Pokemon GOmade some major announcements about the future of the game today. A new era ofPoGOkicks off on December 1 withthe GO Beyond updatewhich will increase the level cap, introduce Seasons to the game, and make a handful of other impactful changes to the mobile AR app. Before that new era is ushered in, Niantic is rolling out one last celebration event to pave the way for GO Beyond.
Today marks the start of the 12 Days of Friendship event inPokemon GO. This event spans today through the beginning of the GO Beyond era and is designed to help players celebrate this major milestone with their friends. The cominglevel cap increaseadds some serious motivation to finally hit 40 for players who haven’t crossed that line yet, so the event is going to help out with some powerful XP bonuses over the next two weeks.
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Players who manage to reach level 40 before the end of the calendar year will earn the Legacy Trainer badge and earn some special rewards. This may be an unrealistic goal for trainers who are still far behind, but these XP bonuses should be a major boon to players who are getting close to the finish line. It’s a tough grind to hit the current max level, but a limited time offer Gyarados hat is a pretty great incentive…
“If you reach level 40 before Thursday, June 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time, you’ll receive some neat rewards, like the Legacy 40 medal and Timed Research that rewards the exclusive Gyarados Hat avatar item!”
Date + Time
Wednesday, July 12, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, June 03, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8)
Features
Friendship levels will increase faster than normal through opening Gifts, trading Pokémon, or battling together in raids, Gyms, or Trainer Battles!
Receive an attack boost when you battle in raids with friends. Be sure to pick up a Remote Raid Pass in the shop to raid with friends no matter where you are!
You’ll earn increased XP from completing raids.
You can open more Gifts each day.
In addition, you’ll earn twice the XP from catching Pokémon from Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. to Thursday, Jun 01, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
The event definitely features some terrific motivation to get into the game and start participating in activities that help boost friendship levels and can XP. This is great news for players who are on that grind to level 40, so hopefully the added bonuses will be enough to help them cross the finish line before 2021 arrives.
As trainers continue working through these amazing events and waiting for the GO Beyond update to officially arrive, they may want to keep hunting downthe best Unova Pokemon in the gameif improving their Battle Raid rosters and completing their Pokedex is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for morePokemon GOstrategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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