Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea overview: Best tips and tricks, hunt-worthy shinies, and more

The Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea event will take place from 10 am local time on December 2, 2025, until 8 pm local time on December 9, 2025. It marks the debut of Nacli, Naclstack, and Garganacl in the mobile game. Other creatures from the region will also be highlighted as both wild spawns and raid bosses.

This article covers all the features and bonuses from the Journey to Paldea event in Pokemon GO and tells you how to make the most out of it.

Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea features and bonuses

Check out the current Pokemon GO raid bosses that you can encounter in-game

Features

Wild encounters

Constant

Nymble [shiny available]
Pawmi [shiny available]
Smoliv [shiny available]
Nacli

More creatures will be available in the wild during the event. This section will be updated once the event starts.

December 2, 4, 6, and 8

Larvitar [shiny available and boosted]
Drifloon [shiny available]
Skrelp [shiny available]
Stunky [shiny available]
Oranguru [shiny available]

December 3, 5, 7, and 9

Misdreavus [shiny available]
Bagon [shiny available and boosted]
Clauncher [shiny available]
Gulpin [shiny available]
Passimian [shiny available]

Also read: Pokemon GO Dynamax attackers tier list

Raids

Three-star raids

Paldean Tauros (Combat) - Iberian Peninsula
Paldean Tauros (Blaze) - Eastern Hemisphere
Paldean Tauros (Aqua) - Western Hemisphere
Bombirdier [shiny available]
Dondozo [shiny available]

Bonuses

2× XP for winning Raid Battles
2× XP for evolving Pokémon
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Larvitar and Shiny Bagon

Best tips and tricks for Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea

Do the following things to make the most out of the event:

Use Lucky Eggs

Using Lucky Eggs will multiply the amount of XP you receive, which is already boosted when it comes to raiding and evolving Pocket Monsters during this event.