Pokemon GO Harvest Festival: Schedule, event bonuses, Shiny Smoliv debut, and more

Pokemon GO Harvest Festival is currently online in-game, with Shiny Smoliv making its debut. The event provides trainers with a Premium Timed Research questline, free Collection Challenges, and several event bonuses. Furthermore, they will also have a better chance of coming across Shiny Pumpkaboo.

In this article, we provide all the available information for the ongoing Pokemon GO event.

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Pokemon GO Harvest Festival event overview

Schedule and event bonuses

Harvest Festival runs from Thursday, November 7, at 10 am local time to Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 8 pm local time. The active event bonuses are:

• 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Pumpkaboo.
• Mossy Lure Modules will attract different Pokémon during the event, such as Alolan Exeggutor, Snorlax, Pumpkaboo, and Smoliv.

The Mossy Lure Module attracted Pumpkaboo will have a better chance of being Super Size Pumpkaboo compared to wild encounters.

Wild encounters

The following pocket monsters will enjoy an increased spawn rate during the event:

• Oddish [shiny encounter available]
• Exeggcute [shiny encounter available]
• Hoppip [shiny encounter available]
• Sunkern [shiny encounter available]
• Miltank [shiny encounter available]
• Zigzagoon [shiny encounter available]
• Bunnelby [shiny encounter available]
• Small Size Pumpkaboo [shiny encounter available]
• Average Size Pumpkaboo [shiny encounter available]
• Large Size Pumpkaboo [shiny encounter available]
• Smoliv [shiny encounter available]
• Super Size Pumpkaboo [shiny encounter available] (lucky encounter)

Field Research tasks and rewards

The following Field Research tasks and rewards are active during Harvest Festival 2024:

• Catch 10 Pokemon - Smoliv encounter [shiny encounter available]
• Use 5 Berry to help catch Pokemon - Pumpkaboo encounter [shiny encounter available]
• Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokemon - Pumpkaboo encounter [shiny encounter available]

Timed Research and Collection Challenges

Harvest Festival 2024 provides trainers with Premium Timed Research (for the cost of $2.00) and event-themed Collection Challenges. Themed PokeStop Showcases will also be available.

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Check out our other Pokemon GO guides:

• Ditto disguises
• Sierra counters
• Cliff counters
• Arlo counters
• Giovanni counters
• Team GO Rocket Grunts