The Christmas Event was a limited-time event in Project Polaro, first released on December 31st, 2024. A second phase, released on January 29th, 2025, introduced updated Santa rewards, an Upgraded Event Wheel, and event swarms. The event officially ended on February 6th, 2025.
Event Wheel[]
The Event Wheel can be spun at a cost of 10 gifts per spin. The rewards on the wheel and the possibility of obtaining them are shown below.
| Item | Probability of Obtaining |
|---|---|
| Skinifier or Shinifier | 40% |
| Casino Ticket, Normal Spin, Tintifier or Aura Potion | 30% |
| Skin Spin, Ultra Spin, or Upgraded Spin | 10% |
| Nothing | 10% |
| Dark Skinifier or Dark Aura Potion | 0.75% |
| Super Tintifier | 0.1% |
| Present Stakataka or Grinch Zangoose (Christmas Hidden Exclusive Skins) | 0.07% |
Upgraded Event Wheel[]
The Upgraded Event Wheel can be spun at a cost of 50 gifts per spin. The rewards on the wheel and the possibility of obtaining them are shown below.
Christmas Exclusive Skins[]
17 Christmas Exclusive Skins were released in this update, and there is a 1/1000 chance to encounter these Christmas Exclusive skins, with the exception of Pokémon with one singular skin, that being an event skin, that skin will have a 1/100 chance to be encountered. Those skins are the following: Krampus Walking Wake, Rudolph Iron Leaves, and Oogie Iron Hands. With Part 2 of the Christmas Update, event swarms were introduced, which give all Pokémon with a Christmas skin a chance to spawn as a swarm.
Methods of Obtaining Gifts[]
Held Items on Pokémon[]
Wild Pokémon may carry various held items that contain Gifts in differing quantities. The likelihood of obtaining these items and their respective rewards are as follows:
- Christmas Gift – Appears with a 1 in 400 chance and grants 1 Gift.
- Rare Christmas Gift – Has a 1 in 4,000 occurrence rate and rewards 5 Gifts.
- Christmas Sock – Found at a 1 in 14,000 rate, yielding a random amount between 15 and 30 Gifts.
These items provide valuable opportunities to collect Gifts while encountering wild Pokémon.
Santa[]
Santa will spawn as an NPC every 30 minutes, with the a message in chat reading: "A distant Ho ho ho was heard in [Location]," with the location being randomly selected each time. However, Santa has appeared more often in: Vermillion City, Aether Paradise, Glacier Cliffs, Viridian City, Pewter City, Cerulean City, Lavender Town, and Almia Town. After defeat, Santa will reward the winner with a random amount of between 2-12 Gifts. Based on the number of players in the game, multiple players can now claim gifts for beating Santa, not just the first player. The maximum number of players that can claim gifts is calculated using the following formula: (max_claiming_players = players_in_game / 4 + 1). For example: If there are 4 players in the game, 2 players can claim the rewards. If there are 6 players in the game, 3 players can claim the rewards. If there are 10 players in the game, 4 players can claim the rewards. If the calculated number of players eligible to claim rewards is 3 or more, additional gifts will be given to the first 2 players to beat Santa: The first player will receive 1–10 additional gifts. The second player will receive 1–5 additional gifts. The team Santa uses for battle is displayed below.
| Pokémon | Level | Type | Type Effectiveness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stantler |
90 | Normal | 0 | Ghost | |||
| 1/4 | — | ||||||
| 1/2 | Bug | ||||||
| 2 | Fighting | ||||||
| 4 | — | ||||||
 Delibird |
90 | Ice |
0 | Ground | |||
| 1/4 | Bug | ||||||
| 1/2 | Ice | ||||||
| 2 | Fire Rock Steel Electric | ||||||
| 4 | — | ||||||
 Slaking |
90 | Normal | 0 | Ghost | |||
| 1/4 | — | ||||||
| 1/2 | Bug | ||||||
| 2 | Fighting | ||||||
| 4 | — | ||||||
 Sudowoodo |
90 | Rock | 0 | — | |||
| 1/4 | Normal Fire | ||||||
| 1/2 | — | ||||||
| 2 | Water Grass Steel Fighting Ground | ||||||
| 4 | — | ||||||
 Abomasnow |
90 | Ice Grass |
0 | — | |||
| 1/4 | Water | ||||||
| 1/2 | Electric Grass Ground | ||||||
| 2 | Fighting Bug Steel Rock Fire | ||||||
| 4 | — | ||||||
Common Santa Spawns[]
Viridian City[]
View a map of Viridian City here. When Santa's spawn location is Viridian, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- Behind the house in front of Nozen Lake
- In the trees, near the beginning of Route 1
- Route 2
- Route 22
- Behind the PokéCentre
Pewter City[]
When Santa's spawn location is Pewter City, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- On the right side of the Pewter Gym
- Behind the boulder near the entrance of Mt. Moon
- Behind the PokéCentre
Cerulean City[]
When Santa's spawn location is Cerulean City, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- Inside of the PokéCentre
- Inside of the hut on Route 5
- Rares' mansion
- Near the end of Route 5, on the left side
Lavender Town[]
When Santa’s spawn location is Lavender Town, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- Second floor of Pokémon Tower
- Behind Pokémon Tower
- To the left of Route 10 as soon as entering
Vermillion City[]
When Santa's spawn location is Vermillion City, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- Inside of any house in the main city, with the exception of the Fisherman's house. Can be on the second floor.
- Behind the sign on the port, in the same location as the Glacier Cliffs NPC wearing a bear suit.
- On either end of the port
- In front of the trees next to the closest house to the right of the PokéCentre
Fuchsia City[]
- Inside of Seafoam Cave, on the bridge. Visible from spawn
- Nearby the Fuchsia Gym, on the side closest to the PokéCentre
Aether Paradise[]
When Santa’s spawn point is Aether Paradise, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- Hidden in the trees on the path to the Eternamax Eternatus battle
- Between the two upper-level huts near spawn (one hut is adorned with horns, one with a spine)
- Nearby where Thundurus spawns
- By the Aether Portal (Where Eternamax Eternatus and Zacian/Zamazenta NPCs' are fought)
Almia Town[]
- Behind the laboratory
- Behind the windmill
Glacier Cliffs[]
When Santa’s spawn point is Glacier Cliffs, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- By the igloos, where the Galarian-Articuno NPC can be found (Use map on Glacier Cliffs page.)
- Next to the pond that is beside the igloos
- On the second level of the PokéCentre/Shop
- In the same area as the Galarian-Zapdos NPC (Use map on Glacier Cliffs page.)
- Upper Ice Zone 1
- Behind the house with the light blue coat-wearing NPC. The house all the way on the right in the housed area in front of spawn.
Elegant Valley[]
When Santa’s spawn point is Elegant Valley, his most prevalent spawn points are:
- Behind the PokéCentre/Shop
Mausoleum of Origins[]
- Behind the 3rd house to the left of the PokéCentre