Love is in the air during Pokémon GO’s Valentine’s Day event! Enjoy event bonuses, including 2× XP for catching Pokémon and more! The event takes place February 10th, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to February 15th, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Love is in the air during Pokémon GO’s Valentine’s Day event! Valentine’s Day 2026

Tuesday, February 10, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Event Bonuses

• 2× XP for catching Pokémon.
• 2× Stardust from opening Gifts.
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Nidoran♀ and Shiny Nidoran♂.
• Increased chance to hatch Shiny Nidoran♀, Shiny Nidoran♂, and Shiny Cherubi.

Give your Furfrou a fresh trim! For the duration of the event, you’ll be able to change your Natural Form Furfrou to Heart Trim Furfrou!

Follow these steps to change Furfrou’s trim.

• Find Furfrou in your Pokémon Storage, tap it to check its summary, 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.

Global Challenge

A Global Challenge will take place during the Valentine’s Day event. Send Gifts to unlock the bonuses below for all Trainers to enjoy for the remainder of the event!

• Free Timed Research awarding encounters with Spinda with a heart pattern.
• Successfully catching a Pokémon with a Curveball Throw will award 750 XP.
• Gifts may include Rare Candy.

Wild Encounters

May encounter event-themed Pokémon in the wild, including Nidoran♀*, Nidoran♂*, Furfrou* and more! You might even encounter Audino*!

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

Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs.

Nidoran♀
Nidoran♂
Cleffa
Igglybuff
Cherubi
Happiny

: If you’re lucky, you may hatch a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.

Three-Star Raids
Gardevoir
Gallade

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

Featured Attack

Evolve Kirlia (Ralts’s Evolution) during the event to get a Gardevoir or Gallade that knows the Charged Attack Synchronoise. Gardevoir and Gallade encountered after three-star raids will know the Charged Attack Synchronoise.

Field Research Task Rewards

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available. Complete Field Research tasks to earn encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

Source: https://pokemongo.com/news/valentines-day-2026