Pokémon GO Trainers interested in strengthening the bonds of friendship with their Pokémon are in for a treat! The Beloved Buddies event, which runs from February 11, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. to February 15, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time, offers Trainers the opportunity to make a new friend in Dhelmise, the Sea Creeper Pokémon, who is making its Pokémon GO debut! There’s plenty of other Pokémon friends to encounter and plenty of incentives to do so with the following event bonuses.

• 2× XP for catching Pokémon

• Lure Modules activated during the event will last for one hour

• Lure Modules will attract different Pokémon during the event, such as Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis

• 500 additional Stardust for catching the following Pokémon: Diglett, Slowpoke, Shellder, Dunsparce, Cutiefly, and Fomantis

Those bonuses will come in handy when catching the following Pokémon, which will appear more frequently in the wild.

• Nidoran♀

• Nidoran♂

• Diglett

• Slowpoke

• Shellder

• Dunsparce

• Remoraid

• Mantine

• Plusle

• Minun

• Volbeat

• Illumise

• Cutiefly

• Fomantis

Pick your favorite Buddy Pokémon to take on the following Raid Bosses.

• One-Star Raids

  • Shellder

  • Dwebble

  • Skrelp

• Three-Star Raids

  • Slowbro

  • Hippowdon

  • Dhelmise

• Five-Star Raids

  • Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)

• Mega Raids

  • Mega Tyranitar

Additionally, Trainers can challenge their skills with event-themed Field Research tasks. Complete these tasks to earn Stardust and encounters with Tandemaus, the Couple Pokémon.

Enjoy striking up new friendships, Trainers!