Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and Niantic has announced some sweet treats for you this year. On February 8th, 2023, to kick off Pokémon GO’s Valentine’s Day 2023 event and Luvdisc Limited Research Day, Mega Gardevoir will make its Pokémon GO debut and you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Frillish and Shiny Tapu Lele!

Pokémon GO’s Valentine’s Day 2023 event and Luvdisc Limited Research Day!

Trainers,
Are you ready for fun this Valentine’s Day? We have some sweet treats in store for you! Mega Gardevoir will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids, and, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Frillish and Shiny Tapu Lele—if you’re lucky!

Read on for more details!

Valentine’s Day Event

Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Mega Gardevoir Debuts

Mega Gardevoir will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!


: If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Featured attacks

Gardevoir - Evolve Kirlia during the event to get a Gallade or Gardevoir that knows the Charged Attack Synchronoise. Gallade and Gardevoir encountered after raids will also know Synchronoise.
Gallade - Evolve Kirlia during the event to get a Gallade or Gardevoir that knows the Charged Attack Synchronoise. Gallade and Gardevoir encountered after raids will also know Synchronoise.
Synchronoise - Trainer Battles: 80 Power - Gyms and raids: 80 Power

Event Bonuses

: 2× Stardust from opening Gifts.
: Lure Modules activated during the event will last for two hours.

Timed Research: Lovely Wishes

Trainers will be able to access branching Timed Research that grants their wish for a bonus that either awards extra XP for catching Pokémon, awards extra Candy for catching Pokémon, or increases the duration of Daily Adventure Incense.

The path you choose will determine which bonuses and tasks you have for the event! No matter which wish you pick, all Trainers who complete the research will receive items and have the opportunity to encounter Frillish!

A Global Valentine’s Challenge!

Available from Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. PST to Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. PST.

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, a global challenge will take place throughout the event! Work with other Trainers around the world by sending Gifts to your friends. If Trainers send enough Gifts, they’ll unlock a bonus for all Trainers for the remainder of the event!

Global Challenge Bonus: 3× Transfer Candy for the remainder of the event
Global Challenge Bonus: 2× Transfer Candy XL for Trainers level 31 and up for the remainder of the event
Global Challenge Goal: Send 100,000,000 Gifts

Form Change Available

For the duration of the Valentine’s Day event, you’ll be able to change your Natural Form Furfrou to Heart Trim Furfrou!


Follow these steps to change Furfrou’s Trim.

• Furfrou begins in its Natural Form.
• Select Furfrou in your Pokémon storage, and then tap the Change Form button to bring up a menu that lists the available Trims.
• Select your preferred Trim.
• Changing your Furfrou from one Trim to any other Trim will cost 25 Furfrou Candy and 10,000 Stardust.

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Frillish—if you’re lucky!

Flabébé with differently colored flowers will be appearing in the wild depending on where you are in the world:

• Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
• Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
• Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas

Some Trainers might even encounter White Flower Flabébé and Orange Flower Flabébé, no matter what region they’re in.


Nidoran♀ , Nidoran♂ , Skitty , Volbeat , Illumise , Woobat , Frillish , Red Flower Flabébé, Blue Flower Flabébé, Yellow Flower Flabébé, Natural Form Furfrou , Morelull Some Trainers might even encounter the following: Chansey , Audino , Alomomola , White Flower Flabébé, Orange Flower Flabébé

: If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs. Frillish hatched from these Eggs will also have a greater chance of being Shiny than Frillish found in the wild or through Field Research.


Lickitung , Smoochum , Happiny , Frillish F , Frillish M , Alomomola

: If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids.


One-Star Raids: Chansey , Shinx , Natural Form Furfrou , Espurr
Three-Star Raids: Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Lickitung , Miltank , Gallade
Five-Star Raids: Tapu Lele
Mega Raids: Mega Gardevoir

: If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available! The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!


Pikachu , Eevee , Ralts , Luvdisc , Hippopotas , Frillish F , Frillish M , Litleo
Some Trainers might even encounter the following: Chansey , Spinda with a heart pattern , Combee , Audino, Alomomola , Morelull

Avatar items and stickers

The following new avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends! You’ll be able to get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.

Frillish Top
Frillish Glasses

Luvdisc Limited Research Day

Saturday, February 11, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time

Featured Pokémon

Limited Field Research tasks will be available when you spin Photo Discs at PokéStops. Complete them to encounter Luvdisc! You’ll also have an increased chance of encountering Shiny Luvdisc!

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.


Slowpoke , Lickitung , Miltank , Lileep , Feebas , Spritzee , Fomantis
Some Trainers might even encounter the following: Alomomola
: If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/BSearch_5010_1W_3