Pokémon GO: busy schedule of events for January

The hunt for Pokémon has been disrupted in this year of 2020 despite the release of the in-game bite. Lockdowns and curfews have put a damper on all aspiring trainers. However, Niantic is hoping to move forward in 2021. The development studio has revealed its Pokémon GO event schedule for January. The schedule is packed and will be an opportunity to engage in mythical and legendary raids while participating in various challenges.

It's unclear whether Niantic has decided to take a good revolution into the coming year. But by sharing its calendar ofevents Pokémon GO in advance players will be able to get organized. Hunters, you have no reason to miss the various collection challenges.

All January events Pokémon GO

Get out your diaries and take notes! The pace will be hellish and if you don't want to miss out on the Pokémon GO events, we suggest you set up memos and alarms on your phones.

January Study Phase

For exactly one month, Chansey, the Pokémon nurse, will occupy the Study phase. He will stay there from 1 January to 1 February... Could this be a nod to the nursing staff?

An avalanche of raids

5 legendary and mythical Pokémon will appear in 5-star raids during the month of January.

• Ho-Oh 1 January to 5 January
• Form of Genesect : from 5 January to 12 January. He will come with his Pyro module
• Heatran 12 to 19 January
• Kyogre and Groudon: 19-26 January
• A Pokémon surprise : from 26 January. Who do you think it is?

In addition, there will be Mega Raids with MegaCharizard Y, MegaBlastoise, and MegaAbomasnow. Starting January 19, MegaVenusaur, MegaHoundoom and another mystery Mega Pokémon will join them. Will you be up to all these challenges?

Pokémon features

Every Tuesday in January, a star Pokémon will appear. But he won't come alone and will also bring a little bonus!

• 5 January : Lillipup will come to double the stardust;
• 12 January : Drifloon will be on hand to double the XP;
• 19 January : Shroomish will earn you twice as many sweets;
• 26 January : Phanpy In turn, the candy will be doubled.

More surprises to come

The game has a few more Pokémon GO vents in its bag for January. The different regions of the game (Unova, Sinnoh, Hoenn and Johto) will take turns to take centre stage, increasing the chances of encounters with the Pokémon regions.

There will also be special collection challenges for January. However, like a bird of ill omen, Pokémon GO has warned that these challenges may be changed... Due to upcoming health guidelines.