Pokemon GO has officially revealed one of the franchise's most popular starters, Piplup, for the January 2026 edition of its Game Community Day Classics event. The hugely popular mobile monster-catching game has kept fans entertained over the past few months, introducing a slew of new Pokemon and cool variants. Pokemon GO We're gearing up to release a new holiday event later this month with the addition of festive variant Pokemon like Sudowoodo and Charjabug. But Scopely is now looking past the holidays for one of its 2026 Community Day events.
Community Day is one of our most popular recurring events. Pokemon GOTypically offered once a month. Pokemon GOThe three-hour Community Day event puts the spotlight on specific Pokémon and their evolutions, and features special rewards and increased spawn rates for the event's star Pokémon evolution. Community Day is also one of the best times for players to farm shiny variants of certain Pokémon, with the event increasing the shiny speed of key Pokémon along with enhanced spawns. now, Pokemon GOThe latest Community Day Classic event features one of the most popular starter Pokémon in the Sinnoh region.
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January 4, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM local time
Pokemon GO Piplup has confirmed that he will be appearing in the game's first Community Day Classic event in 2026. Piplups will have increased spawn and glow rates during the Community Day Classic event, and special field research missions will also earn you bonuses such as Stardust, Great Balls, and additional Piplup encounters. Players who evolve Piplup to Empoleon during the event will receive the fully evolved Pokémon's special moves, sporting the Hydro Cannon with Charged Attack. The January 2026 Community Day Classic event will take place during the first weekend in January on January 4th from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time.
Piplup's increased spawn rate isn't the only benefit players will get while catching the Penguin starter Pokemon. Players are encouraged to get out and play during the competition. Pokemon GO The event reduced egg hatching distance to 25% of the normal distance. The scent will also be amplified during the event and will last for 3 hours instead of the usual 1 hour. However, boost is not applied. Pokemon GO's daily adventure scent. Lure module durations will also be doubled during Community Day Classic, allowing players to benefit from increased Lure module spawns for an hour.
The upcoming Piplup Community Day Classic will join another Community Day event in January, which will also feature starter Pokémon. Pokemon GOThe January Community Day event will take place just a few weeks later on January 18th, allowing fans to find Grookey in greater numbers in the wild. Generation 8 starter Pokemon will do likewise, with players seeing the opportunity to pick up rare shiny variants of the Grass Pokemon during Community Days in January. Grookey's evolution will also receive a special move for players during the event, evolving into Rillaboom, which features the Pokémon's signature move, Drum Beating.
Pokemon GO's new Community Day event will begin in 2026 after a busy 2025 for mobile gaming. Pokemon GO We recently ran an end-of-year Community Day event on the first weekend of December, including each Pokémon appearing in Community Days throughout 2025. Scopely also added the long-requested “Friends Forever” status in December, allowing fans to reach out and transact with each other remotely from around the world. Pokemon GOThis is the highest friendship level. with Pokemon GO As we continue to implement new Pokémon and highly requested features, players will have a lot to look forward to in 2026.
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