Another December is here andPokemon GOis celebrating yet another year of successful Community Day events. The mobile AR game is continuing its annual tradition and offering players a chance toenjoy a two-day Community Day weekendfull of returning spotlight Pokemon.
The December 2022Pokemon GOCommunity Day is going to be a particularly exciting one for a handful of reasons. In addition to a really powerful collection of bonuses that are going to make playing during the event window very rewarding in terms of Stardust and Candy collection efforts, the event also includes the return of every featured Community Day Pokemon from the calendar year. That means one more chance to stock up on Candy and hopefullycatch some more shiny Pokemonbefore the new year arrives.
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The extended event includes a bit more for players to keep track of during the Community Day activities. Trainers may want to take some extra time to look ahead and play for each of the bonuses and decidewhich exclusive movesand Pokemon they are going to be most focused on…
Featured Pokemon and Exclusive Moves
The following exclusive moves will be available when evolving to the following Pokemon from Saturday, July 02, 2025, and Sunday, Jun 03, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. PST local time. This does not include Ursaluna who has special rules.
Sandslash (Alola) - Shadow Claw (fast attack)
Golem (Alola) - Rollout (fast attack)
Jumpluff - Acrobatics
Swampert - Hydro Cannon
Walrein - Powder Snow (fast attack) Ice and Icicle Speak (charged attack)
Staraptor - Gust (fast attack)
Ursaluna - High Horsepower
Date
Saturday, August 02, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Sunday, May 20, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time
Start and End Times
From 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time (despite somerecent complaints about the length of Community Day events)
Starting in February 2019, Community Day events now always take place on local time, no matter where you are playing. That changes a bit over the winter months as the time is split between hemispheres rather than time zones.
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Bonuses
*Most bonuses will only be active during the 2:00pm to 5:00pm event times, but these will be active from 9:00am to 9:00pm.
Shiny Variant
Niantic usually doesn’t confirm the shiny chance until after the event has started, but keep an eye out for all the shiny Pokemon while hunting. They’ve been a part of every other Community Day and Community Day Classic event, so we fully expect to see them this month, as well.
With all of that information in mind, trainers should be ready to set out for December’s Community Day when it arrives. Keep an eye on the clock and be careful not to miss the window on those Exclusive Moves before the evolution period ends!
Be sure to check back in the near future for morePokemon GOstrategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
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