Today,Pokemon Godeveloper Niantic officially unveiled the upcoming Winter event, which starts December 18th at 1 PM PST with some bonuses lasting all the way through June 28, 2025. Of course, some of the most anticipated features weren’t directly addressed yet, but per the official event image, it certainly seems like fans will be getting their hands onsome new gen 4 Pokemonduring the Winter event 2018.
As part of this event, Ice-types including Jynx, Spheal, Delibird, Sneasel, Swinub, Snorunt, and Snover are set to appear, with thePokemon GOannouncement also promising “certain other Pokemon” being interested in the event. Of course, that was followed up with the confirmed Festive Hat Pikachu reveal, but could also reference some highly desired Pokemon like Mamoswine or Froslass.
This seems plausible since Swinub and Snorunt are getting increased spawns, but it remains to be seen. Other bonuses for this event include:
As many may notice, there’s no mention of Croagunk, Chingling, or the legendary lake trio (Uxie, Azelf, Mesprit) in the notes for the event, but each of those Pokemon appear in the official promo image. While this is nothing solid, it means they could be involved somehow or coming soon. The legendary lake trio would make the most sense as raid bosses or field research breakthrough rewards, while the others could just have typical spawns throughout the event.
All things considered, this is a huge ending to the year, with the month already packed to the brim with events such as the December Community Day, December Special Research Breakthrough, and the plethora offield research quests and rewards.If this event does see the addition of the aforementioned Pokemon such as Croagunk, Mamoswine, or the highly coveted Glaceon, then Niantic may very well end the year on a high note.
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