Niantic has confirmed the complete details for the December 2025 Community Day weekend. The event spans two days and features 16 returning Community Day Pokémon, elevated Shiny odds matching their original debut rates, and an extended evolution window offering access to legacy attacks.
This guide outlines the weekend schedule, featured Pokémon, bonuses, evolution moves, monetization elements, and key logistical notes.
Event Schedule
The Community Day weekend takes place on:
- Saturday, December 6, 2025 — 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
- Sunday, December 7, 2025 — 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
All featured Pokémon maintain their original Community Day Shiny rates.
Saturday Lineup — December 6
The following Pokémon will appear during the Saturday session:
- Karrablast
- Shelmet
- Vanillite
- Sprigatito
- Fuecoco
- Pawmi
This rotation includes both early-year highlights and starter Pokémon, making the day particularly efficient for Shiny hunting and resource farming.
Sunday Lineup — December 7
Sunday features species introduced during later 2025 events:
- Solosis
- Flabébé (regional Red, Blue, Yellow; rare White and Orange available globally)
- Pikipek
- Jangmo-o
- Rookidee
- Quaxly
Flabébé retains its regional color distribution, with globally accessible variants remaining possible.
Hourly Bonus Encounters
During the final ten minutes of each hour on both days, the following Pokémon will appear with increased Shiny potential:
- Machop
- Eevee
- Totodile
- Ralts
These encore spawns tie directly into legacy evolution attacks offered during the evolution window.
Evolution Window and Exclusive Moves
Legacy Community Day attacks become available when evolving eligible Pokémon between:
December 6 at 09:00 → December 7 at 21:00 (local time)
Notable moves include:
- Machamp — Payback
- Feraligatr — Hydro Cannon
- Reuniclus — Charm
- Meowscarada — Frenzy Plant
- Skeledirge — Blast Burn
- Quaquaval — Hydro Cannon
- Vanilluxe — Avalanche
- Escavalier — Razor Shell
This window provides an opportunity to finalize competitive builds across multiple generations.
Event Bonuses
The December wrap-up event provides significant catch and progression bonuses:
- 2× XP for catches
- 2× Stardust for catches
- 2× Candy for catches
- ½ Egg Hatch Distance
- Incense lasting 3 hours
- Lure Modules lasting 1 hour
Trading Bonuses
- Up to three Special Trades per day
- 50% reduction to Stardust trade costs
Adjusted Evolution Requirements
Several species have simplified evolution conditions during the event, including:
- Eevee
- Floette
- Pawmo
These adjustments bypass standard walking or buddy requirements.
Monetization Options
Community Day Special Research — US$4.99
This ticket provides encounters from 2025 Community Day species, along with:
- Elite Fast TM
- Elite Charged TM
- Rocket Radar
Tickets are giftable to Great Friends or higher and are nonrefundable.
Ultra Community Day Box (Web Store)
A US$4.99 bundle containing:
- Premium Battle Pass
- Special Research ticket
Additional Notes
- Item storage capacity has been increased to 11,150 prior to the event.
- No seasonal-themed background will be used for December’s Community Day.
