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Festival of Lights 2024 (India Only)

Event
Location-specific
Starts:
Friday, November 1, 2024, at 10:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
Monday, November 4, 2024, at  8:00 PM Local Time

The Festival of Lights will be returning soon to Pokémon GO! For this year’s celebrations, get ready for the debut of Pikachu wearing a saree, making this celebration an extra-stylish event! This event will be exclusively for Trainers in India.

Some Pokémon that are attracted to Incense will also glow. Shine brightly with your Pokémon and celebrate!

Don’t forget and look forward for updates on October 16!

Bonuses Bonuses Features Features Spawns Spawns Raids Raids Research Research




Bonuses

2x Catch Stardust
2x Catch Stardust
2x Catch XP
2x Catch XP
Team GO Rocket balloons appear every 2 hours
Team GO Rocket balloons appear every 2 hours
Team GO Rocket Grunts appear more frequently at PokéStops
Team GO Rocket Grunts appear more frequently at PokéStops
Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours
Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours

Features

Pokémon Debuts

More details will be announced on October 16, so stay tuned for updates!

  • shiny
    Saree Pikachu

Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh Join in the Festivities

Keep a watch out for special videos featuring Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh as they become brand ambassadors for Pokémon GO.

Pokémon GO City Safari: São Paulo Sweepstakes

A special sweepstakes will be held on Instagram for Trainers in India. Two lucky winners will win a trip to Pokémon GO City Safari: São Paulo.

Follow @pokemongoappin for more details.

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with Pikachu wearing a saree in Bengaluru

For Trainers in Bengaluru, there will be a special celebration with Pikachu wearing a saree on November 3, 2024, at Phoenix Marketcity from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time. This special event will have surprises and giveaways free for all Trainers.

Spawns

Increased Incense Encounters

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

  • shiny
    Alolan Geodude
  • shiny
    Hisuian Voltorb
  • shiny
    Slugma
  • shiny
    Volbeat
  • shiny
    Illumise
  • shiny
    Litwick
  • shiny
    Morelull
  • Tadbulb

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

Raids

Appearing in 3-Star Raids

The unannounced debut Pokémon will appear in raids.

  • shiny
    Saree Pikachu
  • shiny
    Hisuian Voltorb
  • shiny
    Dedenne
  • shiny
    Morelull

Research

Field Research Tasks

Festival of Light–themed Field Research tasks will be available!

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

The unannounced debut Pokémon will appear in Field Research.

  • Send a Gift with a sticker
    REWARD
    shiny Morelull
    Max CP
    442
    Min CP
    409
  • Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
    REWARD
    Tadbulb
    Max CP
    390
    Min CP
    358
  • Win a raid
    REWARD
    shiny Saree Pikachu
    Max CP
    402
    Min CP
    369
  • Make a new friend
    REWARD
    ×1000
     1000 XP
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