There are a handful of Pokemon GO Holidays bonuses that will be active throughout the full event, but there are some special bonuses that will only be in place during either Part 1 or Part 2 of the PoGO winter extravaganza. That includes some very special spawns and Battle Raid bosses.

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When Part 1 kicks off next Thursday, players are going to be able to find and encounter some holiday-themed Pokemon in the wild. As always, that will of course include a Holiday Hat Pikachu, but that isn’t the only special appearance. The list is pretty tempting this time around and should have some appeal to both collectors and the average PoGO player…

Wild Encounters

Pikachu Holiday Hat

Swinub

Stantler Holiday

Delibird Holiday

Snorunt

Spheal Holiday

Snover

Vanillite

Cubchoo Holiday

Extra Rare Wild Encounters

Sandshrew (Alola)

Cryogonal

One Star Battle Raids

Pikachu Holiday Hat

Sandshrew (Alola)

Swinub

Spheal Holiday

Cubchoo Holiday

Three Star Battle Raids

Cloyster

Stantler Holiday

Delibird Holiday

Glaceon Holiday

Five Star Battle Raids

Kyurem

Mega Raids

Steelix (Mega)

That should be just about everything players need to know to start preparing for the upcoming first half of the Pokemon GO Holidays event. The community should learn lots more details about upcoming activities throughout the early days of the Season of Heritage. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!

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