Returning for a fourth year, the Fashion Week event is introducing more stylish Pokémon in Pokémon GO. This time, Fashion Week is being celebrated in November and is still on the Wooper celebration train. Wooper, Quagsire, and Dragonite will be sporting fashionable looks matching previously released Fashion Week Pokémon. Don’t worry though, as all Costumed Pokémon featured in previous Fashion Week events will be back. Plus a Costumed Pikachu wishing for some summer weather (because it’s Pokémon GO and we always have to have a Costumed Pikachu or Costumed Eevee available for a brief time). (For more details about the Season of Adventures Abound, you can check out our overall Season of Adventures Abound guide hub.)
Now, check out what’s happening during the Fashion Week 2023 event with our guide below:
Pokémon GO’s Season of Adventures Abound – Fashion Week 2023
Begins: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time.
Ends: Sunday, November 19th, 2023 at 8 p.m. your local time.
Pokémon debuts – Costumed Dragonite, Costumed Wooper, and Costumed Quagsire + Return of Costumed Pokémon
Walking the runway for Fashion Week 2023 are three new Costumed Pokémon, plus the return of Costumed Pokémon from previous Fashion Week events (and a Summer flair Costumed Pikachu):
- New:
- Wooper wearing a fashionable costume (Costumed Wooper): Sporting a black beanie, this Costumed Wooper can be found via Wild Encounters, One-Star Raids, in 5 km Eggs obtained during the event, as a reward catch encounter in Field Research tasks, and possibly as a reward catch encounter in the paid Timed Research.
- Quagsire wearing a fashionable costume (Costumed Quagsire): This Costumed Quagsire is only available by evolving a Costumed Wooper. You’ll need to have a Costumed Wooper and 50 Wooper Candies.
- Dragonite wearing a fashionable costume (Costumed Dragonite): Step aside Dratini and Dragonair, it’s Dragonite that’ll be wearing a bowtie and glasses. You can find this Dragonite in Three-Star Raids and as the reward catch encounter for completing the event’s Collection Challenge.
- Wooper wearing a fashionable costume (Costumed Wooper): Sporting a black beanie, this Costumed Wooper can be found via Wild Encounters, One-Star Raids, in 5 km Eggs obtained during the event, as a reward catch encounter in Field Research tasks, and possibly as a reward catch encounter in the paid Timed Research.
- Returning:
- Previous Fashion Week Costumed Pokémon: Every previously released Fashion Week Costumed Pokémon is back (2020, 2021, and 2022). This includes Smoochum, Kirlia, Shinx, Croagunk, Toxicroak, Butterfree, Sneasel, Blitzle, Diglett, Dugtrio, and Absol.
- Note: Toxicroak and Dugtrio can only be obtained via evolving the corresponding Costumed Pokémon.
- Pikachu with summer flair (Costumed Pikachu): Initially released for Pokémon GO’s 2nd Anniversary in 2018, followed by a reappearance for Pokémon GO Fest 2019 (Yokohama, Japan) and Pokémon GO Fest 2020 Weekly Challenge 3, they’re back for this year’s Fashion Week. You’ll only find them via Wild Encounter. (There is a chance that they may be a reward catch encounter with the paid Timed Research.)
- Pichu with summer flair (Costumed Pichu): Just like the Pikachu with summer flair, the Pichu version returns too. To add this Costumed Pichu to your collection, you’ll need luck on your side with hatching 5km Eggs obtained during the event.
- Raichu with summer flair (Costumed Raichu): While not advertised for Fashion Week 2023, if you have 50 Pikachu Candies, you can evolve your Pikachu with summer flair into a Raichu with summer flair.
- Previous Fashion Week Costumed Pokémon: Every previously released Fashion Week Costumed Pokémon is back (2020, 2021, and 2022). This includes Smoochum, Kirlia, Shinx, Croagunk, Toxicroak, Butterfree, Sneasel, Blitzle, Diglett, Dugtrio, and Absol.
Note: Going forward, these Pokémon will be referred to as “Costumed” rather than the exact outfit they are wearing.
Event Bonuses
- 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
- Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon.
- Select avatar items will be on sale during Fashion Week.
Event Boxes
If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live.
Wild Encounters
- The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild: Costumed Pikachu*, Costumed Diglett*, Costumed Wooper*, Costumed Croagunk*, Gothita*, Frillish* (female shown), Furfrou*, and Mareanie*.
- If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following Pokémon: Costumed Absol* and Frillish* (male shown).
Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
Eggs
The following Pokémon will be hatching from Eggs that are obtained during the event:
- 5 km Eggs
- 1-Egg Rarity: Costumed Pichu*, Costumed Wooper*, Costumed Smoochum*, Costumed Shinx*, and Gothita*.
Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might hatch 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: Costumed Diglett*, Costumed Wooper*, Costumed Sneasel*, and Furfrou*.
- Three-Star Raids: Costumed Butterfree*, Costumed Dragonite*, Costumed Kirlia*, and Costumed Absol*.
- Five-Star Raids:
- Until Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time: Virizion* (See Additional Notes).
- Starting on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time: Cobalion* (See Additional Notes).
- Mega Raids:
- Until Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time: Mega Garchomp* (See Additional Notes).
- Starting on Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time: Mega Kangaskhan* (See Additional Notes).
Shadow Raids
The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:
- One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Meowth*, Shadow Machop*, Shadow Wooper, and Shadow Pineco*.
- Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Magmar, Shadow Electabuzz, and Shadow Gligar*.
- Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Articuno* (See Additional Notes).
Additional Notes:
- Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
- Standard Raids:
- Five-Star Raids:
- Virizion* will be available until Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Cobalion* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Mega Raids:
- Mega Garchomp* will be available until Thursday, November 16th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Mega Kangaskhan* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Thursday, November 30th, 2023 at 10 a.m. your local time.
- Five-Star Raids:
- 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.
Field Research Tasks
There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following Pokémon encounters: Costumed Butterfree*, Costumed Diglett*, Costumed Wooper*, Costumed Kirlia*, Costumed Shinx*, and Costumed Blitzle*. 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: Catch 5 Pokémon
- Reward: Costumed Blitzle* Encounter
- Task: Catch 10 Pokémon
- Reward: Costumed Wooper* OR Costumed Kirlia* Encounter
- Task: Catch 15 Pokémon
- Reward: Costumed Butterfree* Encounter
- Task: Take a snapshot of Absol or Frillish in the wild
- Reward: 1,000 XP OR 1,000 Stardust
- Task: Take a snapshot of your Buddy
- Reward: Costumed Diglett* Encounter
- Task: Take snapshots of 7 different wild Pokémon
- Reward: Costumed Shinx* 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 featured:
- Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 10 a.m. to Sunday, November 19th, 2023 at 8 p.m. your local time: Gothita and Mareanie
Collection Challenge – Fashion Week 2023
A special, event-exclusive Collection Challenge will be available. According to Niantic, this Collection Challenge will reward Trainers with XP, Stardust, Costumed Dragonite* Encounter, and an addition to the Elite Collector medal. A complete list of what Pokémon must be caught/traded/evolved and the associated rewards will be added here once the event is live.
- Catch: Costume Diglett, Costume Pikachu, Gothita, Costume Croagunk, Costume Wooper, and Costume Absol.
- Completion Rewards: 10,000 XP, 5,000 Stardust, and Costumed Dragonite* Encounter.
Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
Avatar Items
New avatar items themed after Gothitelle, Reuniclus, and bedazzled denim from the early 2000s will be released during this event. They will be available for purchase (with PokéCoins) via the in-game shop. These avatar items will still be available to purchase after the conclusion of this event.
The new avatar items are the following: Gothitelle Top (200 PokéCoins), Gothitelle Pants (100 PokéCoins), Gothitelle Shoes (75 PokéCoins), Reuniclus Top (250 PokéCoins), Reuniclus Boots (100 PokéCoins), Hooded Denim Jacket (200 PokéCoins), and Denim Pants (150 PokéCoins).
Paid Timed Research – Fashion Week 2023
During the Fashion Week 2023 event, Trainers can purchase a ticket to access an event-themed Timed Research. For US$1.99 OR US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll get the Fashion Week 2023 Timed Research which rewards Trainers with the following items (if tasks are completed within the time limit): 2 Premium Battle Passes and encounters with Costumed Pokémon.
According to Niantic, “[t]ickets are nonrefundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service).” Tickets can also be gifted to Trainers you’re friends with provided that you have a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with them. This can be done via the in-game shop and by selecting the “Gift” button instead of the “Buy” button. Tickets purchased for friends are nonrefundable as well.
Please keep in mind that Timed Research quests have deadlines. Trainers must complete this Fashion Week 2023 Timed Research by Sunday, November 19th, 2023 at 8 p.m. your local time.
- Task: Catch 10 Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Diglett* Encounter
- Task: Catch 20 Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Croagunk* Encounter
- Task: Catch 30 Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Blitzle* Encounter
- Task: Catch 40 Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Pikachu* Encounter
- Task: Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Wooper* Encounter
- Task: Use 20 Berries to help catch Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Shinx* Encounter
- Task: Take snapshots of 4 different wild Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Kirlia* Encounter
- Task: Take snapshots of 6 different wild Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Sneasel* Encounter
- Task: Take snapshots of 8 different wild Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Absol* Encounter
- Task: Take snapshots of 10 different wild Pokémon
- Reward: Costume Butterfree* Encounter
- Completion Reward: Costume Dragonite* Encounter, 2 Premium Battle Passes, and 5,000 XP.
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