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Pokémon GO: December 2025 - Events, Raids, and Spotlight Hours!
This video summarizes the key events of Pokémon GO for December 2025, including featured raids with Kyurem, Reshiram, and Zekrom, mega raids, spotlight hours with special bonuses, seasonal events like Adventure in Paldea, and details on local events and collaborations in Japan and Singapore. Get ready for a month full of opportunities to catch rare and special Pokémon!
1. 🎁 Start of the Valuable Paths Season and December Bonus
- ✅ The Valuable Paths season brings a Masterball.
- ✅ Possibility of getting an Elite TM in December.
- ✅ From December 2nd, one additional special trade each day.
- ✅ Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day.
- ✅ Increased damage from friendship bonus in raids.
- ⚠️ These bonuses will be available until March 3, 2026.
00:00 - 00:56
1. 🎁 Start of the Valuable Paths Season and December Bonus
- ✅ The Valuable Paths season brings a Masterball.
- ✅ Possibility of getting an Elite TM in December.
- ✅ From December 2nd, one additional special trade each day.
- ✅ Increased Stardust for the first catch of the day.
- ✅ Increased damage from friendship bonus in raids.
- ⚠️ These bonuses will be available until March 3, 2026.
00:57 - 02:52
2. 🔥 Five-Star Raids: Kyurem, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Blacephalon
- ✅ The Swords of Justice (Terrakion, Virizion, and Cobalion) will be in raids until December 4th, with raid hour on December 3rd.
- ✅ Kyurem returns from December 4th to 13th, with raid hour on December 10th.
- ✅ Reshiram will be from December 13th to 22nd, with raid hour on December 17th. It is the eighth best Pokémon in the Master League.
- ✅ Zekrom will be from December 22nd to 31st, with raid hour on December 24th. It is one of the best in the Master League.
- ✅ Blacephalon could be available in raids starting December 31st.
02:53 - 03:38
3. ✨ December Mega Raids: Aerodactyl, Medicham, Garchomp, Gyarados, Abomasnow, and Glalie
- ✅ Mega Aerodactyl, Mega Medicham, and Mega Garchomp until December 4th.
- ✅ Mega Gyarados from December 4th to 13th.
- ✅ Mega Abomasnow from December 13th to 22nd.
- ✅ Mega Glalie until December 31st.
- ✅ All Pokémon in mega raids have their shiny version available.
03:39 - 05:15
4. 📅 December Spotlight Hours: Cranios, Shieldon, Mienfoo, Spheal, and Delibird
- ✅ December 2nd: Cranidos, double candy for transferring Pokémon.
- ✅ December 9th: Shieldon, double experience for catching Pokémon.
- ✅ December 16th: Mienfoo, double candy for catching Pokémon.
- ✅ December 23rd: Spheal, double experience for evolving Pokémon.
- ✅ December 30th: Delibird, double Stardust for catching Pokémon (Delibird gives 500 Stardust, so you can earn 1000!).
- ⚠️ Spotlight hours are every Tuesday of each month, from 6 PM to 7 PM (local time).
05:16 - 08:38
5. 🌍 Local Events and Collaborations in Japan and Singapore
- ✅ Snorlax with cowboy hat on routes in Taiwan (information in pinned comment).
- ✅ Fossil event in Tukushima, Japan, until December 31st (Aerodactyl mega energy).
- ✅ Pokémon astronomical observatory in Sagami Jara (Claferry with special background).
- ✅ Pokefuta (manhole covers) in Kushu and Okinawa (Pikachu with special background).
- ✅ Stamp house in Nagasaki (Ampharos with special background).
- ✅ Collaboration with Aeon stores in Japan (Kanto starters with Pikachu visor).
- ✅ Capture the winter magic in Suntec City of Singapore (themed Pokéstops).
08:39 - 10:31
6. 🧭 Valuable Paths Season: Adventure in Paldea, Battle Week, and Community Day
- ✅ Palkia as a reward for the December Go pass.
- ✅ Masterball available for $7.99 in masterwork research.
- ✅ Adventure in Paldea event with the debut of Nakle and evolutions, and the return of Paldean Tauros in raids.
- ✅ Go Battle Week Valuable Paths (December 4-8), with the possibility of using TMs to forget frustration on shadow Pokémon.
- ✅ December Community Day (December 6 and 7) with Legacy moves from Pokémon from previous Community Days.
10:32 - 12:58
7. 🏮 Seoul Lantern Festival, City Safari, and Celestial Research Day
- ✅ "Well Armed" event (December 11-16), possible debut of Clobopus.
- ✅ Seoul Lantern Festival (December 12-17), possibly focused on Magikarp.
- ✅ City Safari in Miami, Buenos Aires, and Sydney (December 13-14), Eevee with special background and Maractus.
- ✅ Max Battle Day (December 14), possible return of Gigantamax Snorlax.
- ✅ Celestial Research Day (December 20), focused on Pokémon related to the cosmos. Possible debut of Minior.
12:59 - 14:08
8. 🎄 Christmas Events, Winter Weekend, and New Year 2026
- ✅ Tech Fest in Mumbai, India (December 22-24), legacy moves of Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise.
- ✅ Christmas event part 1 (December 18-24), possible debut of Sogaleo and Charjabug with winter style.
- ✅ Christmas event part 2 (December 24-29), Pokémon with costumes.
- ✅ Winter weekend (December 27-28), Ice-type Pokémon more frequently. Possible return of Regice.
- ✅ New Year 2026 event (December 31 - January 4, 2026).
- ✅ Shadow Heatran in five-star shadow raids during December.
14:09 - 15:19
9. 💪 Dynamax Pokémon in New Energy Drinks and Max Battle Mondays
- ✅ December will not have qualifiers, focusing on Pokémon available in the new energy drinks and Max Battle Mondays.
- ✅ Dynamax Pokémon: Narumaka (December 1), Krayogonar (December 8-14), Kabuto (December 15), Esfile (December 22-28), Omanite.
- ✅ All Dynamax Pokémon will be with shiny available.