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Simularbre (Winter 2025)

Winter Holiday Part 1

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The event has now finished.

The first part of the winter holidays runs from 18 to 24 December and debuts Sudowoodo and Charjabug in holiday attire, which appear in the wild and in three-star raids. Charjabug in holiday attire can be evolved into a costumed Vikavolt near a Magnetic Lure Module. 7 km Eggs offer a better shot at shiny costumed Pichu and Cubchoo, and the Winter Holiday 2025 GO Pass covers both parts of the event.

Event bonuses

  • Better chance of hatching shiny Pichu wearing a festive hat and shiny Cubchoo wearing a holiday ribbon from 7 km Eggs
  • Evolve Charjabug in holiday attire into Vikavolt in holiday attire for 100 Grubbin Candy while near an active Magnetic Lure Module
  • Event-themed Field Research rewarding Stardust and encounters with event Pokémon

GO Pass

The pass runs from 18 December at 10:00 to 29 December at 20:00 local time, covering both parts of Winter Holiday, and its rewards must be claimed by 29 December at 23:59 local time.

Tier 1

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

Tier 2

  • Opening Gifts may give extra items
  • ½ hatch distance for Eggs placed in an Incubator during the event (Deluxe)

Tier 3

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

Other rewards

  • Encounters with Snom and other event Pokémon, Stardust, XP, Poké Balls and Candy
  • Snom Beanie avatar item (Deluxe)
  • Encounters with more event Pokémon, Premium Battle Passes, Rare Candy XL and Candy XL (Deluxe)

Deluxe

  • GO Pass Deluxe: US$7.99
  • GO Pass Deluxe + 10 Ranks: US$9.99, with enough GO Points to reach Rank 11

Web Store only

  • GO Pass Deluxe or GO Pass Deluxe + 10 Ranks: 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle Pass and 5 Max Potions
  • GO Pass Deluxe + 10 Ranks Ultra Box: 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 10 Max Potions, 2 Premium Battle Passes, 1 Incubator and 1 Super Incubator

In the wild

Simularbre (Winter 2025) Simularbre (Winter 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,841
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,994

Simularbre (Winter 2025) n'a actuellement aucune évolution dans Pokémon GO.

Chrysapile (Winter 2025) Chrysapile (Winter 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 1,455
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 1,576

Chrysapile (Winter 2025) évolue en Lucanon (Winter 2025) pour 100 Bonbons.

Marcacrin Marcacrin ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 635
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 688

Marcacrin évolue en Cochignon pour 25 Bonbons, puis en Mammochon (Pierre Sinnoh) pour 100 Bonbons.

Stalgamin Stalgamin ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 761
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 824

Stalgamin évolue en Momartik (Pierre Sinnoh) ou Oniglali pour 100 Bonbons, et Oniglali évolue temporairement en Méga-Oniglali.

Obalie Obalie ✦ Shiny
Encounter Max CP
Wild (up to level 30) 825
Weather boosted (up to level 35) 893

Obalie évolue en Phogleur pour 25 Bonbons, puis en Kaimorse pour 100 Bonbons.

In raids

Simularbre (Winter 2025) Simularbre (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. Méga-Lucario Forte-Paume / Aurasphère
  2. Méga-Mewtwo X Riposte / Dynamo-Poing +
  3. Zacian (Épée Suprême) Griffe Acier / Gladius Maximus
  4. Necrozma (Crinière du Couchant) Griffe Acier / Choc Météore
  5. Méga-Braségali Riposte / Aurasphère
  6. Zamazenta (Bouclier Suprême) Griffe Acier / Aegis Maxima
Chrysapile (Winter 2025) Chrysapile (Winter 2025) ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 912 970
Weather boosted (level 25) 1,140 1,212

Top counters

  1. Pierroteknik Calcination / Caboche-Kaboum
  2. Méga-Goupelin Danse Flammes / Feu Ensorcelé +
  3. Méga-Braségali Danse Flammes / Rafale Feu
  4. Méga-Dracaufeu Y Danse Flammes / Rafale Feu
  5. Méga-Lugulabre Danse Flammes / Surchauffe
  6. Méga-Diancie Jet-Pierres / Éboulement
Séracrawl de Hisui Séracrawl de Hisui ✦ Shiny
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Caught (level 20) 1,892 1,975
Weather boosted (level 25) 2,365 2,469

Top counters

  1. Méga-Lucario Forte-Paume / Aurasphère
  2. Méga-Mewtwo X Riposte / Dynamo-Poing +
  3. Zacian (Épée Suprême) Griffe Acier / Gladius Maximus
  4. Méga-Braségali Riposte / Aurasphère
  5. Necrozma (Crinière du Couchant) Griffe Acier / Choc Météore
  6. Zamazenta (Bouclier Suprême) Griffe Acier / Aegis Maxima

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.

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

Lippouti évolue en Lippoutou pour 25 Bonbons.

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

Polarhume (Winter 2020) évolue en Polagriffe (Winter 2020) pour 50 Bonbons.

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

Hexagel n'a actuellement aucune évolution dans Pokémon GO.

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

Frissonille évolue en Beldeneige pour 400 Bonbons.

Research encounters

Frissonille Frissonille
Encounter Min CP 100% IV
Research reward (level 15) 202 226

Frissonille évolue en Beldeneige pour 400 Bonbons.

Shop

  • Charjabug Bag (avatar item, stays available after the event)
  • Sudowoodo Holiday Sweater (avatar item, stays available after the event)

Also running

Palkia
GO Pass: December
2nd Dec 2025
 Lépidonille
Forever Friends Timed Research
15th Dec 2025
 Séléroc
Celestial Research Day
20th Dec 2025
 Bulbizarre
Pokémon GO at Techfest 2025
In person
22nd Dec 2025

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