Pokémon Go Niantic birthday box times and contents explained

Publish date: 2023-06-02

The Niantic birthday box is a gift to every Pokémon Go player in celebration of, unsurprisingly, Niantic's birthday.

Opening this birthday box will reward you with some useful free times, but its only available for a limited time. This means, if you want these items, you must remember to collect the box before the deadline!

Below you'll find the time and dates for the Niantic birthday box, along with what's inside the birthday gift.

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Niantic birthday box time and date in Pokémon Go explained

The Niantic birthday box is available from 11am to 5pm (local time) on Wednesday, 6th October in Pokémon Go.

This short time frame makes the event very easy to miss and, if you do fall prey to this, you'll miss out on the birthday box, so make sure you collect it as quickly as possible!

The Season of Go has arrived! The Pokémon TCG Crossover event is here, which includes the release of Wimpod and Golisopod. While Go Fest 2022 may be behind us, there are still three special research quests you might be working on - Pokémon Go Fest 2022, Rhi's Arrival and A Radiant World. Meanwhile, the Great League and Great League and Great League Remix are currently running in the Go Battle League Season 11. This season has also seen the lowering of the level requirement for Candy XL and introduced the first Ultra Beast, Nihilego.

Birthday box for the Niantic's birthday in Pokémon Go explained

To receive the birthday box for Niantic's birthday in Pokémon Go, you need to head to the in-game store. There, amongst the other boxes at the top of the page, you'll find the 'Special Box.'

This 'Special Box' is the birthday box and it's free! Just make sure you have enough space for all the items or else you won't be able to collect it.

The birthday box contains:

Remember to collect this box before the event ends if you want to collect these items!

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