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The holidays are here, and inPokemon Sleep, they know how to ring in the good tidings. Given the dynamic time of year, this event offers not only a host of bonuses for you while you conduct your research and collect berries and ingredients, but it will introduce two Pokemon lines to the game: Vulpix (Alolan) and Pawmi.
This guide will review the bonuses, these newly added Pokemon, and some Santa-inspired favorites. Not to mention all of the gifts you can get during this week-long event starting on December 23 and ending on December 30. So be sure to log in and sleep soundly.
Double Dream Shard Research Event Overview
Hold onto yourIce-type Pokemonbecause this event is all about them. But the first and most important details are this.The event will span one week, betweenDecember 23 and December 30and it will beexclusive to Greengrass Isle, making it so that Researchers of any rank can easily participate.
There is a heap of bonuses that will be active during this time period. One of which is thatcertain Pokemon have a higher chance of appearingwhile you sleep, not only the new Pokemon, but Ice-type Pokemon too.
Some of the bonuses take place for the entire duration of the event. Those are:
On December 24, there are two bonuses that only apply to that day:
The Dream Gift isonly available for a limited amount of time. In order to claim yours, you will see the gift appearnext to Snorlaxon bothDecember 24 and 25.
And, yes,Christmas Dayhas its own bonus:
If you do not log in or are currently progressing through the tutorial,you will miss out on these daily Dream Gifts.
Then onDecember 29, researchers will once againgain three times the usual amount of Dream Shardsafter completing their sleep.
Next, not to confuse anyone, Researchers will gaintwice the amount of Dream ShardsonDecember 23 and December 26 through December 28. All of this to say: use Ice-type Pokemon and get ready for a boatload of Dream Shards.
Candy Boost
During the course of the event, you will be able to use the helpful Candy Boost option. When you go to level a Pokemon up, you may decide if you’d like todo so normally or use the Candy Boost, whichdoubles the EXP they gain from the candiesyou use.
Be warned thatthis will consume five timesthe usual amount of Dream Shards. Making this event and feature go hand-in-hand.
If you decide you’d rather level up Pokemon normally, you’re able to easilyturn this feature off in the level-upscreen in the upper right-hand corner.
Pokemon Details
As stated earlier on, theAlolan Vulpix and the Pawmi evolutionary linesare joining the roster. Their sleep styles are as follows:
Slumbering
While the holiday event is on, these Pokemoncan all appear in Greengrass Isle. However, once the event is over, you willonly find Pawmi there.
Event-Specific Pokemon Details
In addition to Pawmi and Alolan Vulpix, you can also find aholiday version of Pikachu, which has been featured in the previous Holiday event. But, debuting this year is aholiday version of Eevee, wearing a Santa hat.
Other Pokemon that have a higher chance of appearing (besides the new Pokemon) are:
You will most likely see many morePikachu and Eeveethan all the other Ice-types as they have aneven higher chance of appearing.
Another fun add-in is that there is anincreased chance to find Shiny Pokemon. These increased oddsapply to the entire event, with no specific date assigned.
Special Event Missions
Not only will you have your regularly scheduled weekly missions, there are also special ones withrewards that will help you through the event.
Poke Biscuit (5)
Event Bundles
As per the usual routine, there arethree different Holiday 2024 Bundlesyou canpurchase for diamonds. These range from 250 diamonds up to 3,000 diamonds.
250 diamonds
1,200 diamonds
3,000 diamonds
