Pokemon GO's February events feature Enamorous in normal 5-star raids, double special trades, and Lunar New Year event until February 2nd.
The raids lineup introduces top-end pokemon, Dialga, Xerneas, and Yveltal which have some uses in PvP and raid.
February's mega pokemon, Mega Medicham, Mega Garchomp, and Mega Tyranitar, are useful typing, even for new players.
In Max Battles, Moltres, Flyer Pidove, and Darumaka are hard but you can use them outside the Dyna-system and are accessible, especially for new players.
Community Day on February 9th features Karrablast and Shelmet, but neither 'mon is becoming more useful in raids or PvP.
Beloved Buddies event takes place from 11th to 15th Feb. It may have extra candy in some fashion, hatching theme(s), and pinks.
Unova Tour is in Taipei and Los Angeles where the Global Tour is March 1st-2nd.
Road to Unova event takes place from February 24th to March 1st featuring Terrakion, Therian Landorus, Reshiram and Zekrom.
Spotlight Hours of February have double evolution xp, double Stardust, and double catch xp.
Niantic, the developer, has been criticized for various reasons, starting with the Wi-Spy privacy scandal, failing to secure player data, and inviting players during the pandemic.