If you are someone who is excited to expand their roster and farm resources, this event is the perfect opportunity. You can look forward to new wild Pokemon spawns, plenty of bonuses, raids, quests, shinies, and more. With that said, here’s all the information about Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea event.
Pokemon GO Journey to Paldea Event Date and Time
The Journey to Paldea Event in Pokemon GO has been released on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, and will be available for a week. We have listed the start and the end times below.
Start Date and Time: Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 11 AM local time End Date and Time: Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 8 PM local time
Once the event ends, you will no longer be able to take part and obtain the rewards.
Journey to Paldea Event Bonuses
The Journey to the Paldea event has two special bonuses related to XP. You can now get 2× XP for winning Raid Battles and evolving Pokemon. If you are someone who has a lot of Pokemon that you need to evolve, now is the perfect time to do so. Make sure that you are using a Lucky Egg to get a lot of XP. If you don’t have one, you can purchase it using PokeCoins from the in-game shop. The raids also feature some new Pokemon that you might want to check out. Additionally, the shiny rates for Larvitar and Bagon have been significantly increased. This is a perfect chance to hunt down both of the rare Pokemon, and expand your collection.
All Pokemon Spawn in the Journey to Paldea Event
New Pokemon Debuts
Nacli is the new Rock-type Pokemon debuting in Pokemon GO during the Journey to Paldea event. You can now catch Nacli and evolve it into Naclstack using 25 Nacli candies. Naclstack can be further evolved into Garganacl with 100 Nacli candy. Nacli doesn’t have a shiny version in the game. You need a lot of candy as Nacli is a new Pokemon and it has a three-stage evolution. We recommend that you use Pinap berries whenever catching it. If possible, keep a rock-type Mega Evolution active, like Mega Diancie, Mega Tyranitar, or Mega Aerodactyl, to earn extra candy and candy XL when catching. Once you have a lot of Nacli stored, make sure to trade them with a distant friend. That way, you can earn three additional candies per trade.
Other Pokemon Spawns
You can find the following Pokemon spawning in the wild: To ensure fair gameplay among the players, the Pokemon featured on December 2 and 9 will start appearing at 10:00 a.m. local time and end at 8:00 p.m. local time, respectively. This will be done to maintain the rotation of specific Pokemon spawns on alternating days. Additionally, the featured Pokemon for the December Community Day 2025 event will appear on December 6 and 7 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. This means that the Journey to Paldea spawns won’t be active during these dates and times.
Raids
The following Pokemon will appear on the three-star raids during the Journey to Paldea event: All of them are single-stage Pokemon, and cannot be obtained from wild spawns. The only way to obtain them is by participating in Pokemon GO raids.
Field Research Tasks and Rewards
Three new field research tasks are available that players can complete and encounter some rare Pokemon:
Journey to Paldea Collection Challenges
Players can complete two new Journey to Paldea event-exclusive collection challenges and receive XP, Stardust, and encounters with event-themed Pokemon.
Scarlet Collection Challenge
Larvitar* Drifloon* Stunky* Skrelp* Oranguru* Nacli
After catching all the above Pokemon you can get a Larvitar* encounter, 5,000 XP, and 3,000 Stardust.
Violet Collection Challenge
Bagon* Misdreavus* Gulpin* Clauncher* Passimian* Nacli
Catch all the above Pokemon to get a Bagon* encounter, 5,000 XP, and 3,000 Stardust.
Paid Timed Research and Box
A new timed research is available in the shop, which you can buy by paying US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). You can buy the ticket or gift to your friends as well once they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher. Here are the following research tasks and their rewards:
Catch 3 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 3 Pokemon – Bagon* Catch 5 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 5 Pokemon – Bagon* Catch 10 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 10 Pokemon – Bagon* Catch 12 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 12 Pokemon – Bagon* Catch 16 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 16 Pokemon – Bagon* Catch 18 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 18 Pokemon – Bagon* Catch 20 Pokemon – Larvitar* Catch 20 Pokemon – Bagon*
Complete them all to receive a Nacli encounter, 2 Premium Battle Passes, and 3000 Stardust. Additionally, you can also purchase the Journey to Paldea Ultra Ticket Box from the official Pokemon GO Website for US$1.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). It includes both an event ticket and five Ultra Balls. This is a perfect event for players to collect a lot of the new rare Pokemon and expand their collection. Are you excited for the Journey to Paldea event in Pokemon GO? Comment down below! Name Email ID
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