Pokémon GO XP Celebration Event
With the level cap being increased to level 80 in Pokémon GO, trainers would want to collect massive amounts of XP before the journey beyond level 50 goes live on October 15, 2025. Luckily, you can start doing that right away thanks to the XP Celebration event, which promises huge XP gains and exclusive Timed Research.
Quick event overview
Dates: August 25 (1:00 p.m.) – October 14 (11:59 p.m.) local time
Bonuses: 2x Catch XP from for Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws, +3,000 XP from winnings Raids, +3,000 XP from winning Max Battles
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XP Celebration event runs from Monday, August 25, at 1:00 p.m. to Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time -
2x Catch XP from Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws. -
+3,000 XP from winning Raids. -
+3,000 XP from winning Max Battles.
The level 47 Level-Up Research task requiring you to explore 25km in a week eight times has been changed, and will now require you to only do it twice.
An event-exclusive Timed Research is available to all Trainers who are level 5 and above. Through this Research, you can earn over 7 million XP! Here are the tasks and rewards of the XP Celebration Timed Research:
- Catch 10 Pokémon — 500 XP
- Power up Pokémon 3 times — 500 XP
- Win 1 Raid — 500 XP
- Hatch 1 Egg — 500 XP
- Complete 2 Field Research tasks — 500 XP
- Rewards: 1000 XP
- Make 10 Great Throws — 1000 XP
- Evolve 2 Pokémon — 1000 XP
- Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket members — 1000 XP
- Explore 3km — 1000 XP
- Spin 4 PokéStops or Gyms — 1000 XP
- Rewards: 2000 XP
- Use 15 Berries to help catch Pokémon — 1000 XP
- Transfer 12 Pokémon — 1000 XP
- Win 1 Raid — 1000 XP
- Earn 1 Candy while walking with your Buddy — 1000 XP
- Send 9 Gifts to friends — 1000 XP
- Rewards: 3000 XP
- Make 20 Great Throws — 1500 XP
- Evolve 2 Pokémon — 1500 XP
- Defeat 3 Team GO Rocket members — 1500 XP
- Follow 1 Route — 1500 XP
- Complete 8 Field Research tasks — 1500 XP
- Rewards: 4000 XP
- Catch 50 Pokémon — 2000 XP
- Trade Pokémon 1 time — 2000 XP
- Win 1 Raid — 2000 XP
- Hatch 3 Eggs — 2000 XP
- Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms — 2000 XP
- Rewards: 5000 XP
- Use 30 Berries to help catch Pokémon — 2000 XP
- Power up Pokémon 4 times — 2000 XP
- Defeat 4 Team GO Rocket members — 2000 XP
- Explore 6km — 2000 XP
- Send 18 Gifts to friends — 2000 XP
- Rewards: 5000 XP
For US$9.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), the XP Celebration Ultra Box includes the following:
- 15 Lucky Eggs
- 1 Super Incubator
- 1 Incubator
- 5 Incense
- 2 Lure Modules
Note that this Box is limited to three per player.
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