three hours
Mega Raids: Mega Gengar raids will be happening more frequently.
Sunday Bonuses and Spawns
From 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, you can experience the following.
Pokémon appearing even more frequently in the wild and more likely to be Shiny: Charmander, Electabuzz, Magmar, Magikarp, and Porygon.
Bonuses:
2× Catch Stardust
1/2 Egg Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed into Incubators during these hours
Incense activated during the event will last for three hours
Mega Raids: Mega Charizard X raids will be happening more frequently.
As trainers continue working through these amazing events and enjoying the early days of the GO Beyond update, they may want to keep hunting down the best Unova Pokemon in the game if improving their Battle Raid rosters and completing their Pokedex is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.
Source: Pokemon GO Live