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Community Days and Events[edit]
Throughout the year, various community days and events are held where certain Pokémon are available at increased rates. Shiny variants of Pokémon also appear more frequently during these events. They largely center around global holidays, though some are simply just for rare encounters. Furthermore, players are often rewarded with increased candies, egg hatching rates, experience, items, and stardust. As of January 27, 2019, 14 community days have taken place or been scheduled and 56 events have taken place.
| Type | Title | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Halloween | October 26 – November 1, 2016 | A celebration of Halloween with increased spawn rates for "spooky" Pokémon such as Gastly, Zubat, and Drowzee. Players also received double candy for actions that rewarded candy. |
| Event | Daily Bonus Celebration | November 7 – 11, 2016 | A short event centered around the addition of the Daily Bonus mechanic. Wild Pokémon encounter rates increased significantly and players received more items than normal for spinning PokéStops |
| Event | Lapras Event | November 11 – 22, 2016 | A Japan-exclusive event with increased spawn rates for Lapras in the coastal prefectures of Fukushima, Iwate, and Miyagi. |
| Event | Thanksgiving | November 23 – 30, 2016 | A celebration of Thanksgiving that rewarded players with double experience points. |
| Event | Holiday | December 25 – January 3, 2017 | A celebration of December holidays, including but not limited to Christmas and Hanukkah. Spawn rates for the Kanto starters and their evolutions increased and PokéStops had a higher chance of dropping eggs with Johto starters. An event-exclusive Pikachu wearing a Santa hat spawned during this time. Special holiday boxes were also released in the shop which provided players with items not obtainable through normal gameplay at a discount price. |
| Event | Valentine's Day | February 8 – 15, 2017 |