Summary
- The Pokemon GO February 2025 Community Day event begins on February 9 and features Karrablast and Shelmet.
- Catching and evolving Karrablast and Shelmet during the event grants special rewards, including exclusive moves.
- Special Research, Timed Research, and Field Research tasks will offer additional encounters, more XP, and many other rewards.
Pokemon GO developer Niantic revealed its plans for the upcoming February 2025 Community Day event, which features Karrablast and Shelmet. The new Pokemon GO Community Day event will also include several limited-time bonuses, Timed Research, and paid Special Research.
Niantic hosts monthly Pokemon GO Community Day events to give trainers more opportunities to catch new Pokemon and potentially encounter shiny Pokemon. Evolving the featured Pokemon in a limited-time window grants an exclusive move that can prove to be useful in Trainer Battles, Gyms and Raids in Pokemon GO. In addition, there are Community Day events that will help boost trainer and Pokemon progression, such as additional XP gains and Candy drops.
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The Pokemon GO February 2025 Community Day event will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. During the event, Karrablast and Shelmet will appear more frequently in the wild, and the chances of encountering a Shiny Karrablast or Shiny Shelmet will be increased as well. Catching Karrablast or Shelmet and evolving the Pokemon before February 16, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time will reward the player with an Escavalier that knows the Charged Attack Razor Shell or an Accelgor that knows the Charged Attack Energy Ball, respectively. Moreover, multiple event bonuses will be available on February 9 until 10:00 p.m. local time, including triple XP gains and double Candy drops for Catching Pokemon, double Candy XL drops for trainers level 31 and up, and the ability to catch Smeargle with Pokemon GO's snapshot feature.
Pokemon GO: When is Karrablast and Shelmet Community Day?
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- Sunday, February 9, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Players who log in during the February Community Day event will receive Timed Research with tasks that award encounters with Karrablast and Shelmet that have a Dual Destiny–themed Special Background. The tasks also give players more opportunities to potentially catch a Shiny Karrablast and a Shiny Shelmet. These Timed Research tasks and their respective rewards must be completed and claimed before February 16 at 10:00 p.m. local time.
Paid Community Day Special Research will be available for $2 with access to exclusive Special Research tasks. Completing these Special Research tasks grants even more rewards, including additional encounters each with Karrablast and Shelmet, a Premium Battle Pass, and a Rare Candy XL. Players can purchase Special Research gift tickets and give them to friends with a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher, allowing them to also reap the benefits of the new Community Day Special Research. The Pokemon GO in-game shop will also offer two Community Day bundles. For 1,350 PokeCoins, players receive 50 Ultra Balls, five Super Incubators, one Elite Charged TM, and five Lucky Eggs. The second bundle costs 480 PokeCoins and offers 30 Ultra Balls, one Incense, three Super Incubators, and one Lure Module.
Like previous Pokemon GO Community Day events, all players will have access to Community Day-themed Field Research. Players can earn Stardust, Great Balls, and more encounters by completing Field Research tasks, and additional rewards are up for grabs at PokeStop Showcases during the event. Spinning PokéStops and opening Gifts will also award Community Day-themed stickers as an added bonus.
