Pokemon GO's Festival of Colors returns for 2023
Bright times ahead, Trainers
Niantic is excited to announce the return of Pokémon GO’s Festival of Colors! This year, two Pokémon will make their vibrant Pokémon GO debuts: Mega Medicham and Bruxish! You can get the full details on this event’s return below.
Festival of Colors: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time
- Mega Medicham will make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids!
- Bruxish, the Gnash Teeth Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut!
Keep an eye out! Trainers will find a colorful surprise around PokéStops as they walk close to them.
Event Bonuses
- Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
- Take a few snapshots every day during the event for a surprise!*
- Friendship levels will increase twice as fast.
*If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny Smeargle. Please note that Smeargle will only appear in snapshots a limited number of times, and while Shiny Smeargle will no longer appear after the event concludes, you may encounter one during future events.
A Festival of Colors Collection Challenge is coming soon! Complete the Collection Challenge by the end of the event to earn 20,000 XP and a Lure Module!
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
- Paras
- Krabby
- Koffing
- Natu
- Wobbuffet
- Shuckle
- Wingull
- Plant Cloak Burmy
- Sand Cloak Burmy
- Trash Cloak Burmy
- Stunky
- Bruxish
- Lickitung
- Galarian Zigzagoon
The following Pokémon will appear in raids.
One-star raids
- Espurr
- Rockruff
- Mareanie
- Bruxish
Three-star raids
- Exeggutor
- Alolan Exeggutor
- Cryogonal
- Druddigon
Five-star raids
- Ho-Oh
Mega Raids
- Mega Medicham
Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks! A quick reminder, Trainers—the Oricorio you encounter will be of different Styles depending on where they were caught in the world.
- Alolan Grimer
- Castform
- Sunny Form Castform
- Rainy Form Castform
- Snowy Form Castform
- Plant Cloak Burmy
- Sand Cloak Burmy
- Trash Cloak Burmy
- Baile Style Oricorio
- Pom-Pom Style Oricorio
- Pa’u Style Oricorio
- Sensu Style Oricorio
The following new avatar item will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!
- Color Throw Pose
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