Pokémon Go Community Day list, December 2023 time and date, and all previous Community Day Pokémon and moves
Everything you need to know about the monthly Pokémon Go event.
The Pokémon Go Community Day is a reoccurring, monthly event highlighting a specific Pokémon that encourages players to get out and play together worldwide.
Each event will see increased spawns of the Pokémon for a limited time, and give them an exclusive Community Day move for their final evolution - and several other bonuses you can take advantage of during the event itself.
This page features not only the next Community Day date and time and highlighted Pokémon, but also a Community Day list of all previous events and their respective exclusive moves.
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What is Community Day in Pokémon Go?
Community Day takes place on one weekend day every month and lasts a total of three hours.
As well as increasing spawns of the highlighted Pokémon, there are bonuses during that period of time - such as double XP, Stardust or Lure Modules - as additional incentives to get out there and playing, including the highlighted Pokémon having an increased chance of being shiny, and the ability to reach the highlighted Pokémon's evolution an exclusive move.
It's a great way to get resources and a rare version of the highlighted Pokémon, but it's as the name suggests, is a great way to team up with other players.
You may find other Pokémon Go players will be out and about with you, which might make it easier to co-ordinate completing Raids or doing Trades, so keep that in mind during the period.
Pokémon Go's next Community Day: December Community Day date and time explained
Here's everything you need to know about the December Community Day:
Highlighted Pokémon:
Featured on Saturday 16th December between 2pm to 5pm (local time):
- Slowpoke
- Galarian Slowpoke
- Togetic
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Noibat
Featured on Sunday 17th December between 2pm to 5pm (local time):
- Poliwag
- Wooper
- Paldean Wooper
- Timburr
- Axew
- Froakie
- Grubbin
During the last 10 minutes of every event hour, you might encounter the following:
- Charmander
- Squirtle
- Mareep
- Swinub
- Larvitar
Date: Saturday 16th December and Sunday 17th December
Time: 2pm to 5pm local time
Bonus 1: Double catch XP
Bonus 2: Double catch Stardust
Bonus 3: Double catch candy
Bonus 4: Double chance to receive XL Candy from catching Pokémon for players Level 31 or above
Bonus 5: Hatch distance 1/2 for any egg placed in an Incubator during event hours
Bonus 6: Lure Modules activated during the event will last three hours
Bonus 7: Incense activated during the event will last three hours
Bonus 8: Between 9am to 9pm (local hours), trades will require 50% less Stardust
Bonus 9: Can conduct one additional Special Trade between 9am to 9pm (local time), for a total of two Special Trades per day
Bonus 10: Event-themed stickers earned by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts or purchased from the in-game store
Bonus 11: Event-exclusive field research tasks rewarding with encounters with Pokémon from past Community Days
Bonus 12: Free Timed Research quest rewarding with King's Rocks, Magnetic Lures and encounters with Pokémon spotlighted in the 2022 and 2023 Community Days
Bonus 13: PokéStop Showcases for the Pokémon featured in 2023 Community Days
Bonus 14: The full moon required for evolving Ursaring into Ursaluna will first be avaible from 2pm (local time) on Saturday 16th December to 6am (local time) on Sunday 17th December. It will reappear between 2pm to 9pm (local time) on Sunday 17th December.
Exclusive move for evolutions:
- Charizard - Evolve from Charmeleon to learn Dragon Breath (Dragon-type Fast Attack) and Blast Burn (Fire-type Charged Attack)
- Blastoise - Evolve a Wartortle to learn Hydro Cannon (Water-type Charged Attack)
- Sandslash - Evolve a Sandshrew to learn Night Slash (Dark-type Charged Attack)
- Alolan Sandslash - Evolve an Alolan Sandshrew to learn Shadow Claw (Ghost-type Charged Attack)
- Alolan Golem - Evolve an Alolan Graveler to learn Rollout (Rock-type Fast Attack)
- Poliwrath - Eolve a Poliwhirl to learn Counter (Fighting-type Charged Attack)
- Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro, Slowking and Galarian Slowking - Evolve either a Slowpoke or Galarian Slowpoke to learn Surf (Water-type Charged Attack)
- Ampharos - Evolve a Flaaffy to learn Dragon Pulse (Dragon-type Charged Attack)
- Politoed - Evolve a Poliwhirl using a King's Rock to learn Ice Beam (Ice-type Charged Attack)
- Jumpluff - Evolve a Skiploom to learn Acrobatics (Flying-type Charged Attack)
- Quagsire - Evolve a Wooper to learn Aqua Tail (Water-type Charged Attack)
- Tyranitar - Evolve a Pupitar to learn Smack Down (Rock-type Charged Attack)
- Walrein - Evolve a Sealeo to learn Powder Snow (Ice-type Fast Attack) and Icicle Spear (Ice-type Charged Attack)
- Staraptor - Evolve a Staravia to learn Gust (Flying-type Fast Attack)
- Togekiss - Evolve a Togetic to learn Aura Sphere (Fighting-type Charged Attack)
- Mamoswine - Evolve a Piloswine to learn Anicent Power (Rock-type Charged Attack)
- Gigalith - Evolve a Boldore to learn Meteor Beam (Rock-type Charged Attack)
- Conkeldurr - Evolve a Gurdurr to learn Brutal Swing (Dark-type Charged Attack)
- Chandelure - Evolve a Lampent to learn Poltergeist (Ghost-type Charged Attack)
- Haxorus - Evolve a Fraxure to learn Breaking Swipe (Dragon-type Charged Attack)
- Hydreigon - Evolve a Zwellous to learn Brutal Swing (Dark-type Charged Attack)
- Chesnaught - Evolve a Quilladin to learn Frenzy Plant (Grass-type Charged Attack)
- Delphox - Evolve a Braixen to learn Blast Burn (Fire-type Charged Attack)
- Greninja - Evolve a Frogadier to learn Hydro Cannon (Water-type Charged Attack)
- Noivern - Evolve a Noibat to learn Boomburst (Normal-type Charged Attack)
- Vikavolt - Evolve a Grubbin into Charjagbug, including Charjagbug into Vikavolt, to learn Volt Switch (Electric-type Fast Attack)
- Bewear - Evolve a Stufful to learn Drain Punch (Fighting-type Charged Attack)
- Obstagoon - Evolve a Galarian Linoone to learn Obstruct (Dark-type Charged Attack)
- Ursaluna - Evolve an Ursaring during the full moon (see times listed above) to learn High Horsepower (Ground-type Charged Attack)
- Clodsire - Evolve a Paldean Wooper to learn Megahorn (Bug-type Charged Attack)
Raids: The following Pokémon will all be appearing in one-star raids throughout both of the December Community Days:
- Sandshrew
- Alolan Sandshrew
- Alolan Geodude
- Hoppip
- Teddiusra
- Galarian Zigzagoon
- Spheal
- Starly
- Roggenrola
- Litwick
- Deino
- Stufful
Eggs: Any 2km eggs you collect during event hours of this Community Day (well, weekend) will hatch Pokémon from the following pool:
- Sandshrew
- Alolan Sandshrew
- Alolan Geodude
- Hoppip
- Teddiusra
- Galarian Zigzagoon
- Spheal
- Starly
- Roggenrola
- Litwick
- Deino
- Stufful
How useful is this Community Day?
December's Community Days are easily the best version of this event in 2023. Not only do you have the wide range of Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild, along with appearing in raids and eggs, but you have the wide variety of bonuses. Some will help you gather enough candy for whatever evolutions you wish to conduct, while others, like the double catch XP bonus, are perfect for XP grinding or, in the terms of the reduced hatch distance, give you the chance to clear some of your egg backlog.
Returning to the Pokémon for moment, you'll find that all of the Pokémon who've been featured in both a regular Community Day and the Classic variant in 2023 make an appearance during this event. This is perfect for anyone who missed a past Community Day event, still hasn't completed that evolution lines entries in a Pokédex or need to add that shiny variant to their collection. Just make sure you're playing the game on the right day for the Pokémon you desire!
Community Day exclusive move from both 2023 and past years are also making a return during this event, making it perfect for Go Battle League lovers. Take the time to look over the exclusive move list to see if there are any attacks you wish to add to your arsenal.
Just make sure you're properly prepared for December's Community Day. The featured Pokémon are divided across both days, so knowing when each one is appearing is essential as, if you don't, you may miss the one you're looking for. (Helpfully, we've got these Pokémon and when they're appearing at the bottom of this section.) You'll also want to ensure you've gathered enough Poké Balls and, if you're planning on getting those exclusive moves, have an idea of which Pokémon you wish to evolve.
How to prepare for Pokémon Go Community Day
First of all, the secret allure of Community Day is the introduction of a shiny version of the highlighted Pokémon, which will have a boosted rate during the event. That, combined with the increased spawns, makes it easy to get a a handful of shinies across the six hours.
Remember, unlike high IV Pokémon, shinies don't appear in the same place for everyone like high-IV Pokémon - there's a random chance of each one you encounter could be a shiny. If you're struggling, try 'shiny checking', by tapping a Pokémon, then backing out without catching, then moving on to the next.
Second, there will be bonus Field Research. Community Days also have their own special Field Research tasks based on the specific Pokémon the day is highlighting. The rewards are usually just consumable items - Berries and the like - but it's an additional thing to complete as you play.
Third, every Community Day offers 3-Hour Lures. This is the perfect day to catch as many Pokémon as physically possible, and with the increased spawn rate, increase your chances of finding a shiny.
The best way to take advantage of these bonuses is to find a set of PokéStops that are in quick walking distance or one another. You can then set up a Lure Module in one (or in multiple) and then walk between the PokéStops; taking advantage of the Lure and ensuring that you don't run out of Poké Balls or Berries.
It's also an ideal time to experiment with either a Glacial Lure, Mossy Lure or Magnetic Lure Modules. These special lures attract a specific type of Pokémon depending on your chosen Lure. If you wanted to catch Water or Ice Pokémon, for example, then you would use a Glacial Lure Module. These specialised Lure Modules cost 200 PokéCoins from the in-game shop..
There are also specific bonuses for each Community Day, from reduced hatching distance to increased Stardust and XP. Even without the bonuses, remember Community Day is an opportunity to catch a lot of creatures in a short space of time, useful if you want to get through the backlog of Eggs in your roster, or put on a Lucky Egg or Star Piece to increase your gains from catches.
Remember, if there is a deduced hatch rate, you only get bonus on Eggs you put into incubators during Community Day bonus hours. If you have an egg in an incubator before the event starts, it's hatch distance still stay the same. Also, if you don't hatch it before the event ends, it will stay that reduced distance until it does - so worth cramming one last one in before the event finishes!
Also before the event itself, it may also be worth stockpiling Pinap Berries and Great or Ultra Balls. The Pinaps will increase your Candy gains - useful for evolving and powering up after the event ends - and you can really burn through Poké Balls over the course of the event. If you run out, then spin PokéStops or complete the newly added Field Research that appears.
Finally, make sure you evolve the highlighted Pokémon to its third evolution to get an exclusive move. More of this in the following section...
It's the the Season of Timeless Travels in Pokémon Go, so make sure you complete the Timeless Travels quest! The Winter Holiday event has returned. During it, take the time to try out Routes, Gift Exchange and Party Play while you're hunting down rare Pokémon, fighting in the Go Battle League or competing in PokéStop Showcases.
Pokémon Go Community Day list: All exclusive moves list and how they work
Every featured Pokémon during a Community Day weekend will offer an exclusive move when evolved to its final evolution.
Not only are these exclusive to these weekends, but they are more often than not the best move their third evolution can offer, and can propel them up the meta.
You have two hours after the Community Day ends to evolve the Pokémon to get their move, so don't worry about having to sort through your collection during the six hour window.
If you miss out on evolving the Pokémon once Community Day weekend is over to get the exclusive move, don't panic - you can use an Elite TM, or wait until December, where a special weekend will give you another chance to catch and evolve that previous year's Community Day Pokémon.
Pokémon Go Community Day exclusive moves list:
| Community Day Pokémon | Exclusive Community Day move | Debut | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikachu | Surf | 
| January 2018 |
| Dratini | Draco Meteor | 
| February 2018 |
| Bulbasaur | Frenzy Plant | 
| March 2018 |
| Mareep | Dragon Pulse | 
| April 2018 |
| Charmander | Blast Burn | 
| May 2018 |
| Larvitar | Smack Down | 
| June 2018 |
| Squirtle | Hydro Cannon | 
| July 2018 |
| Eevee | Last Resort | 
| August 2018 |
| Chikorita | Frenzy Plant | 
| September 2018 |
| Beldum | Meteor Mash | 
| October 2018 |
| Cyndaquil | Blast Burn | 
| November 2018 |
| Totodile | Hydro Cannon | 
| January 2019 |
| Swinub | Ancient Power | 
| February 2019 |
| Treeko | Frenzy Plant | 
| March 2019 |
| Bagon | Outrage | 
| April 2019 |
| Torchic | Blast Burn | 
| May 2019 |
| Slakoth | Body Slam | 
| June 2019 |
| Mudkip | Hydro Cannon | 
| July 2019 |
| Ralts | Synchronoise | 
| August 2019 |
| Turtwig | Frenzy Plant | 
| September 2019 |
| Trapinch | Earth Power | 
| October 2019 |
| Chimchar | Blast Burn | 
| November 2019 |
| Piplup | Hydro Cannon | 
| January 2020 |
| Rhyhorn | Rock Wrecker | 
| February 2020 |
| Abra | Counter (Alakazam only) | 
| April 2020 |
| Seedot | Bullet Seed (Shiftry only) | 
| May 2020 |
| Weedle | Drill Run (Beedrill only) | 
| June 2020 |
| Gastly | Shadow Punch (Gengar only) | 
| July 2020 |
| Magikarp | Aqua Tail (Gyarados) | 
| August 2020 |
| Porygon | Tri Attack (Porygon-Z) | 
| September 2020 |
| Charmander | Dragon Beath (Charizard) |
| October 2020 |
| Electabuzz | Flamethrower (Electivire) | 
| November 2020 |
| Magmar | Thunderbolt (Magmortar) | 
| November 2020 |
| Machop | Payback (Machamp) | 
| January 2021 |
| Roselia | Bullet Seed - Fast Attack (Roserade) Weather Ball - Charged Attack (Roserade) | 
| February 2021 |
| Fletchling | Incinerate (Talonflame) | 
| March 2021 |
| Snivy | Frenzy Plant (Serperior) | 
| April 2021 |
| Swablu | Moonblast (Altaria) | 
| May 2021 |
| Gible | Earth Power(Garchomp) | 
| June 2021 |
| Tepig | Blast Burn (Emboar) | 
| July 2021 |
| Eevee | Last Resort (catched or hatched Eevee) Scald (Vaporeon) Zap Cannon (Jolteon) Superpower (Flareon) Shadow Ball(Espeon) Psychic (Umbreon) Bullet Seed (Leafeon) Water Pulse (Glaceon) Psyshock (Sylveon) | 
| August 2021 |
| Oshawott | Hydro Cannon and Razor Shell (Samurott) | 
| September 2021 |
| Duskull | Shadow Ball (Dusknoir) | 
| October 2021 |
| Shinx | Psychic Fangs (Luxray) | 
| November 2021 |
| Spheal | Powder Snow - Fast - and Icicle Spear - Charged (Walrein) | 
| January 2022 |
| Hoppip | Acrobatics - Charged (Jumpluff) | 
| February 2022 |
| Sandshrew | Gen 1 Sandslash - Night Slash (Charged) Alolan Sandslash - Shadow Claw (Fast) | 
| March 2022 |
| Stufful | Drain Punch (Bewear) | 
| April 2022 |
| Alolan Geodude | Rollout (Alolan Golem) | 
| May 2022 |
| Deino | Brutal Swing (Hydreigon) | 
| June 2022 |
| Starly | Gust (Staraptor) | 
| July 2022 |
| Galarian Zigzagoon | Obstruct (Obstagoon) | 
| August 2022 |
| Roggenrola | Meteor Beam (Gigalith) | 
| September 2022 |
| Litwick | Poltergeist (Chandelure) | 
| October 2022 |
| Teddiursa | High Horsepower (Ursaluna) | 
| November 2022 |
| Chespin | Frenzy Plant (Chesnaught) | 
| Janaury 2023 |
| Noibat | Boomburst (Noivern) | 
| February 2023 |
| Slowpoke | Surf (Slowbro, Slowking, Galarian Slowbro and Galarian Slowking) | 
| March 2023 |
| Togetic | Aura Sphere (Togekiss) |
| April 2023 |
| Fennekin | Blast Burn and Mystical Fire (Delphox) |
| May 2023 |
| Axew | Breaking Swipe (Haxourus) |
| June 2023 |
| Poliwag | Counter for Poliwrath (Fast Attack) and Ice Beam (Charged Attack) for Politoed | 
| July 2023 |
| Froakie | Hydro Cannon (Greninja) | 
| August 2023 |
| Grubbin | Volt Switch (Charjabug and Vikavolt) | 
| September 2023 |
| Timburr | Brutal Swing (Conkeldurr) |
| October 2023 |
| Wooper - Johto and Paldean | Aqua Tail (Quagsire) Megahorn (Clodsire) | 
| November 2023 |
Pokémon Go Community Day Classic list: All exclusive moves list
Community Day Classic events in Pokémon Go highlight a past Community Day Pokémon and, just like the regular event, offers you a chance to get a Pokémon with an exclusive attack.
The rules for earning this exclusive move are exactly the same too - you must reach the final evolution for the chosen Pokémon and said evolution must take place during the event or within the first two hours after it ends.
These moves may not always be the best attack for this Pokémon, but, if want it and miss out on the event, you can always use an Elite TM on the final evolution to teach them the move.
| Community Day Pokémon | Exclusive Community Day move | Debut | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulbasaur | Frenzy Plant |
| January 2022 |
| Mudkip | Hydro Cannon |
| April 2022 |
| Dratini | Draco Meteor | 
| November 2022 |
| Larvitar | Smack Down | 
| January 2023 |
| Swinub | Ancient Power (Mamoswine) | 
| April 2023 |
| Squirtle | Hydro Cannon (Blastoise) | 
| July 2023 |
| Charmander | Dragon Breath (Fast Attack, Charizard) Blast Burn (Charged Attack, Charizard) | 
| September 2023 |
| Mareep | Dragon Pulse (Ampharos) | 
| November 2023 |
Hope you enjoy the next Community Day!