Unveiling Pokemon GO's Harvest Festival: A Bountiful Surprise Await Trainers!

The highly anticipated 2023 Harvest Festival is heading to Pokemon GO, bringing a wealth of fresh content for trainers to enjoy. This includes the debut of exciting new Pokemon, thrilling encounters in the wild, engaging Field Research Tasks, event bonuses, and much more. Niantic has unveiled some captivating additions that will be introduced to Pokemon GO, so players should ready themselves for this impressive update.

Launching on Thursday, October 12, the Pokemon GO Harvest Festival will run until Tuesday, October 17. The specific start times will vary depending on the player's time zone. Taking cue from successful Pokemon GO events before it, the Harvest Festival will present players with the opportunity to acquire exclusive rewards and engage in encounters influenced by the festival's theme.

Pokemon GO Exclusive Harvest Festival Content

During the Harvest Festival in Pokemon GO, trainers can expect to encounter a diverse range of Grass- and Bug-type Pokemon. Among these, there are also exciting new evolutions to discover. Introducing Smoliv, Dolliv, and Arboliva, these three Pokemon are making their official debut in Pokemon GO. To obtain Smoliv, trainers must engage in wild encounters, and its evolutions can be obtained through Smoliv candy. Doliv evolves with 25 Smoliv Candy, while Arboliva requires 100 Smoliv Candy.

In addition to these new additions, the 2023 Harvest Festival will bring forth fourteen primary Pokemon as wild encounters.

Bellsprout

Exeggcute

Sunkern

Wurmple

Combee

Sewaddle

Cottonee

Petilil

Pumpkaboo

Bounsweet

In the Harvest Festival, players can also find region-specific wild encounters in Pokemon GO. In Europe, The Middle East, and Africa, players can encounter Red Flower Flabébé. In Asia and the Pacific region, players can encounter Blue Flower Flabébé, and in the Americas, players can encounter Yellow Flower Flabébé.

Alongside new wild encounters coming to Pokemon GO during the Harvest Festival, there are also a variety of new Field Research Task Encounters. These encounters offer the opportunity to obtain Pokemon such as Plant Cloak Burmy, Sand Cloak Burmy, Trash Cloak Burmy, Pumpkaboo, and Smoliv. It is important for fans to stay vigilant and keep an eye out for these Pokemon during the duration of the Harvest Festival.

One of the highlights of the Pokemon GO 2023 Harvest Festival are the Event Bonuses. Players can anticipate several exciting Event Bonuses that add a new dynamic to the gameplay. For example, catching a Pumpkaboo will reward trainers with extra Pumpkaboo candy. Additionally, activating a Mossy Lure Module during the event will extend its duration to two hours. These activated Mossy Lure Modules will also have an increased likelihood of attracting wild Pumpkaboo.

The Harvest Festival in Pokemon GO is accompanied by the Tickets of Treats Paid Time Research. This special research opportunity will be available throughout the month of October and will change every week. Trainers can unlock a new Tickets of Treats Paid Time Research each week, which will involve various tasks related to that week's event.

During the Harvest Festival week, completing the Tickets of Treats Paid Time Research will reward players with a Mossy Lure Module and chances to encounter a Pumpkaboo. The deadline to complete these tasks is Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The cost for the Paid Time Research is $5 USD or its equivalent.

Pokemon GO is available for Android and iOS.