At the end of 2019 we reported some of the January event features to come to Niantic's augmented reality mobile game,
Pokémon Go. This included special research rewards with Legacy moves, additional Unova creatures, a brand new hatchathon, and much more. And although we reported that there would be creatures hatching and in the wild wearing party hats - Niantic hadn't disclosed at the time who they were.
We can now confirm all species with confidence that are wearing party hats for the event which lasts until January 16 at 1pm PST. During the event Raticate and Wobboffett will appear in raids wearing the hats while Wurmple and Pichu will hatch in them. It shouldn't even be a question, but of course Pikachu will also be wandering around in its own hat. Also, all of these will have shiny variants available for players to happen upon, increasing the number of variants for each of those creatures even more.
In addition, players will also earn double hatch stardust and hatch candy during the entirety of the event. While searching for the creatures, be sure to try the new buddy adventure feature! Your Pokémon companion can now join you on the map bringing along a bevy of features such as feeding your friend and having them join you when capturing.
Check out the full trailer for the upcoming
Pokémon Go Buddy Adventure feature in below!
Experience Pokémon in the real world with Pokémon Go! You never forget your first Pokémon partner. Share your journey with it again with the new Pokémon GO Buddy Adventure feature!
Pokémon Go is currently available on iOS and Android.