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Rolycoly

Winter Holiday Part 2

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The event has now finished.

The second part of the Winter Holiday season runs from 24 to 29 December and brings the Pokémon GO debut of Rolycoly, which evolves into Carkol and then Coalossal. Rolycoly turns up in the wild and in one-star raids, and costumed Pokémon such as Dedenne, Sudowoodo and Charjabug in holiday attire appear in the wild and in raids. Winter Weekend runs over the 27th and 28th during this part.

Event bonuses

  • Catching event-themed Pokémon in the wild may give Fast TMs, Charged TMs, Silver Pinap Berries, Golden Razz Berries and Rare Candy
  • Better chance of shiny Stantler and Dedenne in their holiday outfits
  • Event-themed Field Research tasks rewarding Stardust and encounters with event-themed Pokémon
  • Evolve Rolycoly into Carkol for 25 Candy, and Carkol into Coalossal for 100 Candy

GO Pass

Major Milestones on GO Pass: Winter Holiday 2025 unlock bonuses for the rest of the event.

Tier 1

  • 2× XP from sending Gifts
  • 2× Stardust from opening Gifts (Deluxe)

Tier 2

  • Extra items may come from opening Gifts
  • ½ hatch distance for Eggs placed in an Incubator during the event (Deluxe)

Tier 3

  • 50% more XP for winning raids
  • 2× XP from catching Pokémon (Deluxe)

In the wild

Rolycoly Rolycoly
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 524
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 568

Rolycoly evolves into Carkol for 25 Candy, then into Coalossal for 100 Candy.

Galarian Darumaka Galarian Darumaka ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,236
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,339

Galarian Darumaka evolves into Galarian Darmanitan (Standard Mode) for 50 Candy.

Bergmite Bergmite ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,041
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,128

Bergmite evolves into Avalugg for 50 Candy.

Cetoddle Cetoddle ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,114
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,207

Cetoddle evolves into Cetitan for 50 Candy.

Dedenne (Holiday Attire) Dedenne (Holiday Attire) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,578
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,709

Dedenne currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Stantler (Holiday Bells) Stantler (Holiday Bells) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,855
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 2,010

Stantler currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

In raids

Rolycoly Rolycoly
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 315 349
Weather boosted (level 25) 393 437

Top counters

  1. Mega Lucario Force Palm / Aura Sphere
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
  3. Crowned Sword Zacian Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade
  4. Dusk Mane Necrozma Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike
  5. Mega Blaziken Counter / Aura Sphere
  6. Crowned Shield Zamazenta Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash
Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Sandshrew ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 688 739
Weather boosted (level 25) 860 924

Top counters

  1. Mega Lucario Force Palm / Aura Sphere
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
  3. Mega Blaziken Fire Spin / Aura Sphere
  4. Blacephalon Incinerate / Mind Blown
  5. Mega Delphox Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+
  6. Mega Charizard Y Fire Spin / Blast Burn
Galarian Darumaka Galarian Darumaka ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 768 823
Weather boosted (level 25) 961 1,030

Top counters

  1. Mega Lucario Force Palm / Aura Sphere
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
  3. Crowned Sword Zacian Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade
  4. Dusk Mane Necrozma Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike
  5. Mega Blaziken Fire Spin / Aura Sphere
  6. Crowned Shield Zamazenta Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash
Galarian Mr. Mime Galarian Mr. Mime ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 1,117 1,181
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,396 1,477

Top counters

  1. Crowned Sword Zacian Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade
  2. Dusk Mane Necrozma Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike
  3. Crowned Shield Zamazenta Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash
  4. Blacephalon Incinerate / Mind Blown
  5. Mega Delphox Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+
  6. Mega Chandelure Fire Spin / Ominous Wind+
Sudowoodo (Winter 2025) Sudowoodo (Winter 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 1,162 1,227
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,452 1,534

Top counters

  1. Mega Lucario Force Palm / Aura Sphere
  2. Mega Mewtwo X Counter / Dynamic Punch+
  3. Crowned Sword Zacian Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade
  4. Dusk Mane Necrozma Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike
  5. Mega Blaziken Counter / Aura Sphere
  6. Crowned Shield Zamazenta Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash
Charjabug (Winter 2025) Charjabug (Winter 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 912 970
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,140 1,212

Top counters

  1. Blacephalon Incinerate / Mind Blown
  2. Mega Delphox Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+
  3. Mega Blaziken Fire Spin / Blast Burn
  4. Mega Charizard Y Fire Spin / Blast Burn
  5. Mega Chandelure Fire Spin / Overheat
  6. Mega Diancie Rock Throw / Rock Slide

Hatching from Eggs

Pichu wearing a festive hat ✦ Shiny

Not in the game data yet. Its stats and page will appear here once it is.

Smoochum Smoochum ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Hatched (level 20) 686 738

Smoochum evolves into Jynx for 25 Candy.

Cubchoo (Winter 2020) Cubchoo (Winter 2020) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Hatched (level 20) 563 610

Cubchoo (Winter 2020) evolves into Beartic (Winter 2020) for 50 Candy.

Cryogonal Cryogonal ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Hatched (level 20) 1,524 1,598

Cryogonal currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Snom Snom
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Hatched (level 20) 269 302

Snom evolves into Frosmoth for 400 Candy.

Also running

Palkia
GO Pass: December
2nd Dec 2025
 Scatterbug
Forever Friends Timed Research
15th Dec 2025
 Bulbasaur
Pokémon GO at Techfest 2025
In person
22nd Dec 2025
 Eevee (Holiday Hat)
Winter Weekend
27th Dec 2025

Source: the official announcement on pokemongo.com. Published .