Last Pokémon GO Community Day of 2021 Happening December 18

What to expect on the last Community Day of the year.
What to expect on the last Community Day of the year. Niantic

The year is almost over and that means this is the last Community Day for Pokémon GO in 2021. It’s going to feature a lot of Pokémon that appeared in previous events. For example, Pokémon featured in Community Day events within the year will appear more frequently in the wild. Meanwhile, those featured back in 2020 are going to appear in raids and hatching from eggs.

The December Community Day is from December 18 to December 19. Bonuses include:

  • Incense activated during the event lasts for three hours.
  • Lure Modules activated during the event lasts for three hours.
  • 1/2 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in an Incubator during the event.
  • 2× Catch XP.
  • 2× Catch Stardust.

Other Bonuses

In celebration of the last Community Day event of 2021, two extra bonuses are offered from December 17 to December 19, which are:

  • 25% reduced stardust cost for trades
  • 1 extra special trade per day

As part of the preparation for the upcoming event, the maximum amount of the Pokémon storage and Item Bag will be increased starting December 16. However, you need to purchase the expansion at the shop. Here are the details:

  • Pokémon Storage Expansion Cap
    • From: 5,000
    • To: 5,500
  • Item Bag Expansion Cap
    • From: 4,000
    • To: 4,500

Event Day

  • These Pokémon appear more frequently on December 18:
    • Machop
    • Roselia
    • Swablu
    • Gible
    • Snivy
    • Fletchling
  • These Pokémon appear more frequently on December 19:
    • Eevee
    • Duskull
    • Shinx
    • Tepig
    • Oshawott
  • These Pokémon hatch from 2 km Eggs:
    • Charmander
    • Weedle
    • Abra
    • Gastly
    • Rhyhorn
    • Magikarp
    • Porygon
    • Elekid
    • Magby
    • Seedot
    • Piplup
    • Budew
  • These Pokémon are going to appear in raids:
    • Charmander
    • Weedle
    • Abra
    • Gastly
    • Rhyhorn
    • Electabuzz
    • Magmar

There are also these different activities:

  • Community Day Special Research Icon Special Research Story
    • For $1, access the December Community Day–exclusive Special Research story, December Community Day 2021.
  • Timed Research
    • December 18 to December 20.
    • Timed Research is available with tasks focused on all Pokémon featured in Community Day events over the past two years.
  • Field Research Tasks
    • December 17 to December 20.
    • Complete certain Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for these Pokémon:
      • Charizard
      • Beedrill
      • Gengar
      • Gyarados
      • Altaria

Learn more about the upcoming Community Day event here. Pokémon GO is available on Android and iOS.

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