Pokemon GO year-end event announced for the 2016 holiday season

The 2016 holiday season is upon us and Pokemon GO is celebrating with its first-ever year-end event. Beginning the morning of December 25 and through the afternoon of January 3, PokéStops will award one single-use Incubator each day after your first Photo Disc spin. As you visit PokéStops during this time period, there will be a greater chance of finding Eggs that hatch Togepi, Pichu and several other of the recently-added Pokémon that were originally discovered in the Johto region. Special Pikachu wearing festive hats will also be staying around a bit longer. These limited-edition Pikachu can be found during the time period of this celebration.

In addition, from the afternoon of December 30 through the afternoon of January 8, the first partner Pokémon and their Evolutions, originally discovered in the Kanto region, are more likely to be encountered. This means a greater chance to catch Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise. As a way to increase your chance to encounter one of these Pokémon, developer Niantic has announced that Lure Modules will last for 60 minutes instead of 30 minutes.