Pokemon GO constantly brings new events, offering several in-game content and rare Pokemon to the participants. The Festival of Lights 2023 offers different playable content, including multiple Research quests with rewards like in-game items and Pokemon encounters. Players also get guaranteed Tadbulb encounters for completing the tasks.

The Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2023 event starts on Tuesday, November 7, at 10 AM and ends on Sunday, November 12, at 8 PM Local Time. The event not only offers event-exclusive Research tasks, but there are also several bonuses, rewards, and more for participants. Shiny Morelull and Shiny Shiinotic are also debuting in the event and are available through Research tasks with other Shiny Pokemon. That said, this guide explores everything one should know about the Festival of Lights event.

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Pokemon GO Festival of Lights: Field Research Tasks And Rewards

Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights Field Research encounters

The Festival of Lights event offers multiple Field Research tasks, and completing them rewards with numerous Pokemon GO items and monster encounters. There is also a possibility of encountering Shiny variants of Darumaka, Morelull, and the Standard variant of Tadbulb.

Field Research Tasks

Rewards

Catch 5 Pokemon

  • Poke Ball ×5
  • Great Ball ×3
  • Razz Berry ×3
  • Pinap Berry ×2

Send a Gift with a sticker

Darumaka encounter (Shiny available)

Walk 1 km

Morelull encounter (Shiny available)

Spin 10 PokeStops or Gyms

  • Morelull encounter (Shiny available)
  • Tadbulb encounter (Shiny available)

Hatch 2 Eggs

Tadbulb encounter (Shiny available)

Pokemon GO Festival of Lights: Timed Research Tasks And Rewards

The Festival of Lights also offers players an event-exclusive Timed Research quest. The Timed Research focuses on exploring and catching several featured Pokemon. Completing the tasks rewards a Pokemon GO Incense, a decent amount of XP, and multiple Pokemon encounters, with some having the possibility of being Shiny. In addition, players can also get an event-exclusive shirt avatar item.

STEP ONE

Timed Research Tasks

Rewards

Spin 30 PokeStops

Incense ×1

Catch 30 electric-type Pokemon

Hisuian Voltorb encounter

Catch 30 Fire-type Pokemon

Hisuian Growlithe encounter

Explore 5 km

Tadbulb encounter

Use an Incense

Morelull encounter

Catch 15 different species of Pokemon

Magmar encounter

Hatch 4 Eggs

Dedenne encounter

Rewards for Completion

  • Alolan Raichu encounter
  • 3000 XP
  • Festival of Lights Avatar T-Shirt
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Pokemon GO Festival of Light: All Bonuses

Pokemon GO Festival of Lights Avatar T-Shirt

There are multiple bonuses for the participants of the Festival of Light 2023 event. Pokemon GO trainers can use these bonuses from November 7 at 10 AM local time, and they will be available throughout the event’s runtime.

All Bonuses

2× Stardust for hatching Pokemon

2× Candy for hatching Pokemon

During the event, Incense will last twice as long

Pokemon GO Festival of Light: Bonuses For Trainers In India

As the Festival of Light 2023 event symbolizes the Indian festival of Dipawali, the developers at Niantic have offered exclusive bonuses for all the Pokemon GO trainers located in India. There is a special Collection Challenge that rewards Stardust, XP, and an encounter with Tadbulb. Trainers in India can also earn 2x Candy for catching a Pokemon during the Festival of Light event.

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Developer(s)
Niantic
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS, Android
Genre(s)
Augmented Reality, RPG