Happy Chinese New Year from Pokémon GO! There are lots of surprises that await every Pokémon GO gamer this Lunar New Year 2023.
During this Chinese New Year celebration, Pokémon like Buneary and Bunnelby will appear more in the wild, as it is the Year of the Rabbit. Furthermore, Trainers can look forward to other event-themed Pokémon showing up in the wild, in raids, and hatching from Eggs.
Also, it looks like the luck of Trainers will improve during the event. Trainers will have more chances of encountering Shiny Darumaka, more opportunities to receive Lucky Pokémon in trades, and more chances to become Lucky Friends.
The following Pokémon will show up more frequently in the wild:
- Ponyta
- Magmar
- Magikarp
- Slugma
- Numel
- Combee
- Buneary
- Fennekin
- Bunnelby
Some Pokémon Trainers might even encounter the following:
- Flareon
- Darumaka
As you have learned earlier, event bonuses await every Pokémon gamer this Lunar New Year. Here are more details about these event bonuses.
- More chances to encounter Shiny Darumaka
- More chances to become Lucky Friends
- One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two per day
- More chances for Lucky Pokémon in trade
- 2× Stardust from opening Gifts
In addition, during the Lunar New Year event, Trainers can choose from various bonuses as a reward for their Timed Research. All Trainers who complete the research will get a Lucky Egg and other items. They will also receive the opportunity to encounter these Pokémon:
- Magikarp
- Azumarill
- Combusken
- Darumaka
- Galarian Darumaka
- Bunnelby
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs:
- Chingling
- Riolu
- Darumaka
- Galarian Darumaka
- Scraggy
If you are lucky, you may even encounter a Shiny one.
Meanwhile, these Pokémon will be appearing in raids. For one-star raids:
- Hisuian Voltorb
- Shinx
- Darumaka
- Galarian Darumaka
For three-star raids:
- Flareon
- Shuckle
- Blaziken
- Druddigon
- Diggersby
For five-star raids:
- Regice
For Mega Raids:
- Mega Lopunny
You may encounter a Shiny one in these raids if you are lucky!
Subsequently, the following Pokémon will be available for gamers to encounter when they complete Field Research tasks:
- Charmander
- Paras
- Cyndaquil
- Torchic
- Chimchar
- Combee
- Buneary
- Tepig
- Darumaka
- Galarian Darumaka
- Fennekin
- Bunnelby
- Litten
Pokémon GO’s 2023 Lunar New Year will happen from Thursday, January 19th, to Monday, January 23rd.
Meanwhile, in other recent Pokémon GO news, the game’s Mega Salamence just debuted in the game last January 11th in Mega Raids with the beginning of the Twinkling Fantasy event. However, it is not easy getting on for your Pokédex.
This elusive and highly coveted third-generation, Dragon-type and Flying-type Pokémon is a fantastic addition to your roster because of its high damage and tough defense. This makes Mega Salamence ideal in dealing with other Dragon-types, such as Zekrom, in raids.
Pokémon GO gamers can catch Salamence with the following CP values:
- 2054 – 2142 CP no weather boost
- 2568 – 2678 CP boosted by Snow weather boost
To evolve your own Mega Salamence, you should first gather sufficient Mega Energy for the initial mega evolution.
