Pokémon Go’s yearly “Fashion Week” event for 2025 has started, running Jan. 10-19, and bringing back a bunch of costumed Pokémon. This event specifically introduces a costumed Minccino in cute glasses and ribbons.
“Fashion Week” 2025 also includes doubled Stardust from catching Pokémon and doubled chance to get Candy XL for trainers level 31 or higher. Some Pokémon also have an increased shiny chance when you see them. The costumed Kirlia will have an increased chance to be shiny when found in the wild, and Furfrou and the customed Butterfree, Dragonite, and Minccino will have an increased chance to be shiny when found via Field Research and raids.
Below, we list all the perks and bonuses for Pokémon Go’s “Fashion Week” event, including the Collection Challenge, Timed Research, and spawns.
Pokémon Go ‘Fashion Week’ 2025 event paid Timed Research and reward
For $5, you can unlock a paid Timed Research. Is this research worth it? No, it’s only really worth it if you’re shiny hunting Furfrou or if you specifically want the Runway pose cosmetic that unlocks by completing it.
The research is as follows:
Step 1 of 2
- Catch 10 Pokémon (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Catch 20 Pokémon (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Explore 2 km (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Spin 5 PokéStops or gyms (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Take snapshots of 4 different wild Pokémon (Minccino [fashionable] encounter)
Rewards: Runway pose cosmetic, 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP
Step 2 of 2
- Catch 30 Pokémon (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Catch 40 Pokémon (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Explore 4 km (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Spin 10 PokéStops or gyms (Furfrou [natural] encounter)
- Take snapshots of 8 different wild Pokémon (Minccino [fashionable] encounter)
Rewards: Dragonite (fashionable) encounter, 2,500 Stardust, 2,500 XP
Pokémon Go ‘Fashion Week’ 2025 event Collection Challenges
Catch the following Pokémon for rewards:
- Skitty
- Buneary
- Diglett (fashionable)
- Furfrou (natural)
- Bruxish
- Bitzle (fashionable)
- Kirlia (fashionable)
Rewards: Shinx (fashionable) encounter, 5,000 XP
Pokémon Go ‘Fashion Week’ 2025 event Field Research and rewards
Spinning a PokéStop during the event period may yield one of these tasks:
- Explore 1 km (Furfrou [natural]* encounter)
- Explore 2 km (Minccino [fashionable]* encounter)
- Take snapshots of 5 different wild Pokémon (Diglett [fashionable] or Blitzle [fashionable] encounter)
- Win a raid (Minccino [fashionable]* encounter)
- Win 2 raids (Butterfree [fashionable]* or Dragonite [fashionable] encounter*)
- Catch a Furfrou (1,000 XP or 1,000 Stardust)
*There is an “increased chance” of finding this shiny as a reward for Field Research during the event period.
Pokémon Go ‘Fashion Week’ 2025 event boosted spawns
These Pokémon will spawn more frequently during the event period:
- Butterfree (fashionable)
- Diglett (fashionable)
- Skitty
- Kirlia (fashionable)*
- Buneary
- Blitzle (fashionable)
- Furfrou (natural)
- Bruxish
*There is an “increased chance” of finding this shiny in the wild as part of the event.
Pokémon Go ‘Fashion Week’ 2025 event raid targets
The following changes to the raid schedule will take place as part of the event:
*These Pokémon have an “increased chance” of being shiny when raided.
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