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 



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.
- Tadbulb
- Bellibolt
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!
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.
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Catch 5 Pokémon
POSSIBLE REWARDS×5Poké Ball ×5×3Great Ball ×3×3Razz Berry ×3+1
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Send a Gift with a sticker
REWARD
Darumaka
Max CP618Min CP576 -
Explore 1 km
REWARD
Morelull
Max CP442Min CP409 -
Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
POSSIBLE REWARDS
Morelull
Max CP442Min CP409Tadbulb
Max CP390Min CP358 -
Hatch 2 Eggs
REWARD
Tadbulb
Max CP390Min CP358
Festival of Lights
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.










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!


















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!