Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025: Start Time, Costumes & Raids

Calling all fashionistas, Pokémon Go Fashion Week is back! Yes, that’s right. The new event is in January 2025, not Fall, bringing joy and stylish Pokémon action right at the start of the year.

We’ve got the details for the key features below, as we cover everything from start and end times to costumes, encounters, rewards, and more. So put your best footwear forward, and prepare to participate in the most stylish Pokémon Go event of the year. There’s no requirement to look great while you do, but it can’t hurt.

Key Takeaways

Fashion Week begins Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10 AM local time.
One confirmed costume is a blue/grey plaid suit comprising pants and a jacket.
The event will feature Field Research Tasks with specific rewards.
A Paid Time Research event will cost $5 to take part in.
Encounters will feature Pokémon in fashionable outfits.

Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025 Release Date & Start Time

Starting on January 10, 2025 at 10 AM Local Time

Good news. There’s no long list of timezones to scan for when Pokémon Go Fashion Week starts for you. The ‘Go’ and end times are the same in all participating regions.

So take note: the event begins on Friday, January 10, 2025, at 10 AM local time. It continues until Sunday, January 19, 2025, at 8 PM local time. Yes, Pokémon Go Fashion Week actually offers nine long days.

Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025 Costumes

New Jacket and Pants for the Avatar

Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025 includes a new suit for your avatar. Source: Pokémon Go

What would Fashion Week be without new apparel? Well, for this event, there’s at least one addition to existing Pokémon Go costumes. A two-piece suit, comprised of blue/grey plaid pants and a matching jacket, is confirmed on the official Pokémon Go website.

It’s a bright look for your avatar, and you can acquire it during the event with PokéCoins in the in-game shop. Don’t worry; the pants and jacket will also be available even when the event ends.

Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025 Events

Paid Time Research Events

As with all Pokémon Go events, Fashion Week will feature specific benefits. There are rewards for Field Research tasks and the event-exclusive Paid Time Research for this event. For the Field Research portion, you can complete themed tasks and claim encounters with event-themed Pokémon, stardust, and XP rewards.

With the event-exclusive Paid Time Research, access costs $5. When participating in the research, the rewards available are 3,500 XP, alongside 3,500 Stardust. Additionally, you can earn an event-themed avatar pose and have event-themed Pokémon encounters. The Pokémons here are Dragonite (wearing a fashionable costume), Minccino (wearing a fashionable costume), and Furfrou.

Gift tickets for the Paid Time Research event can also be purchased. These can be shared with Pokémon Go friends with whom you’ve achieved a ‘Great Friends’ (or higher) friendship level.

Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025 Raids

One-star & Three-star Raids Will Be Available

Three Pokémon receive a new look for Fashion Week 2025. Source: Pokémon Go

Naturally, Pokémon Go raids form a part of Fashion Week, and the following Pokémon are the focus of the event’s raids.

For One-star Raids:

Shinx wearing a fashionable costume
Minccino wearing a fashionable costume
Furfrou

Furfrou and Minccino get another appearance here, also featuring in the event-themed encounters in the Paid Time Research.

For Three-star Raids:

Butterfree wearing a fashionable costume
Dragonite wearing a fashionable costume

All five of these Pokémon have a chance to appear as a Shiny, too, so you never know — you may be in luck!

Pokémon Go Fashion Week 2025 Wild Encounters

Diglett, Skitty, Buneary, Blitzle, Furfrou & Bruxish

With the additional raid and event-themed encounters, is there room for Pokémon Go wild encounters during Fashion Week? Absolutely. Pokémon Go has confirmed the following will appear more in the wild during the event:

Diglett (wearing a fashionable costume)
Skitty
Buneary
Blitzle (wearing a fashionable costume)
Furfrou
Bruxish

Each of these will have a chance of appearing as a Shiny, except for Bruxish. Also, some Trainers may be able to encounter a Kirlia wearing a fashionable costume.

What is Pokémon Go Fashion Week?

Pokémon Go Fashion Week has been an annual event on the Pokémon Go community calendar since 2020, usually in September, October, or November. However, as there was no event in October 2024, it seems that Fashion Week 2025 is making up for it with an appearance in January.

Fashion Week is a themed event featuring new costumes, items, bonuses, event-themed tasks, and themed Field Research or Paid time Research events. These are accompanied by time-limited changes to wild encounters, raids, and increased chances of finding certain Pokémon and their Shiny alternatives.

The Bottom Line

Pokémon Go Fashion Week arrives on January 10, 2025, for a first appearance in January. The normally fall-placed Fashion Week is a smartly put-together event for the Pokémon Go community to enjoy slight changes, novel items, additions, bonuses, and rewards. We’re not sure why any Pokémon Go fan wouldn’t want to participate, especially as January brings some added fun to the start of the year!