February 2025: Full Pokémon GO Event Calendar

February 2025 is packed with exciting events for *Pokémon GO* players, including celebrations for the Lunar New Year and a Community Day featuring Karrablast & Shelmet. With the introduction of Dynamax Moltres, here's a detailed look at all the events scheduled for this month.

Lunar New Year Event: January 29 – February 2

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The Lunar New Year 2025 event, running until February 2 at 8:00 PM local time, offers Pokémon GO players a festive way to celebrate the Chinese New Year. As it's the Year of the Snake, the event increases the spawn rates of snake-themed Pokémon such as Ekans. Here's the full list of Pokémon with boosted encounter rates, as confirmed by the Lunar New Year announcement:

• Ekans (Shiny can be found)
• Onix (Shiny can be found)
• Snivy (Shiny can be found)
• Darumaka (Shiny can be found)
• Dunsparce (Shiny can be found)
• Gyarados (Shiny can be found)
• Dratini (Shiny can be found)

Additionally, the event introduces bonuses like an increased chance of obtaining Lucky Pokémon in trades and becoming Lucky Friends with other Trainers. Players can also unlock daily Field Research tasks for free PokéCoins. The 2KM Egg pool during the event will feature the following Pokémon:

• Makuhita (Shiny can be hatched)
• Nosepass (Shiny can be hatched)
• Meditite (Shiny can be hatched)
• Duskull (Shiny can be hatched)
• Skorupi (Shiny can be hatched)

Legendary Flight Dynamax Moltres Event: February 3 – 9

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The next major event in February is the debut of Dynamax Moltres during the final week of the ongoing Legendary Flight event. From 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM on February 3, Dynamax Moltres will be available as a Max Monday boss at all Power Spots. After this initial hour, it will remain available until February 9, though at fewer locations due to the presence of Squirtle, Krabby, and Sobble as Max Battle bosses until February 10. Players may need to explore a bit to find Moltres, but there's ample time to locate this legendary firebird.

Karrablast & Shelmet Community Day: February 9

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On Sunday, February 9, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time, Pokémon GO will host a dual Community Day for Karrablast & Shelmet. This event allows players to farm Candies through increased encounters and offers evolution bonuses along with better chances of finding Shiny Pokémon. Evolving Karrablast or Shelmet by February 16, 2025, at 10:00 PM will grant players an Escavalier with the Charged Attack Razor Shell or an Accelgor with Energy Ball, respectively. Additional event bonuses are available, and for an easier grind, players can purchase premium Timed Research for US$2.00 or its local equivalent.

Beloved Buddies: February 11 – 15

A mysterious event, Beloved Buddies, is set to start on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 10:00 AM and run until Saturday, February 15 at 8:00 PM local time. Details are yet to be revealed, but we'll update this guide as soon as more information becomes available.

Raid Day: February 15

The boss for the February Raid Day remains unannounced but will be featured on Saturday, February 15, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time. We will update the details once the February Raid schedule is announced.

Scattered to the Winds: February 18 – 20

Another upcoming event, Scattered to the Winds, will run from Tuesday, February 18, at 10:00 AM until Thursday, February 20 at 8:00 PM local time. Like Beloved Buddies and the Raid Day, details are forthcoming, and we'll share them as soon as they're available.

Road to Unova: February 18 – March 1

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The Road to Unova event, leading up to the Pokémon GO Tour Unova: Global event in March, starts on Monday, February 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM and ends on Saturday, March 1. This week-long event marks the debut of Shiny Meloetta, features a variety of Raids with Gen-5 Legendaries, boosts spawn rates of Unovan starter Pokémon, and offers premium Timed Research & bonuses.

For those looking to enhance their Pokédex further during February's events, learn how to evolve Magneton into Magnezone in Pokémon GO. Competitive players should also explore the best Eevee evolution for use in the game.

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