Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global Guide – Habitats, Schedules, Incense, Raids

Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global is a two-day digital event available to all Trainers worldwide from August 26 – 27, 2023 with the event running from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm local time on both days.

Tickets are available now for $14.99 US (or equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), and there are early Ticket Purchase bonuses you can look forward to. Global tickets will be available to purchase up until the last day of the event -unlike the in-person events, Trainers don’t need to worry about the global event selling out!

We have additional guides to help you optimise your event including:

Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global Event icon

Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global Guide Page 1 Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global Guide Page 2
GO FEST 2023 Diancie
GO Fest 2023 exclusive attacks

When and where

Event icon Saturday, August 26, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Local
Event icon Sunday, August 27, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm Local
Candy icon Play anywhere (virtual event)

Bonuses

All trainers will receive the following bonuses and rewards during event hours

Lure icon Lure Modules activated will last for one hour
Raid icon 2× friendship bonus damage in raids
Research icon Trainers will be able to enjoy Field Research themed around the different Pokémon habitats
Raid Pass icon The Remote Raid Pass limit will be removed from Saturday, August 26 at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. local time

🎟️ Ticket Holder Only Bonuses

Pokemon Encounter icon Increased chance of encountering a shiny Pokemon
Raid Pass icon Up to 9x free raid passes from spinning photodiscs at gyms
Trade icon Up to six special trades can be made per day
Egg icon Special 7km eggs will be available
Event icon Level up your Elite Collector medal by completing habitat-themed Collection Challenges!


Pokémon GO Fest 2023 Global Habitats Pokemon Encounter icon

For all Trainers, special Pokémon will appear in four unique habitats, which will rotate hourly during the Pokémon GO Fest 2023 Global event!

Habitat Rotations

Global GO Fest has four habitats during event hours on Saturday, each one repeats once. Here’s the schedule:

  • 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM – Quartz Terrarium
  • 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Pyrite Sands
  • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM – Malachite Wilderness
  • 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Aquamarine Shores
  • 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM – Quartz Terrarium
  • 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM – Pyrite Sands
  • 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM – Malachite Wilderness
  • 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Aquamarine Shores

Note that each habitat has its own exclusive Pikachu, and it can be shiny! On Saturday, as well, you can look for new field research tasks each hour from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Collection Challenges Pokemon Encounter icon

There are 4 different Collection Challenges, one for each Habitat available to Ticket holders ONLY during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global. 



Special Event 7km Eggs Egg icon  

Special 7 KM Eggs are available only to Ticket holders during the event.

Common

Rare



GO Fest 2023 Global Raids Raid icon

One-Star Raids

Note: The Pikachu that appear will rotate with the habitats.

Related Raid Guides: Pikachu and Goomy.

Two-Star Raids

Artwork of Carbink from Pokémon GO Carbink

Carbink Raid Guide.

Three-Star Raids

Artwork of Snorlax from Pokémon GO Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat

Snorlax Raid Guide.

Mega Raids

Sunday only

Artwork of Mega Rayquaza from Pokémon GO Mega Rayquaza

Mega Raquaza Raid Guide.

Primal Raids

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. local time only

Artwork of Primal Groudon from Pokémon GO Primal Groudon Artwork of Primal Kyogre from Pokémon GO Primal Kyogre

Raid Guides: Primal Groudon & Primal Kyogre.



Field Research

Tasks Rewards
Catch 10 Pokémon
Spin 10 Poké Stops or Gyms
Catch 5 Normal-type Pokemon – Quartz Terrarium
  • Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
  • Poke Ball icon 10× Poke Ball
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Earn 1,000 Stardust – Quartz Terrarium Artwork of Heracross from Pokémon GO Heracross
Hatch an Egg – Quartz Terrarium Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
Power up 5 Normal-type Pokémon – Quartz Terrarium Artwork of West Sea Shellos from Pokémon GO West Sea Shellos
Catch 5 Ground-type Pokemon – Pyrite Sands
  • Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
  • Poke Ball icon 10× Poke Ball
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Earn 1,000 Stardust – Pyrite Sands Artwork of Gible from Pokémon GO Gible
Hatch an Egg – Pyrite Sands Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
Power up 5 Ground-type Pokémon – Pyrite Sands Artwork of Joltik from Pokémon GO Joltik
Catch 5 Grass-type Pokemon – Malachite Wilderness
  • Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
  • Poke Ball icon 10× Poke Ball
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Earn 1,000 Stardust – Malachite Wilderness Artwork of Snorlax from Pokémon GO Snorlax
Hatch an Egg – Malachite Wilderness Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
Power up 5 Grass-type Pokémon – Malachite Wilderness Artwork of West Shellos from Pokémon GO West Shellos
Catch 5 Water-type Pokemon – Aquamarine Shores
  • Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
  • Poke Ball icon 10× Poke Ball
  • Razz Berry icon 5× Razz Berry
  • Pinap Berry icon 5× Pinap Berry
Earn 1,000 Stardust – Aquamarine Shores Artwork of Goomy from Pokémon GO Goomy
Hatch an Egg – Aquamarine Shores Artwork of Pikachu from Pokémon GO Pikachu
Power up 5 Water-type Pokémon – Aquamarine Shores Artwork of East Shellos from Pokémon GO East Shellos


Special Research Research icon

Stage 1/6

Tasks Rewards
Spin 3 Poké Stops or Gyms Incense icon 2× Incense
Use an Incense Poke Ball icon 23× Poke Ball
Catch 10 Pokémon Nanab Berry icon 2× Nanab Berry
Rewards for completing the stage
  • Razz Berry icon 3× Razz Berry
  • Lure icon 2× Lure
  • Pinap Berry icon 3× Pinap Berry

Stage 2/6

Tasks Rewards
Complete 3 Field Research Tasks Artwork of Joltik from Pokémon GO Joltik
Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon Incubator icon 2× Incubator
Catch 10 different species of Pokémon Artwork of Oranguru from Pokémon GO Oranguru
Rewards for completing the stage
  • XP icon 2023× XP
  • Poffin icon 2× Poffin
  • Stardust icon 2023× Stardust

Stage 3/6

Tasks Rewards
Hatch 2 Eggs Lucky Egg icon 2× Lucky Egg
Spin 5 Poké Stops or Gyms Artwork of West Sea Shellos from Pokémon GO West Sea Shellos
Earn a Candy walking with your buddy Artwork of East Sea Shellos from Pokémon GO East Sea Shellos
Rewards for completing the stage

Stage 4/6

Tasks Rewards
Catch 10 Pokémon Star Piece icon 2× Star Piece
Earn 7190 Stardust Silver Pinap Berry icon 2× Silver Pinap Berry
Evolve 3 Pokémon Artwork of Hisuian Growlithe from Pokémon GO Hisuian Growlithe
Rewards for completing the stage

(*) If you already have a Diancie, you will get 25 Diancie candy instead


Stage 5/6

Tasks Rewards
Earn 7190 XP Rare Candy icon 3× Rare Candy
Power up 10 Fairy-type Pokémon Rare Candy icon 3× Rare Candy
Power up 10 Rock-type Pokémon Rare Candy icon 3× Rare Candy
Rewards for completing the stage
  • XP icon 2023× XP
  • Mega Energy icon 300× Diancie Mega Energy
  • Diancie T Shirt(*)

(*) If you already own the Diancie T Shirt, you will get 25 Diancie candy instead


Stage 6/6

Tasks Rewards
Claim Reward XP icon 2023× XP
Claim Reward Stardust icon 2023× Stardust
Claim Reward XP icon 2023× XP
Rewards for completing the stage
  • Mega Energy icon 100× Diancie Mega Energy
  • treasure hunter pose pokemon go
    Treasure Hunter Pose
  • Diancie Sticker
    25x Diancie Stickers

(*) If you already own the Treasure Hunter Pose, you will get 25 Diancie candy instead



Exclusive attacks Attack icon

Evolve the following Pokémon during the event to learn exclusive featured attacks.

Pokémon Featured attack
Artwork of Butterfree from Pokémon GO Butterfree Bug Bite Bug
Artwork of Sandslash from Pokémon GO Sandslash Night Slash Dark
Artwork of Clefable from Pokémon GO Clefable Pound Normal
Artwork of Flygon from Pokémon GO Flygon Earth Power Ground
Artwork of Salamence from Pokémon GO Salamence Outrage Dragon
Artwork of Metagross from Pokémon GO Metagross Meteor Mash Steel
Artwork of Roserade from Pokémon GO Roserade
  • Bullet Seed Grass
  • Weather Ball Fire
Artwork of Lickilicky from Pokémon GO Lickilicky Body Slam Normal


Additional bonuses General icon

Saturday and Sunday Special Research

  • On Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers will be able to complete exclusive Special Research to learn more about the Mythical Pokémon Diancie—and they’ll get an opportunity to encounter it!
  • Then, on Sunday, ticket-holders will receive extended Special Research focused on Mega Rayquaza and the newly discovered Meteorites!

Global Challenge Arena

During each habitat hour on Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers around the world will be able to work together to complete a challenge! If the challenge is completed in time, a special bonus will be unlocked for the remainder of the hour for ticketed Trainers!

New Avatar Items

You can pick up the following avatar items from the in-game shop starting August 4, 2023.

  • GO Fest 2023 Tee
GO Fest 2023 Tee

New avatar items – Ticket Holders

The following avatar items will be awarded to ticket-holding Trainers as part of their Special Research story:
  • Diancie T-shirt
  • Treasure Map Pose

Stickers

All Trainers will be able to get Pokémon GO Fest 2023–themed stickers in the in-game shop from Friday, August 4, to Sunday, August 27, 2023! These stickers will also be available via PokéStops and Gifts from Saturday, August 5, to Sunday, August 27, 2023.

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