The Harvest Festival is here to send off summer and welcome fall in the northern hemisphere! Celebrate the changing seasons from October 12th to 17th, 2023 in Pokémon GO!

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The Harvest Festival is Just Around the Corner

Trainers,
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with the Harvest Festival event in Pokémon GO! Keep an eye out for Grass-type Pokémon and more.

Harvest Festival

Thursday, October 12, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon debuts

Smoliv, the Olive Pokémon, and its Evolutions will make their Pokémon GO debuts!

• You can use 25 Smoliv Candy to evolve Smoliv into Dolliv.
• You can use 100 Smoliv Candy to evolve Dolliv into Arboliva.

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.


Bellsprout , Exeggcute , Sunkern , Wurmple , Combee , Sewaddle, Cottonee , Petilil , Red Flower Flabébé^, Blue Flower Flabébé^, Yellow Flower Flabébé^, Pumpkaboo , Bounsweet, Smoliv

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
^Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
^Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
^Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas

Field Research task encounters

Harvest Festival–themed Field Research tasks will be available! The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!


Plant Cloak Burmy , Sand Cloak Burmy , Trash Cloak Burmy , Pumpkaboo , Smoliv

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Collection Challenge

Harvest Festival Collection Challenges are coming! Complete the Harvest Festival Collection Challenges to receive XP, Stardust, and Mossy Lure Modules.

Event bonuses

: Mossy Lure Modules activated during the event will last for two hours.
: Mossy Lure Modules have a higher chance of attracting Pumpkaboo.
: Trainers will receive additional Pumpkaboo Candy for catching Pumpkaboo during the event.

Ticket of Treats paid Timed Research

You’ll be able to access event-exclusive paid Timed Research as a part of the Ticket of Treats starting October 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. local time. You can purchase the Ticket of Treats in the in-game shop for US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency).*

Complete the research tasks to earn a Mossy Lure Module and encounters with Pumpkaboo!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

*The Ticket of Treats is a special ticket that provides access to four separate Timed Research opportunities during events in October.

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/harvest-festival-2023/