Trainers, 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!
Read on to discover Festival of Lights 2023 bonuses, new shiny Pokémon, debuting Pokémon, Field and Timed Research tasks, and which Pokémon spawns are boosted during the event, be it from wild, or from Incense encounters.
Date & Time
| Starts | Ends |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM local time |
Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM local time |
Bonuses ⭐
- Debut of Tadbulb family
- Debut of shiny Morelull family
- 2x Stardust and Candy from Hatching Pokemon
- Regular Incense will last twice as long
- Event-exclusive Timed Research
- Morelull hatched from eggs will have a greater Shiny chance than the wild
- Featured Showcases: Litwick and Tadbulb
- New Avatar Items
- Exclusive Bonuses for Trainers in India
- Mega Garchomp Raid Day – Saturday November 11, 2023 2-5pm local time
Pokémon Debut
Tadbulb
Tadbulb and its evolution, Bellibolt, will debut during this event.
| Tadbulb | Bellibolt |
|---|---|
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You can use 50 Tadbulb Candy to evolve Tadbulb into Bellibolt.
Morelull
For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Morelull—if you’re lucky!
| Morelull | Shiinotic | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular Sprite |  |
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| Shiny Sprite |  |
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You can use 50 Morelull Candy to evolve Morelull into Shiinotic.
Wild Pokémon Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild during the event:
If you are lucky, you may encounter the following:
For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Morelull—if you’re lucky!
7km 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.
Increased Incense Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently when Trainers use Incense.
Field Research Task Encounters
Festival of Light–themed Field Research tasks will be available! The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!
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!
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.
Festival of Lights Timed Research
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!
