Pokémon Go Christmas Event: How To Get Pikachu, Raichu With Santa Hats

The latest Pokémon update released Monday brought two new features to Pokémon Go — second-generation (Gen 2) Pokémon and a Pikachu wearing a Santa Hat. But, the update appears to be a prelude to the game’s Christmas event, which is expected to have more features for gamers.

Will Pikachu’s evolution, Raichu, also get the Santa Hat? It will. So, how can players get it?

Firstly, you need to capture a Pikachu with a Santa Hat. The Santa Hat Pikachu is a limited-edition Pokémon available only during the 2016 holiday season. To get one, players need to keep exploring areas until they get to the right one. The Santa Hat Pikachu will show up on your “Nearby” tracker if you are in the right area.

If you know of any Pikachu Nest location, you need to get there as soon as possible to increase the potential of capturing one with a Santa Hat. The Santa Hat Pokémon is generally found moving around the nests. Players need to be careful, however, because if they battle the replicating Pokémon Ditto with a Santa Hat Pikachu, it will only transform into a normal Pikachu, not the Santa Hat one.

Once you have got the Santa Hat Pikachu, the next step is to get a Santa Hat Raichu. You can make the Santa Hat Pikachu evolve into Santa Hat Raichu using regular Pikachu candies.

While no Santa Hat Raichu has been reported so far, Reddit user Cuincyboy confirmed on the Silph Road Reddit page Tuesday that the Pokémon can be captured. It should be noted that the Santa Hat is just an accessory and does not endow the Pokémon wearing it with special powers. Still, it is one of the rare Pokémon and capturing it will add variety to your Pokémon collection.

The Santa Hat Pokémon will be available until 1 p.m. EST on Dec. 29.