February is officially underway, and Pokemon Go developer Niantic has outlined a number of events happening in the Pokemon mobile game this month. In addition to February's Community Day and the Kanto Tour event, the studio will be hosting a Lunar New Year celebration, new Pokemon Spotlight Hours, and more over the next few weeks. You can see all the biggest events happening in Pokemon Go in February 2021 below.
January 31 - February 4: RaikouFebruary 4 - 9: SuicuneFebruary 9 - 20: Latios and LatiasFebruary 20 - March 1: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and MewtwoOn top of that, Niantic is featuring different Mega-Evolved Pokemon in Mega Raid Battles throughout the month:
January 19 - February 9: Mega Venusaur, Mega Ampharos, Mega HoundoomFebruary 9 - 20: Mega Pidgeot, Mega Ampharos, and a "surprise Mega-Evolved Pokemon"February 20 - March 1: Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X and Y, and Mega Blastoise GameSpot Newsletters
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Following the Johto Celebration event, Niantic is holding a Team Go Rocket Celebration from February 2-7. During that time, the following Pokemon will be appearing in the wild much more often than usual:
GolbatKoffingAriadosQwilfishSneaselHoundourNuzleafStunkySkorupiVenipedeAdditionally, new Pokemon will be hatching from strange eggs during and after the event, and Team Go Rocket grunts you encounter will have new teams of Shadow Pokemon. Some new monsters will also be available in Shadow form for the first time, including Swinub, Nosepass, Aron, Spheal, Lileep, and Anorith. You'll also receive a new Team Go Rocket gift sticker for defeating one of the team leaders during the event, and there will be new event-exclusive Field Research and Timed Research tasks to complete.
Date | Spotlight Pokemon | Special Bonus |
---|---|---|
February 2 | Ekans | 2x evolution XP |
February 9 | Miltank | 2x catch Stardust |
February 16 | Luvdisc | 2x catch XP |
February 23 | Pikachu | 2x catch Candy |