Summary

  • Pokemon GO Season 17 will feature Community Day events from December 2024 to February 2025.
  • Niantic will host various limited-time events during Season 17.
  • Community Day events will offer increased shiny encounter rates, event bonuses like XP gains, and Rare Candy drops.

Pokemon GO developer Niantic has revealed all the Community Day dates for Season 17, which is expected to begin on December 3 this year. Like previous seasons, Pokemon GO Season 17 will have multiple Community Day events and special limited-time events that are based around that season's theme.

Pokemon GO Season 16, titled Max Out, is themed after Dynamax Pokemon from Pokemon Sword and Shield. The latest season of Pokemon GO introduced Max Battles, which sees 40 Pokemon Trainers team up in groups of four to fight Gigantamax Pokemon. Along with Max Battles, players may participate in Pokemon GO's monthly Community Day events to acquire new Pokemon, and those lucky enough may encounter shiny Pokemon in the wild.

After Season 17 begins, the first Pokemon GO Community Day event of the season will be held from December 21 to 22, according to Niantic. If the yearly tradition continues, the last Community Day event of the year will feature an ensemble of Pokemon from previous Community Day events, allowing players to catch Pokemon they may have missed out on. The first Community Day event of 2025 will be held on January 5, followed by the first Community Day Classic event of the year on January 25. The season's final Community Day event will be held on February 9, 2025. It's worth noting that none of the featured Pokemon for these Community Day events have been revealed yet, as Niantic is preparing more information about the December 2024 Community Day event.

Pokemon GO Season 17 Community Day Event Dates

  • Saturday and Sunday, December 21 to 22, 2024
  • Sunday, January 5, 2025
  • Saturday, January 25, 2025 (Community Day Classic)
  • Sunday, February 9, 2025
  • More events will be held from December 2024 through February 2025:
    • Saturday, December 7, 2024 (Research Day)
    • Sunday, December 8, 2024 (Max Battle Day)
    • Saturday, December 14, 2024 (Raid Day)
    • Sunday, December 29, 2024 (Hatch Day)
    • Saturday, January 11, 2025 (Raid Day)
    • Sunday, January 19, 2025 (Shadow Raid Day)
    • Saturday, February 1, 2025 (Max Battle Day)
    • Saturday, February 15, 2025 (Raid Day)

Alongside the dates for the upcoming Community Day events, Niantic revealed event dates for the remainder of Pokemon GO Max Out season and other limited-time events for Season 17. Players can expect Research Day and Max Battle Day on December 7 and December 8, respectively. A Raid Day event will be held on December 14, followed by Hatch Day on December 29. More Raid Day events will be held on January 11 and February 15, with Shadow Raid Day and Max Battle Day happening in between those dates, on January 19 and February 1.

During Community Day, players can expect the shiny encounter rate for the featured Pokemon to be higher than usual in wild encounters. In addition, these new Community Day events will have several event bonuses, such as increased XP gains and Rare Candy drops for catching Pokemon, reduced Stardust cost for trading, and the opportunity to catch Smeargle with the Pokemon GO snapshot feature.

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Pokémon GO
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July 6, 2016
Developer(s)
Niantic
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Niantic
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
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WHERE TO PLAY

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Pokémon GO is an immersive open-world multiplayer RPG that enables you to live your own RPG adventure in augmented reality. Find and evolve all Pokémon and battle with other players in AR online in this multiplayer adventure RPG.

COMPLETE YOUR POKÉDEX AND INCREASE YOUR TRAINER LEVEL!
Catch your favourite Pokémon as you explore the open world in augmented reality, trade them with other Trainers, or get the chance to catch a Pokémon after winning a Raid. You can also collect Pokémon by hatching eggs through walking! Evolve your Pokémon in your Pokédex, gain levels to catch more powerful Pokémon and earn adventure rewards during a Raid in multiplayer or online PvP battle.

EXPERIENCE THE ADVENTURE IN MULTIPLAYER AND PvP!
Start your own adventure and challenge other Trainers online in PvP during epic Gym battles or in the GO Battle League. You can also enjoy multiplayer by facing off with other players in PvP battles to win rewards, or team up with other Trainers for a chance to catch Pokémon after a Raid Battle.

CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!
Customise your avatar, join one of the three teams and pick your Buddy Pokémon from your Pokédex to journey by your side in this AR adventure RPG.

SWITCH BETWEEN THE REAL WORLD AND THE VIRTUAL WORLD WITH THE AR+ MODE!
Bring the RPG to the real world and search for Pokémon in locations around you. With the AR+ mode, Pokémon appear right in front of you — Catch it with your PokéBall and add it to your Pokédex.

Catch your favourite Pokémon in AR as you explore the world and battle online with other Trainers in PvP and Raid battles.

Cross-Platform Play
Yes
Cross Save
Yes
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS, Android
Genre(s)
Augmented Reality, RPG
Platforms
ios, andriod