The holiday season is celebrated in Pokemon GO with the annual Winter Holiday event. The event, which is usually broken up into two parts, features special costumed Pokemon in festive spirit. In the 2025 Winter Holiday event, both new costumed Pokemon are debuting, and prior variants are returning. One such returning Pokemon is the adorable Festive Pichu, which wears a santa hat.
If you’re wondering how to get Festive Pichu in Pokemon GO, as well as if it can be shiny, all of the information you’ll need has been outlined in the guide below.
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How to Get Festive Santa Hat Pichu in Pokemon GO
In Pokemon GO, the Festive Hat Pichu is generally only obtainable via seasonal winter holiday events. For 2025, Festive Hat Pichu has returned for Pokemon GO’s Winter Holiday Part 1 event, and will also feature in the 2025 Winter Holiday Part 2 event. This means that Trainers have a window between December 18, 2025, when Winter Holiday Part 1 begins, and December 29, 2025, when Winter Holiday Part 2 concludes, to acquire the festive Pichu for their collection.
During both the 2025 Winter Holiday Part 1 and Part 2 events, Festive Hat Pichu can be obtained from 7km Eggs. This is the only way that players can obtain the Pokemon at this time (other than trading with other Trainers), so if they’re looking to get Festive Hat Pichu, they will need to be prepared with a healthy supply of Egg Incubators.
Can You Get Shiny Festive Hat Pichu in Pokemon GO?
Yes, Pichu in the Festive Hat costume is available as a shiny in Pokemon GO. However, there is no guarantee that you will be able to obtain a shiny variant of Festive Hat Pichu, as you need to beat the rare shiny odds. On top of this, there is only one method for finding Festive Hat Pichu during the events, so players are limited to farming spawns only through Eggs – one of the slower methods.
However, during the event, there is also a bonus that gives an increased chance for both Festive Hat Pichu and Holiday Cubchoo to hatch as a shiny. This, at the very least, has narrowed those lucky odds down, giving players a better chance at beating them and finding a shiny if they continue to hatch as many 7km Eggs as possible.