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Three-star raids
Featured Pokemon
In addition to the other in-game bonuses, you’ll be able to snag a free Festival of Lights avatar t-shirt from Pokemon Go’s item shop during the event. There will also be new Dedenne-inspired avatar items and stickers, and fireworks will appear in the game during the first few days of the event.
Pokemon Go’s Festival of Lights celebration runs until 8 p.m. local time on Nov. 14, but there are many more events lined up for this month. You can catch up on everything going on over the next few weeks in our Pokemon Go November events roundup.
- Vulpix
- Magnemite
- Electabuzz
- Magmar
- Electrike
- Blitzle
- Darumaka
- Litleo
- Dedenne
One-star raids
- Charmander
- Vulpix
- Chinchou
- Litwick
- Dedenne
It appears Team Go Rocket will be breaking up the festivities with a mini takeover event. Beginning Nov. 9, Rocket grunts will appear at PokeStops and in hot air balloons much more frequently than usual, giving you more chances to battle them and rescue their Shadow Pokemon. You’ll also be able to use Charged TMs to replace a Shadow Pokemon’s Frustration attack. Additional details will be announced later.
- Alolan Raichu
- Electabuzz
- Magmar
- Bellossom
Pokemon Go is holding a Festival of Lights celebration from Nov. 5 to Nov. 14.
- Alolan Geodude
- Chinchou
- Pichu
- Vulpix
- Magby
- Elekid
- Budew
Bonuses
The next portion of the ongoing Misunderstood Mischief Special Research story will also go live during the Festival of Lights event. We’ll have the full list of tasks and rewards once the Special Research is available.
Wild spawns
- Dedenne and Blitzle will appear in the wild even more frequently
- Players will earn twice the usual amount of candy for catching Pokemon
Misunderstood Mischief
A new event is kicking off soon in Pokemon Go. The mobile game is celebrating Diwali with a special Festival of Lights event from Nov. 5 to Nov. 14. As part of the festivities, the electric Pokemon Dedenne will make its first appearance in the game, and there will be special bonuses and more. Here’s everything you need to know about the event.
Team Go Rocket event
Players in India will also be able to take advantage of the following extra bonuses. These will be live on Nov. 7 from 4-7 p.m. local time:
Other event features
As mentioned, the electric mouse Dedenne is debuting as part of the Festival of Lights event, making this your first chance to catch one in Pokemon Go. It will be appearing in the wild as well as in one-star raids. Several other fire and electric Pokemon will also be appearing more frequently throughout the event, including Electabuzz, Magmar, Blitzle and more. You can see all of the featured Pokemon below:
On top of increased Pokemon spawns, a few in-game bonuses will be active during the Festival of Lights event. Your friendship level with other players will increase twice as fast as normal throughout the event. Additionally, you’ll be able to open a maximum of 45 gifts per day, and the gifts will contain more rewards than usual.
