Pokemon GO Holiday Event!

[Crossroads Bulletin]

It is the end of the year but plenty to do in Pokemon GO!
It has been a busy year for Pokemon GO trainers and there will be even more to do in December! Especially with the holidays where you will have plenty of things to do with friends and family. That is because Pokemon GO will have a Holiday Event and more to do!
Pokémon GO Holidays 2019

The holidays is all about giving and that is what Pokemon GO is going to do! Especially with so many cold Pokemon coming to the game!
The Pokemon GO Holiday Event will run from*Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 1, 2020.
You will also get new winter attire for your avatar to wear! Perfect to keep you warm as you go catch some Pokemon!
Below are the features and bonuses for the Holiday Event.
Features

• Pokémon in holiday costumes:*Pikachu, Raichu, and Pichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will appear in Pokémon GO for the first time!
• Pokémon appearing in the wild:*Delightful Ice-type Pokémon will be appearing in the wild, such as Sneasel, Delibird, Snorunt, and more! Making its Pokémon GO debut will be Cubchoo, the Chill Pokémon!
• Pokémon appearing in Eggs:*Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Vulpix, Pichu wearing beanies, and Stantler wearing bells will be hatching from 7 km Eggs!
• Pokémon appearing in Raid Battles:*Raichu wearing beanies and Stantler wearing bells will be available to challenge in two-star raids!
• Pokémon attracted by Glacial Lure Modules:*Throw a Glacial Lure Module onto a PokéStop near you, and you’ll have a chance of encountering Cryogonal, the Crystallizing Pokémon, making its Pokémon GO debut!
• Event-exclusive Field Research:*Enjoy event-exclusive Field Research tasks that will reward you with the chance to encounter Pokémon like Pikachu wearing beanies!
• Save Shadow Pokémon!*We have reason to believe that Team GO Rocket has turned more Pokémon, including Delibird, into Shadow Pokémon! There might be other Shadow Pokémon to discover in places high and low, so get out there and save them!
• If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Stantler wearing bells and Shiny Snover!
• Winter-themed avatar items coming to the shop!*You can look forward to a Stantler Sweater and a Stantler Headband as well as a Beanie Hat to match the one some Pikachu are wearing for this event!

Bonuses
Please note that bonuses will be changing during the event based on the date.
From Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone

• Open twice as many Gifts each day:*For the duration of the event, the number of Gifts you can open daily will increase to 40.
• Carry twice as many Gifts:*For the duration of the event, the number of Gifts you can carry in your inventory will increase to 20.
• One guaranteed single-use Incubator per day:*In order to more easily hatch Eggs during the holiday season, Trainers will receive one single-use Incubator at no cost once per day during the event by spinning a Photo Disc on a PokéStop.

From Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, December 25, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone

• 2× Catch Candy
• 2× Transfer Candy

From Thursday, December 26, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Friday, December 27, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone

• 2× Catch Stardust

From Saturday, December 28, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, December 29, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone

• 2× Catch XP

From Monday, December 30, 2019, at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at 11:59 p.m. in your local time zone

• 1/2 Hatch Distance*when Eggs are placed into Incubators during this time period

Warm up with a special winter weekend event!
During the final Saturday in December (and 2019!), you can look forward to a special eight-hour-long winter weekend event.
Special Winter Weekend Event

On Saturday, December 28, 2019, there will be a special eight hour long event. During this event you will be able to catch plenty of Ice Pokemon in the wild, raids and more!
Below are the features from this event.

• Two-hour Glacial Lure Module duration:*Glacial Lure Modules will last two hours for the duration of the event. Pokémon such as Lapras, Delibird, Cubchoo, and more will be drawn to Glacial Lure Modules during this time!
• Glaceon with Last Resort:*Use a Glacial Lure Module to evolve Eevee during the event, and you’ll get a Glaceon that knows the Charged Attack Last Resort.
• Regice returns to raids!*Did you miss out on catching a Regice the last time it was available in raids? This is your chance to catch the Iceberg Pokémon!
• Two additional Raid Passes:*Receive up to two additional Raid Passes during the special event time period when you spin a Photo Disc at a Gym. These Raid Passes will not be available after the event period is over. You cannot hold more than one Raid Pass at once.

Happy holidays to all the trainers in Pokemon GO!
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[Chakramaster]

Wow. They really aren't giving much time for it this year huh? Plus it's starting so late. Not all that great, but let's hope they make it worth it with all the exclusive items.