Pokémon Go December 2023 Community Weekend event guide (2024)

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What Pokémon will be in December Community Day 2023? ›

On December 17, Poliwag, Wooper, Paldean Wooper, Timburr, Axew, Froakie, and Grubbin will appear more frequently in the wild. A handful of Pokémon will appear in the wild on both Saturday and Sunday for the last 10 minutes of each hour, including Charmander, Squirtle, Mareep, Swinub, and Larvitar.

If you miss out on evolving the Pokémon once Community Day weekend is over to get the exclusive move, don't panic - you can use an Elite TM, or wait until December, where a special weekend will give you another chance to catch and evolve that previous year's Community Day Pokémon.

Kyurem will be in five-star raid battles from December 16, 2023 to December 23, 2023.

Wyrdeer Raid Day

Saturday, December 23, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. We're holding a special Raid Day to celebrate Wyrdeer's Pokémon GO debut! Wyrdeer will appear in three-star raids, and if you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

A different set of Pokémon will be featured on each event day—Saturday, December 16, 2023, and Sunday, December 17, 2023—from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. The Pokémon that appear during this time will have the same chance of appearing as a Shiny Pokémon as those that appeared during their original Community Days.

Players will also be able to find a different selection of critters from the typical spawns in 1-Star Raids during the Pokemon GO December Community Day event. Like regular encounters, the mons that players can encounter in 1-Star Raids during this event also have an increased chance of being shiny.

If a Shiny Pokemon is found after completing a Raid, it has a 100% catch rate.

This essentially means that every time players encounter any of the three Pokemon, there is a 1 in 20 chance that the Pokemon will be shiny.

Some are fairly easy: monthly Community Days deliver a featured shiny 'mon at about a 1:24 rate, and Limited Research like the Snubbull event in May have similar odds. Some Special Research quest lines feature a guaranteed shiny, like the shiny Eevee in the Jump-Start research line.

Shadow Mewtwo will return to Pokémon GO in Shadow Raids. Shadow Mewtwo will appear in five-star Shadow Raids from Saturday, March 30, 2024, to Sunday, March 31, 2024, local time. Shadow Raikou will not appear during the event. *If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Will Tornadus return to Pokemon Go in 2024? ›

Tornadus (Therian) will be in five-star raid battles from January 10, 2024 to January 17, 2024. Tornadius (Therian Forme) caught during this time will know Bleakwind Storm.

The difference between shiny and non-shiny Slowpoke can be easy to see when put side-by-side to its regular version, but it's hard to see otherwise. Make sure you look out for those sparkles and the shiny indicator above the Pokémon's name when you're shiny hunting for this light pink friend.

Wyrdeer is a Normal- and Psychic-type Pokemon part of the Pokemon Legends: Arceus Hisui Pokedex. This Pokedex page covers how to get Wyrdeer, Wyrdeer's evolution, Wyrdeer's Pokedex entry, and more in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

Eggs. The following Pokémon will hatch from 2 km Eggs. Eevee wearing a holiday hat and Psyduck wearing holiday attire hatched from Eggs will have a greater chance of being Shiny Pokémon than when found in the wild. If you're lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

December is the first month of Pokémon GO's 13th Season, the Season of Timeless Travels, that runs from December 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to March 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

A Pokémon known for being hard of heart and deft of blade makes a dramatic debut. Stock up on Raid Passes and Potions, because Pokémon GO's Hisuian Samurott Raid Day kicks off December 3, 2023, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time.

In celebration of Pokémon Day, there will be a new Pokémon Presents presentation on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 6:00 a.m. PST.