Pokemon Go's Small Yet Strong Event Details

Summary

Pokemon Go’s “Small Yet Strong” event showcases Bug-type ‘Mons.
Shiny Nymble debuts in the event alongside different colored Flabebe based on location.
The event features various wild spawns, egg hatches, and raid appearances of Bug, Fairy, and Poison-type Pokemon.

The developers of Pokemon Go have announced one of the big events for February 2025, with “Small Yet Strong” featuring lots of Bug-type Pokemon for players to chase.

The Bug-types of the mainline Pokemon games were unfairly maligned for a long time, mostly due to a poor showing in the Gen 1 and 2 games. Having powerful Bug-types would have been a great counter for the dominant Psychic-type, but Game Freak decided to give them all bad stats and even worse moves.

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Thankfully, the Bugs of the Pokemon world would eventually get their due, which is reflected in an upcoming event. A new post on the official Pokemon Go website has announced that the Small Yet Strong Bug-type event will run from Wednesday, February 5, at 10:00 a.m. to Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Pokemon Go’s Small Yet Strong Is Great For Bug & Fairy Fans

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Those who play Pokemon Go during Small Yet Strong will receive the following event bonuses:

2× XP for catching Pokémon.
Increased chance to encounter XXS and XXL Pokémon in the wild.

The biggest addition in the Small Yet Strong event is the debut of Shiny Nymble, which is a ninja insect from the Gen 9 games. Additionally, different colored Flabebe will appear, depending on where you are in the world:

Red Flower Flabebe: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Blue Flower Flabebe: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
Yellow Flower Flabebe: Appearing in the Americas
White Flower Flabebe: Anywhere (rare)
Orange Flower Flabebe: Anywhere (rare)

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The following Pokemon will appear in the wild during Small Yet Strong, all with a chance of being Shiny:

Paras
Natu
Plant Cloak Burmy
Sandy Cloak Burmy
Trash Cloak Burmy
Joltik
Tynamo
Red Flower Flabebe
Blue Flower Flabebe
Yellow Flower Flabebe
Nymble
White Flower Flabebe
Orange Flower Flabebe

These Pokemon will hatch from 2km Eggs during Small Yet Strong, all with a chance of being Shiny:

Togepi
Azurill
Budew
Chingling
Espurr
Dedenne

The following Pokemon will appear during Raids throughout Small Yet Strong, and those marked with a * can be Shiny.

Five-Star Raids

Dialga* until February 6 at 10:00 a.m.
Enamorus (Incarnate Forme) beginning February 6 at 10:00 a.m.

Mega Raids

Mega Medicham* until February 6 at 10:00 a.m.
Mega Tyranitar* beginning February 6 at 10:00 a.m.

Small Yet Strong is stacked with great Bug, Fairy, and Poison-type Pokemon. Make sure to check it out if you want to slither on the wild side for a while.