Pokemon Go December 2024 Updates and Events

With December on the way, we enter the final and often chilliest month of the year, but Pokemon Go will bring plenty of reasons to head out for a warming walk, including the shiny debut of Genesect (Chill Drive). Below you’ll find all the content updates and events arriving in Pokemon Go during December 2024.

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Release Date: July 6, 2016

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Max Battles

These Pokemon will appear in Max Battles from December 3 until December 9, 2024:

Machop
Beldum
Wooloo
Falinks

All of these Pokemon have the chance to be Shiny.

Then, these Pokemon will appear in Max Battles from December 9 until December 23, 2024:

Bulbasaur
Charmander
Squirtle
Krabby
Skwovet

All of these Pokemon have the chance to be Shiny.

Finally, these Pokemon will appear in Max Battles from December 23 until January 6, 2024:

Krabby
Cryogonal
Grookey
Scorbunny
Sobble

Krabby and Cryogonal have the chance to be Shiny.

Max Mondays

Max Mondays returns in December, with the following Dynamax Pokemon securing Power Spots for an hour between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time:

December 2: Squirtle
December 9: Krabby
December 16: Charmander
December 23: Cryogonal
December 30: Bulbasaur

All of these Pokemon have a chance to be Shiny.

Raids

Below you can check over the schedule for five-star Raids, Mega Raids, and Shadow Raids in Pokemon Go for December 2024:

Five-Star Raids

December 3 - 12: Genesect (Chill Drive)
December 26 - January 4: Giratina (Altered Forme)

Both of these Pokemon have the chance to be shiny.

Mega Raids

December 3 - 12: Mega Banette
December 12 - 19: Mega Latios
December 19 - 26: Mega Latias
December 26 - January 4: Mega Abomasnow

All of these Pokemon have the chance to be Shiny.

Shadow Raids

Shadow Regice will appear in Shadow Raids across weekends in December, with a chance to be Shiny.

A table listing Max Battle Pokemon available to encounter in Pokemon Go in December. — ©Niantic

Raid Hour events

Another series of Raid Hour events will take place across December in Pokemon Go. The Raids are available between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time on the following dates:

December 4: Genesect (Chill Drive)
December 11: Genesect (Chill Drive)
December 18: Mega Latios
December 25: Mega Latios

All of these Pokemon have a chance to be Shiny.

Spotlight Hours

Spotlight Hours will take place every Tuesday between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. These are the Pokemon featured and bonuses available:

December 3: Sableye / 2x Catch Stardust
December 10: Murkrow / 2x Catch XP
December 17: Slugma / 2x Catch Candy
December 17: Bergmite / 2x Catch Candy
December 24: Delibird / 2x Transfer Candy
December 31: Togetic / 2x Evolution XP

Limited-time events

Finally, here’s the schedule of limited-time events for Pokemon Go in December 2024. Where possible, we’ve linked out to our explainers so that you can learn more.