Here’s a quick overview of what to expect for December in Pokémon Go. We have Research Breakthrough Encounters, the traditional weekly Pokecoin bundle, and more.

December Research Breakthrough encounters

Date and time: Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from 21:00 GMT (1:00 p.m. PST) until Saturday, January 1, 2022, at 21:00 GMT (1:00 p.m. PST).

• Deino*

Weekly 1 PokeCoin bundles

As is the tradition at this time, every Monday in December there will be a one-time shopping package that brings Remote Raid Passes and other items to the store for 1 Pokecoin.

Pokemon in raids

Five-Star Raids

Raid rotation starts and ends at all. 10.00 local time on the indicated dates.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021 to Thursday, December 16, 2021:

• Reshiram*
• Zekrom*

Thursday, December 16, 2021, to Friday, December 31, 2021:

• Kyurem*

Mega Raids

Mega Steelix will be making its Mega Raids debut:

Wednesday, December 1, 2021, to Thursday, December 23, 2021:

• Mega Steelix*

Thursday, December 23, 2021, to Friday, January 7, 2022:

• Mega Abomasnow*

Raid Hours

Expect a Raid Hour event to occur from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time every Wednesday in December.

• December 1, December 8, and December 15: Reshiram*
• December 1, December 8, and December 15: Zekrom*
• December 22 and December 29: Kyurem*

Pokemon Spotlight Hours

Clear your schedules for every Tuesday of December from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time.

• December 7: Electabuzz*. Bonus: 2× Transfer Candy
• December 14: Magmar*. Bonus: 2× XP for evolving Pokemon
• December 21: Snover*. Bonus: 2× Catch XP
• December 28: Cubchoo*. Bonus: 2× Catch Candy

*If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one.

December Community Day

The last common day of the year will be Saturday, December 18, 2021 and Sunday, December 19, 2021. More about Pokémon Go’s December Community Day.

Upcoming events

• Legacy Season: A new season has begun on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. 10.00 local time. Heritage season ends on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 10.00 local time.
• Swineb Sunshine Day: Sunday, December 5, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Swineb will be more attracted to sunshine.
• Dragonspiral Descent: An event inspired by the Dragonspiral Tower of the Unova region, scheduled from Tuesday, December 7, 2021 to Sunday, December 12, 2021.
• Pokémon Go Holiday Part 1 and Part 2: The Pokémon Go Holiday Event returns on Thursday, December 16, 2021 and runs through Friday, December 31, 2021.

More information about the upcoming events will be shared at a later date.