Bonuses

* Excluding Golden Lure Modules
** Excluding Daily Adventure Incense

Features

Incense

Bruxish will appear more frequently when Trainers use Incense.

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  Bruxish

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Shiny Smeargle

Trainers can take up to 10 snapshots a day and encounter Smeargle through photobombs.

If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Smeargle! Please note that Smeargle will appear in snapshots a limited number of times. Shiny Smeargle will not appear after the event, but it might return in future events.

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  Smeargle

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Celebratory Colors

Check it out! Trainers will find a colorful surprise around PokéStops when they get close to them.

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PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops where you can enter event-themed Pokémon!

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Regional Bonuses for Trainers in India

Regional bonuses will be available for Trainers in India.

• Branching Timed Research
• One-star raids featuring Pikachu wearing a kurta
• One additional Candy for catching Pokémon in raids

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  Kurta Pikachu

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Bruxish—if you’re lucky!

Flabébé with differently colored flowers will also appear in the wild depending on where you are in the world.

• Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
• Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
• Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas

If you’re lucky, you might encounter White Flower Flabébé and Orange Flower Flabébé, no matter what region you’re in.

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  Drowzee
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  Magikarp
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  Natu
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  Aipom
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  Meditite
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  Dwebble
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  Red Flower Flabébé
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  Blue Flower Flabébé
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  Yellow Flower Flabébé
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  Bruxish

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

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  White Flower Flabébé
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  Orange Flower Flabébé

Raids

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

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  Vaporeon
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  Jolteon
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  Flareon

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Appearing in 5-Star Raids

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  Tapu Koko

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Appearing in Mega Raids

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  Mega Swampert

Research

Field Research Tasks

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available.

Complete Field Research tasks to earn Stardust and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

• Catch 7 Pokémon (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa Only)
  REWARD

  Flabébé (Red)

  Max CP

  455

  Min CP

  421
• Catch 7 Pokémon (Asia‑Pacific Only)
  REWARD

  Flabébé (Blue)

  Max CP

  455

  Min CP

  421
• Catch 7 Pokémon (Americas Only)
  REWARD

  Flabébé (Yellow)

  Max CP

  455

  Min CP

  421
• Explore 2 km
  REWARD

  Bruxish

  Max CP

  1024

  Min CP

  972
• Take a snapshot of your buddy
  REWARD

  

  ×500

  Stardust ×500
• Use an Incense
  REWARD

  Bruxish

  Max CP

  1024

  Min CP

  972

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Festival of Colors 2025 Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

There will be a free Timed Research opportunity available.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Monday, March 17, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

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Festival of Colors 2025 Premium Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

For US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Monday, March 17, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

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Festival of Colors: India Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Trainers in India will receive this exclusive Branching Timed Research. Choose between Yellow, Red, and Blue to earn different encounters and stickers.

Choose Yellow

Choose this path for encounters with Joltik, Helioptile, and Pawmi, plus rewards such as Stardust and stickers.

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Choose Red

Choose this path for encounters with Slugma, Darumaka, and Fletchling, plus rewards such as Stardust and stickers.

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Choose Blue

Choose this path for encounters with Horsea, Marill, and Swablu, plus rewards such as Stardust and stickers.

Shiny

Bruxish will be released in their shiny variant with the start of the event.

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  Bruxish

Shiny Smeargle returns and is available from taking snapshots.

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  Smeargle

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