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Festival of Lights

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From Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 10:00 Until Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 20:00
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The Festival of Lights is coming back to Pokémon GO! For this year’s celebrations—exclusive to Trainers in India—get ready for the return of Pikachu wearing a saree and Pikachu wearing a kurta, making this celebration an extra stylish event!

Some Pokémon that are attracted to Incense will also glow. Shine brightly with your Pokémon and celebrate!


Bonuses

Bonus

2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.

Bonus

2× Incense duration (excluding Daily Adventure Incense).

Bonus

Get Pikachu wearing a saree or Pikachu wearing a kurta stickers when spinning PokéStops.

Increased Incense Encounters

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

ShinyPonyta

Ponyta
ShinyChinchou

Chinchou
ShinyVolbeat

Volbeat
ShinyLitwick

Litwick
ShinyMorelull

Morelull
Tadbulb

Tadbulb
One-Star Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in One-Star raids.

ShinyPikachu (Diwali)

electric Pikachu (Diwali)

CP 493 - 536
CP 616 - 670
ShinyPikachu (Kurta)

electric Pikachu (Kurta)

CP 493 - 536
CP 616 - 670
Field Research

Festival of Light–themed Field Research tasks will be available!

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

ShinyPikachu (Diwali)

Pikachu (Diwali)

CP 369 - 402
ShinyPikachu (Kurta)

Pikachu (Kurta)

CP 369 - 402
Collection Challenge

Complete Collection Challenges by catching Festival of Lights–themed Pokémon to receive a Premium Raid Pass, Stardust, and XP.

Timed Research

Complete branching Timed Research that awards stickers and an encounter with Pikachu wearing a saree or Pikachu wearing a kurta based on the path you choose. This Timed Research also awards a Premium Raid Pass, Rare Candy, and Poké Balls.

ShinyPikachu (Diwali)

Pikachu (Diwali)

CP 369 - 402
ShinyPikachu (Kurta)

Pikachu (Kurta)

CP 369 - 402
Live Event Stats

Here you’ll find an overview of the live stats for "Festival of Lights". These statistics were last updated on Monday, October 20, 2025 a 16:48.

Encounters

These are currently the 10 Pokémon that appear most frequently in the wild.

Pokémon Encounters
Helioptile Helioptile Deze Pokémon is Shiny 1.34M
Venipede Venipede Deze Pokémon is Shiny 936.49K
Lechonk Lechonk Deze Pokémon is Shiny 910.02K
Oshawott Oshawott Deze Pokémon is Shiny 866.68K
Lillipup Lillipup Deze Pokémon is Shiny 862.41K
Poochyena Poochyena Deze Pokémon is Shiny 851.13K
Surskit Surskit Deze Pokémon is Shiny 849.15K
Scorbunny Scorbunny 752.92K
Bidoof Bidoof Deze Pokémon is Shiny 752.41K
Stunky Stunky Deze Pokémon is Shiny 744.09K
Shiny Encounters

These are currently the 10 Shiny's that appear most frequently in the wild.

Pokémon Shiny Odds Encounters
Galarian Zigzagoon Galarian Zigzagoon
1 in 64
5.58K
Lickitung Lickitung
1 in 65
1.92K
Galarian Farfetch'd Galarian Farfetch'd
1 in 63
1.64K
Chansey Chansey
1 in 64
1.54K
Scyther Scyther
1 in 67
1.51K
Helioptile Helioptile
1 in 510
1.49K
Galarian Meowth Galarian Meowth
1 in 65
1.39K
Lechonk Lechonk
1 in 497
1.31K
Lillipup Lillipup
1 in 495
1.30K
Alolan Meowth Alolan Meowth
1 in 64
1.28K
From the moment an event begins, we keep track of how often Pokémon appear and how often they show up as shiny. Live event stats give you a clear and realistic view of your chances to find a specific Pokémon — and maybe even its shiny version!
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