Pokemon GO December 2025 infographic: Events, raid bosses, Spotlight Hours, and more

The Pokemon GO December 2025 infographic provides a look at what lies ahead for trainers. Our guide will discuss the pocket monsters that will be featured in Spotlight Hours, the 5-star and Mega Raid bosses, and more. December 2025's event list has Journey to Paldea, Well Armed, Winter Holiday, and more.

Read on below to find all the available details regarding everything you can expect in Pokemon GO for December 2025. This is the first month of the Season of Precious Paths.

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Journey to Paldea, Well Armed, Winter Holiday, and more in store for Pokemon GO trainers in December 2025

The official content roadmap for December 2025 is as follows:

Precious Paths (Image via Niantic)

Pokemon GO Events December 2025

• Journey to Paldea - December 2 to 9
• December Community Day - December 6 and 7
• Well Armed - December 11 to 16
• Max Battle Day - December 16
• Winter Holiday Part 1- December 18 to 24
• Research Day - December 20
• Winter Holiday Part 2 - December 24 to 29
• Winter Weekend - December 27 to 28
• New Year's 2026 - December 31 to January 4

Try out our Pokemon Go Evolution Calculator.

Spotlight Hours in Pokemon GO (Starts at 6 pm local time and ends at 7 pm local time)

• Cranidos [shiny encounters available] - December 2 (2x Transfer Candy).
• Shieldon [shiny encounter available] - December 9 (2x Catch XP).
• Mienfoo [shiny encounter available] - December 16 (2x Catch Candy).
• Spheal [shiny encounter available] - December 23 (2x Evolution XP).
• Delibird [shiny encounter available] - December 30 (2x Catch Stardust).

Raid Hours in Pokemon GO (Starts at 6 pm local time and ends at 7 pm local time)

• Cobalion || Terrakion || Virizion [shiny encounter will be available] - December 3.
• Kyurem [shiny encounter will be available] - December 10.
• Reshiram [shiny encounter will be available] - December 17.
• Zekrom [shiny encounter will be available] - December 24.
• Blacephalon [shiny encounter will be available] - December 31.

Five-Star Raids in Pokemon GO (Starts at 10 am local time and ends at 10 am local time)

• Cobalion || Terrakion || Virizion [shiny encounter will be available] - November 25 to December 4.
• Kyurem [shiny encounter will be available] - December 4 to 13.
• Reshiram [shiny encounter will be available] - December 13 to 22.
• Zekrom [shiny encounter will be available] - December 22 to 31.

Mega Raids in Pokemon GO (Starts at 10 am and ends at 10 am local time)

• Mega Aerodactyl || Mega Medicham || Mega Garchomp [shiny encounter will be available] - November 25 to December 4.
• Mega Gyarados [shiny encounter will be available] - December 4 to 13.
• Mega Abomasnow [shiny encounter will be available] - December 13 to 22.
• Mega Glalie [shiny encounter will be available] - December 22 to 31.

Max Battles

• Dynamax Darumaka (shiny encounter available) - December 1 to 7.
• Dynamax Cryogonal (shiny encounter available) - December 8 to 14.
• Dynamax Kabuto (shiny encounter available) - December 15 to 21.
• Dynamax Spheal(shiny encounter available) - December 22 to 28.
• Dynamax Omanyte (shiny encounter available) - December 29 to January 4.

Shadow Raids in Pokemon GO

• Shadow Heatran will appear on weekends from December 2 to January 1.

Pokemon GO PokeStop Showcases in December 2025

• Check out our PokeStop Showcases guide to keep a tab on which pocket monsters are currently featured at PokeStops.

Research Breakthrough encounters

• Galarian Mr. Mime [shiny encounter possible]
• Lapras [shiny encounter possible]
• Snorlax [shiny encounter possible]
• Honedge
• Sinistea [shiny encounter possible]
• Dreepy

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• PokeStop Showcases Schedule
• Buddy evolution Adventure Together guide in Pokemon GO
• Best Fast Attacks in Pokemon GO
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Pokemon Type Calculator