January 2025's Community Day Classic: Ralts Returns to Pokémon GO!
Get ready, Pokémon GO trainers! Ralts is the star of January's Community Day Classic, returning on Saturday, January 25th, from 2 pm to 5 pm local time. This is your chance to catch this Gen 3 Psychic-type Pokémon, potentially in its shiny form!
Event Highlights:
- Increased Ralts Spawns: Encounter Ralts more frequently in the wild.
- Synchronoise Gardevoir/Gallade: Evolving Kirlia (Ralts' evolution) during the event (or within five hours afterward) will grant you a Gardevoir or Gallade knowing the powerful Charged Attack, Synchronoise (80 damage).
- Event Bonuses:
- ¼ Hatch Distance for Eggs in Incubators.
- 3-hour Lure Modules.
- 3-hour Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense).
- Take snapshots for a surprise!
Special Event Offers:
This Community Day Classic is packed with extra goodies! Take advantage of:
- Special Research ($2): Includes a Premium Battle Pass, a Rare Candy XL, and three Ralts encounters with seasonal backgrounds.
- Timed Research: Rewards include four Sinnoh Stones and a Ralts encounter.
- Continued Timed Research: Offers additional Ralts encounters with special backgrounds.
- Field Research: Earn Stardust and Great Balls.
- New Showcases & Offers: Check out the new in-game showcases and special offers.
- Ultra Community Day Box ($4.99): Available in the Pokémon GO Web Store.
- PokeCoin Bundles: Two bundles are available, one for 1350 PokeCoins and another for 480 PokeCoins.
Ralts first appeared in Pokémon GO in 2017 with the Hoenn region's debut, and its first Community Day was in August 2019. This Community Day Classic is just one of the exciting January events planned, including the return of Shadow Ho-Oh on Shadow Day and the anticipated Lunar New Year event. Don't miss out!
