Pokémon Go events are a regular occurrence these days, with something new happening pretty much every week. If you're a big fan of the location-based monster collector, then there's very little reason to ever not be playing, whether it's participating in a raid hour, Community Day, Go Fest, or the smaller events that take place in between.
Now, while this is positive, as you've always got something to do to keep you busy, there's a downside to it as well, as it's really difficult to keep on top of everything that's happening to Pokémon Go at any given moment. But that's where we come in. Before we get into the nitty gritty stuff, check out our Pokémon Go codes, Pokédex, and Pokémon Go Eevee Evolution guide.
This guide details each current and upcoming Pokémon Go event. We'll keep it regularly refreshed and remove events from the previous months that are no longer applicable.
Precious Paths research breakthrough
From December 2, 2025, to March 3, 2026, you can encounter Galarian Mr. Mime, Lapras, Snorlax, Honedge, Sinistea, and Dreepy in research breakthrough encounters.
Upcoming Pokémon spotlight hours
Pokémon Go spotlight hours take place every Tuesday from 18:00 to 19:00 local time. Here's each of the Pokémon you can encounter:
- February 3: Whismur is in the spotlight, and you earn twice the catch candy. You may even encounter a shiny!
- February 10: Munna is in the spotlight, and you earn twice the catch XP. You may even encounter a shiny!
- February 17: Horsea is in the spotlight, and you earn twice the transfer candy. You may even encounter a shiny!
- February 24: Totodile is in the spotlight, and you earn twice the catch stardust. You may even encounter a shiny!
February Community Day
February's Community Day took place on February 1, 2026, and featured both Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix.
Precious Paths - season 21
Niantic has now launched season 21 of Pokémon Go, Precious Paths! This season is set to run from December 2, 2025, to March 2, 2026. We recommend you view the official Pokémon Go blog post to find full details for the season.
Lunar New Year
February 17 - February 21
Celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse in Pokémon Go's Lunar New Year event! While this event, of course, features the Fire Horse itself, Ponyta, you'll also have an increased chance of encountering shiny versions of Blitzle, Darumaka, and Gimmighoul.
Go Tour Kalos - Global
February 28 - March 1
Go Tour is such a huge event that it has its own web page, which you can check out here for all the details. However, these are the highlights of the free, two-day event:
- Mega Victreebel and Mega Malamar make their debut in Mega Raids
- Shiny Diancie makes its Pokémon Go debut in Masterwork Research
- You can encounter Pikachu wearing either Calem or Serena's hat, with the chance of it being shiny
- Higher shiny rates for the Kalos starters, Chespin, Froakie, and Fennekin
- Pokémon Go shiny debuts for Hawlucha, Klefki, and Honedge
- You might get special Mega Evolution-themed souvenir backgrounds from successful catches of certain Pokémon
- Use incense to attract Unown K, A, L, O, and S
If you can't get enough of this location-based game, we recommend you also take a look at our Pokémon Go raids guide for more info on the biggest battles.