The first month of the year 2021 arrives full of activities, one of the most frenetic January we can remember. They become legendary and others make their debut.
Pokémon GO will face its sixth year in 2021 and, in August, its fifth anniversary. From 2016 to 2021 a lot has happened, but Niantic’s video game on iOS and Android continues in top form (billing record just a few months ago). With this, more activities, events and reasons to continue playing this free to play where, to tell the truth, everyone is welcome.
It’s time to get to know the roadmap for January, complete with raid bosses, Community Day, weekly research achievements, featured Pokémon hours, and other recurring events that won’t miss your appointment in the first month of the season.
January Research Achievements in Pokémon GO
During the month of January 2021, specifically from Friday, January 1, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. to Monday, February 1, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. CET, we will find Chansey in the research achievements. Every time we finish seven days of daily achievements, the reward will be an encounter with this beloved creature from the Kanto region, a whole tank of health that is ideal if we evolve it to Blissey as a defender in gyms.
January 5-Star Raid Bosses: Key Dates
January will be a month marked by the corresponding raid boss rotation in the Legendary Raid section. In the absence of knowing the rest of the contenders, the Legendaries and Singular will have a new debutant member. This is how the dates are highlighted with the main names:
- Ho-Oh: From Friday, January 1, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. CET to Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time. It can be shiny / variocolor.
- Genesect with a PiroROM: from Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. local time.
- Heatran: From Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time. It can be shiny / variocolor.
- Kyogre and Groudon: From Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. local time. They can be shiny / variocolor.
- A surprise Pokémon will appear in raids beginning Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. local time. Name to be confirmed.
- Mega-Charizard Y, Mega-Blastoise, and Mega-Abomasnow will appear in mega raids, and Mega-Charizard Y will be stronger than normal from Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:00 local time.
- On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, a Mega Evolved Pokémon will be shown for the first time in Pokémon GO in Mega Raids.
- Mega-Venusaur and Mega-Houndoom will appear in Mega Raids starting January 19; Mega-Houndoom too, and stronger than normal, from Tuesday, January 26, 2021 to Monday, February 8, 2021.
January Featured Pokémon Hours
During January we will also have a specific time for the featured Pokémon. The time does not change, 18:00 local time, in full snack for many and dinner for others, as in the United Kingdom. Each week the bonus will rotate. This is how things remain.
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021: Lillipup with double Stardust per catch.
- Tuesday, January 12, 2021: Drifloon with double XP per catch.
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021: Shroomish with twice as many Candy per catch.
- Tuesday, January 26, 2021: Phanpy with double the Candy for transferring Pokémon.
Community Day January 2021 in Pokémon GO
Community Day, the first Community Day of 2021, will be on January 16, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the usual time in our hemisphere in local time. The protagonist will be Machop, the beloved Fighting-type Pokémon from the Kanto region, with the particularity that it will learn Vendetta if we evolve it to Machamp before the event ends or up to two hours later, that is, until 7:00 p.m.
Upcoming January Highlights and Events in Pokémon GO
Apart from all that has been said, this Thursday we have known all the details of the New Year Event 2021, which will have several Pokémon in disguise and Slowpoke with 2020 glasses as the protagonist. The event will be available from Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. to Monday, January 4, 2021 at 10:00 p.m. local time.
Finally, the Pokémon GO: Kanto Tour event, which will be the first within the commemorative stamp of the 25th anniversary of Pokémon in 2021 and the fifth anniversary of Pokémon GO, also in 2021, although it is its sixth calendar. All the details here.
For more information related to Pokémon GO, we invite you to consult all the news about the game here; including the Christmas 2020 Event Bonuses and the bundle of 41 totally free objects now available.
References | Pokémon GO Live
