Pokemon GO Announces 2023 Community Day Catch-Up Event

Highlights

• Pokemon GO is hosting a catch-up event on December 16 and 17, allowing players to catch up on past Community Day Pokemon.
• The event will feature six and seven different featured Pokemon each day, with opportunities to find special Pokemon in the last ten minutes of each hour.
• Players participating in the event will enjoy various bonuses, including double Catch XP, reduced Hatch Distance, and increased Candy XL chances.

Pokemon GO has announced a brand-new limited time event set to run during the weekend of December 16 and 17, allowing players to catch up on past Community Days. The monthly Community Day events have become a staple of the schedule for the massively popular mobile game, featuring increased spawns of specific Pokemon. The events also feature an increased rate for finding Shiny Pokemon, as well as special bonuses when powering up the featured creatures. Now, Niantic is giving players a chance to catch up on this year’s Community Day Pokemon.

Pokemon GO has featured a plethora of popular Pokemon throughout its Community Day events in 2023. Past events have featured a mix of old and new Pokemon, with all three of the Kalos region’s starter Pokemon featured among plenty of other fan-favorite creatures. The events have also included several regional variants as a part of the fun, with Paldean Wooper and Galarian Slowpoke featuring during their respective Pokemon’s Community Days. Now, all of these and more will be featured in a catch-up event for Pokemon GO coming next month.

Pokemon GO officially revealed its new catch-up event on Tuesday, showcasing all the creatures coming with the Community Day event and confirming its dates. The event will run on the weekend of December 16 and 17, with each day featuring six and seven different Pokemon, respectively. Players participating in the event will also have a chance to find Shiny variants for several special Pokemon during the last ten minutes of each hour including Charmander, Mareep, and Larvitar among others. The events will come with the typical Community Day bonuses as well, including bonus Catch XP, halved Hatch Distance, and more.

December 17, 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. local time

• Slowpoke
• Galarian Slowpoke
• Togetic
• Chespin
• Fennekin
• Noibat

December 18, 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. local time

• Poliwag
• Wooper
• Paldean Wooper
• Timburr
• Axew
• Froakie
• Grubbin

Bonus Featured Pokemon in the last Ten Minutes of each hour

• Charmander
• Squirtle
• Mareep
• Swinub
• Larvitar

Bonuses

• 2x Catch XP
• 2x Catch Stardust
• 1/2 Hatch Distance
• 2x Catch Candy
• 2x Candy XL chance
• 3 hr Lure Modules
• 3 hr Incense
• +1 Special Trade
• 50% Trade Stardust cost

The new catch-up event for Pokemon GO comes as Niantic has begun to roll out its next plans for the beloved mobile game. Niantic officially announced Pokemon GO‘s “Timeless Travels” season earlier this week, set to begin on December 1. The new season will introduce several Hisuian forms into Pokemon GO with Hisuian Decidueye, Typhlosion, and Samurott coming to the game among others. “Timeless Travels” will also include special area-specific spawns, including Ampharos spawning more frequently in cities and Smoliv appearing in forests.

With a special event allowing players to catch up on 2023’s Community Days, Niantic is already preparing for the future of the game’s monthly events. Pokemon GO recently revealed its Community Day schedule for Season 13, with two dates coming in January alongside another Community Day on February 4. Rumors have already begun to swirl about January’s first Community Day, suggesting Vanillite may be the first Community Day Pokemon of 2024. With multiple Community Days on the horizon, Pokemon GO fans should have plenty of chances to pick up their favorite creatures.