The Festival of Lights in India event will take place from Friday, November 1st, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, November 4th, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Get Ready for a Debut during the Festival of Lights in India!

Trainers,
The Festival of Lights will be returning soon to Pokémon GO! For this year’s celebrations, get ready for a special, regional costumed Pokémon debut that will make 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! Festival of Lights

Friday, November 1, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, November 4, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Pokémon debuts

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

Event bonuses

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

Increased Incense encounters

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


Alolan Geodude
Hisuian Voltorb
Slugma
Volbeat
Illumise
Litwick
Morelull
Tadbulb

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

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in raids.


Hisuian Voltorb
Dedenne
Morelull
???

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

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!


Morelull
Tadbulb
???

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

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/post/yamask-galarian-yamask-research-day