Festival of Lights

The Festival of Lights is happening soon in Pokémon GO, and you can look forward to encountering Tadbulb as it makes its Pokémon GO debut! Some Pokémon in the wild will also have a glowing effect at nighttime. Shine brightly with your Pokémon and celebrate!

Bonuses

2× Stardust for hatching Pokémon

2× Candy for hatching Pokémon

Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last twice as long

Features

Pokémon Debuts

Tadbulb, the EleTadpole Pokémon, and its Evolution, Bellibolt, will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

You can use 50 Tadbulb Candy to evolve Tadbulb into Bellibolt.

Bellibolt
Tadbulb

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the Festival of Light where you can enter Litwick and Tadbulb!

Litwick
Tadbulb

Mega Garchomp Raid Day

Mega Garchomp will make its earthshaking Pokémon GO debut and will be featured in raids during this special Raid Day!

Click here for full details

Spawns

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Pikachu
Vulpix
Ponyta
Magnemite
Voltorb
Chinchou
Mareep
Slugma
Electrike
Litwick

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Morelull
Tadbulb

Increased Incense Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently when Trainers use Incense.

Alolan Geodude
Hisuian Voltorb
Slugma
Volbeat
Illumise
Blitzle
Litwick
Litleo
Dedenne
Morelull
Tadbulb

Eggs

In 7 km Eggs

The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs. Also, Morelull hatched from Eggs will have a greater chance of being a Shiny Pokémon than Morelull found in the wild.

Elekid
Magby
Dedenne
Morelull

Research

Field Research Tasks

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks.

Catch 5 Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS
×5
Poké Ball ×5
×3
Great Ball ×3
×3
Razz Berry ×3
+1
×2
Pinap Berry ×2
Send a Gift with a sticker
REWARD
Darumaka
Max CP
618
Min CP
576
Explore 1 km
REWARD
Morelull
Max CP
442
Min CP
409
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Morelull
Max CP
442
Min CP
409
Tadbulb
Max CP
390
Min CP
358
Hatch 2 Eggs
REWARD
Tadbulb
Max CP
390
Min CP
358

Event-exclusive Timed Research

Event-exclusive Timed Research will be available throughout the event!

You’ll be able to complete Timed Research focused on exploring and catching Pokémon!

Complete the research tasks to earn an event-exclusive shirt avatar item and encounters with event-themed Pokémon.

STEP

Festival of Lights (1/1)

Spin 30 PokéStops

×1

Incense ×1

Catch 30 Electric-type Pokémon

Hisuian Voltorb

Catch 30 Fire-type Pokémon

Hisuian Growlithe

Explore 5 km

Tadbulb

Use an Incense

Morelull

Catch 15 different species of Pokémon

Magmar

Hatch 4 Eggs

Dedenne

Alolan Raichu

3000 XP

T-Shirt

Exclusive bonuses for Trainers in India

Trainers located in India can look forward to a special Collection Challenge that awards Stardust, XP, and an encounter with Tadbulb. They can also earn twice the Candy for catching Pokémon during the Festival of Lights event!

Magnemite

Magneton

Voltorb

Electrode

Mareep

Flaaffy

Electrike

Manectric

Morelull

Chinchou

Ponyta

×3000

3000 XP

Tadbulb

Shiny

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

Morelull
Shiinotic

Sales

New Avatar Item

The following new avatar item will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!

Graphic

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