This year’s Festival of Lights event returns in Pokémon GO, but the event will be limited to India only. Still, Trainers from around the world can participate via Remote Raids, as the event’s Costumed Pikachu will be available in One-Star Raids. (For more details about the Season of Max Out, you can check out our Season of Max Out guide hub.)
Now, check out what’s happening during the Festival of Lights event with our guide below:
Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out – Festival of Lights
Begins: Friday, November 1st, 2024 at 10 a.m. your local time.
Ends: Monday, November 4th, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time.
Pokémon debuts – Pikachu wearing a saree
For this year’s Festival of Lights event, Pikachu is dressing up for the occasion. Wearing a saree (also spelled as sari), this Pikachu is limited to India. Yet, this Pikachu will be available globally, technically, via Remote Raids.
Note: Going forward, this Pikachu will be referred to as “Costumed Pikachu” rather than the exact outfit they are wearing.
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.
Plus, Trainers in Bengaluru can attend a special celebration on Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at Phoenix Marketcity from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. your local time. This event will have “surprises and giveaways free for all Trainers” according to Niantic.
Also, this event overlaps with the worldwide Halloween 2024 Part II event and the Latin America-exclusive Día de Muertos 2024 event. More information about these events can be found in the Halloween 2024 Part II event guide and the Día de Muertos 2024 event guide.
Event Boxes
If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live. Daily bundles are also available and can be viewed online via the Pokémon GO Web Store.
Incense Encounters
- The following Pokémon will appear more frequently when Trainers use Incense (may exclude Daily Adventure Incense – Niantic has not clarified this): Alolan Geodude*, Hisuian Voltorb*, Slugma*, Vobeat*, Illumise*, Litwick*, Morelull*, and Tadbulb.
Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
Raids
Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event.
Standard Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:
- One-Star Raids:
- India only: Costumed Pikachu* (saree/sari), Hisuian Voltorb*, Dedenne*, and Morelull*.
- Latin America only (Día de Muertos 2024 event): Costumed Cubone*, Paldean Wooper*, Costumed Duksull*, and Flabébé (Yellow)*.
- Worldwide (Halloween Part II event, until Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time): Costumed Pikachu* (witch hat), Costumed Froakie*, and Costumed Rowlet*.
- Three-Star Raids:
- Costumed Gengar*, Umbreon*, and Costumed Drifblim* (until Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time)
- ??? (starting on Monday, November 4th, 2024)
- Five-Star Raids:
- Darkrai* (until November 4th,2024 at 10 a.m. your local time).
- Lugia* (starting on November 4th,2024 at 10 a.m. your local time).
- Mega Raids:
- Mega Banette* (until November 4th,2024 at 10 a.m. your local time).
- Mega Manectric* (starting on November 4th,2024 at 10 a.m. your local time).
Shadow Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:
- One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Machop*, Shadow Grimer*, Shadow Exeggcute*, and Shadow Sudowoodo.
- Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Pinsir*, Shadow Sableye*, and Shadow Mawile*.
- Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Suicune* (See Additional Notes).
Additional Notes:
- Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
- Increased chance to encounter the following Shiny Pokémon in Raids: Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume, Umbreon, Drifblim wearing a Halloween Mischief costume, Froakie wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume, and Rowlet wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume.
- Standard Raids:
- Due to multiple events (and two being region locked) and Raid lineups changing with November, multiple Raid line ups will be active throughout the event.
- Shadow Raids:
- One- and Three-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.
- Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available on weekends (Saturday and Sunday), unless otherwise stated by Niantic.
Max Battles
Max Battles will be active during the event. For more details about Max Battles (how to participate in one), you can check out our Pokémon GO’s Season of Max Out’s Max Battles, Max Particles, Power Spots, and Dynamax Pokémon guide.
- One-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Bulbasaur*, Dynamax Charmander*, Dynamax Squirtle*, Grookey, Dynamax Scrobunny, and Dynamax Sobble.
- Three-Star Max Battles: ???.
Additional Notes:
- Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
- Max Battles require Max Particles (MP):
- One-Star Max Battles cost 250 MP.
- Three-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
- Dynamax Bulbasaur*, Dynamax Charmander*, Dynamax Squirtle*, Dynamax Grookey, Dynamax Scrobunny, and Dynamax Sobble will be available in One-Star Max Battles after this event until Sunday, November 30th, 2024 at 9 p.m. your local time.
Field Research Tasks
There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following Pokémon encounters: Costumed Pikachu*, Morelull*, and Tadbulb. These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active.
A complete list of tasks and rewards will be shared here once the event is live.
- Task: Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
- Reward: Tadbulb encounter
- Task: Win a Raid
- Reward: Costumed Pikachu* encounter
- Task: Make a new Friend
- Reward: 1,000 XP
- Task: Send a Gift with a Sticker
- Reward: Morelull* encounter
Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
PokéStop Showcase
During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Pokémon being requested. This section will be updated once the PokéStop Showcases are active.
- Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 at 6 a.m. to Sunday, November 3rd, 2024 at 10 p.m. your local time: Gastly and Gengar (Costumed versions can be submitted)
- Monday, November 4th, 2024 at 10 a.m. to Wednesday, November 6th, 2024 at 8 p.m. your local time: ???
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