Pokémon Go Valentine's Day 2022 event: Collection Challenges, field research tasks, event spawns and bonuses explained

Valentine's Day Collection Challenge 1 List in Pokémon Go

The Valentine's Day Collection Challenge 1 tasks you with catching four Pokemon during the current Pokémon Go event.

Remember - you must complete this challenge before Monday, 14th February at 8pm (local time) if you want to earn its rewards.

Here are the Pokémon in the Valentine's Day Collection Challenge 1:

• Luvdisc (In the wild
• Woobat (In the wild)
• Plusle (In the wild)
• Volbeat (In the wild)

Completing this Collection Challenge will reward you with 2000 XP, 2000 Stardust and a Male Frillish encounter.

Valentine's Day Collection Challenge 2 List in Pokémon Go

For the Valentine's Day Collection Challenge 2, you need to catch four different Pokémon before Monday, 14th February at 8pm (local time). If you don't complete this Collection Challenge by this deadline, you won't be able to collect its rewards.

Below you can find the Pokémon in the Valentine's Day Collection Challenge 2:

• Luvdisc (In the wild and field research task - Catch 5 Pokémon)
• Furfrou - Natural Form (In the wild and one-star raids)
• Minum (In the wild)
• Illumise (In the wild)

Completing this Collection Challenge will reward you with 2000 XP, 2000 Stardust and a Female Frillish encounter.

Field research tasks for the Valentine's Day event in Pokémon Go

During the Valentine's Day event in 2022, you can collect a selection of event field research tasks in Pokémon Go by spinning PokéStops. These tasks can be saved in your field research task collection and completed once the event ends.

Yet, since some of the Pokémon encounters you receive are useful for the Collection Challenges listed above, we recommend completing these field research tasks during the event.

Here are the Valentine's Day 2022 event field research tasks:

• Catch 5 Pokémon reward - Luvdisc encounter
• Catch 20 Luvdisc reward - Alomomola encounter
• Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon reward - Ralts encounter
• Make 5 Great Curveball Throws in a row reward - Spinda (Heart Pattern) encounter
• Earn 3 hearts with your buddy reward - Pikachu or Eevee encounter
• Win a raid reward - Male or female Frillish encounter

Thank you to redwineandbeer from reddit for the help with this information.

Valentine's Day 2022 event spawns and bonuses in Pokémon Go

There are three bonuses running throughout the Valentine's Day 2022 event in Pokémon Go, including your buddy Pokémon bringing items to you more often and the duration for Lure Modules doubling.

The best bonus, however, is that you'll receive double catch candy throughout the event. This is incredibly useful if you're trying to evolve any of the Pokémon appearing more frequently during the event or are collecting candy for Gen 2 Pokémon in preparation for Go Tour: Johto.

Aside from the bonuses, the other main attraction for Valentine's Day 2022 is the release of Flabébé and its evolutions - Floette and Florges. These fairy-type Pokémon hail from Gen 6 and you'll have to meet a special requirement if you wish to evolve Floette into Florges.

Flabébé has five different flower colours to collect, some of which are regionally exclusive, and will be appearing more frequently in the wild alongside the following Pokémon:

• Chansey
• Miltank
• Plusle
• Minun
• Volbeat
• Illumise
• Luvdisc
• Woobat
• Audino
• Alomomola
• Furfrou - Natural Form

The Heart Trim for Furfuro is also available for the first time during the Valentine's Day 2022 event and, if you find the correct field research tasks, you'll also have the chance to catch Heart Pattern Spinda.

Both Gardevoir and Gallade have a special bonus during this year's Valentine's Day event too! If you evolve a Kirlia into either of these Pokémon during the event, the resulting Pokémon will learn the Charged Attack Sychronoise.

Gardevoir and Gallade will also be appearing in three-star raids throughout the event, alongside Nidoqueen, Nidoking and Lickitung. Meanwhile, in one-star raids, you'll find Miltank, Roselia, Audino and Natural Form Furfrou. Registeel is currently ruling five-star raids and Mega Houndoom can be fought in Mega Raids.

Finally, there's a Global Valentines Challenge running until Tuesday, 15th February at the following times:

• UK - 8am (GMT)
• Europe - 9am (CEST)
• East Coast US - 3am (EST)
• West Coast US - 12am (PST)

If Pokémon Go players collectively send 70,000,000 Gifts during this time period, everyone will enjoy a triple transfer candy bonus until the deadline above.

The Season of Mythical Wishes has seen Kecleon finally being released in Pokémon Go! The Crackling Voltage event is currently running and it has brought as a new Team Go Rocket quest - Shadowy Skirmishes! The team lineups for Giovanni and the Team Go Rocket Leaders has also changed. Don't forget to partake in the new Go Battle League season. Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

How the Valentine's Day Collection Challenges work in Pokémon Go

The Valentine's Day 2022 event Collection Challenges, along with the other bonuses, will only be available between Thursday, 10th February to Monday, 14th February at 8pm (local time).

Like previous Collection Challenges, you need to obtain a specific list of Pokémon through either catching them in the wild or another method, such as evolutions or trading. Once the Collection Challenge is completed, you'll receive a reward and it will be added to your Elite Collector medal.

Collection Challenges can be found in the 'Today View' screen, which is accessed by pressing the field research button - the little binoculars - in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. You may have to scroll to the left if you've been looking at the field or special research screens.

When you catch a Pokémon on the Collection Challenge roster it will be ticked off this list, helping you keep track of which ones you're missing.

Remember - you only have until 8pm (local time) on Monday, 14th February to complete the two Valentine's Day 2022 Collection Challenges.

Hope you enjoy the Valentine's Day event and find a Flabébé!