Event: Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global
New Pokémon debuts:
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Pokémon: Mega Rayquaza, Diancie, Mega Diancie
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Shiny: Shiny Oranguru, Shiny Joltik, Shiny Unown M, Shiny West Sea Shellos, Shiny East Sea Shellos, Shiny Pikachu wearing a quartz crown, Shiny Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown, Shiny Pikachu wearing a malachite crown, Shiny Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown, Shiny Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat, Shiny Goomy
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Shadow: -
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Costume: Pikachu wearing a quartz crown, Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown, Pikachu wearing a malachite crown, Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown, Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat
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Some of these Pokémon were already released, but will now have their global release.
Saturday, August 26:
From Saturday, August 26 at 10am local time
To Saturday, August 26 at 6pm local time
Spawns:
Quartz Terrarium: 10am - 11am & 2pm - 3pm
- Pikachu wearing a quartz crown (S)
- Clefairy (S)
- Lickitung (S)
- Heracross (S)
- Miltank (S)
- Wurmple (S)
- Whismur (S)
- Skitty (S)
- Luvdisc (S)
- West Sea Shellos (S)
- Buneary (S)
- Audino (S)
- Foongus (S)
- Morelull
- Hisuian Growlithe INCENSE/(T)
- Unown A (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown D (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown I (S) INCENSE /(T)
- Unown M (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown N (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown O (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Carbink INCENSE/(T)
Pyrite Sands: 11am - 12pm & 3pm - 4pm
- Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown (S)
- Sandshrew (S)
- Alolan Diglett (S)
- Psyduck (S)
- Girafarig (S)
- Shuckle (S)
- Trapinch (S)
- Gible (S)
- Hippopotas (S)
- Timburr (S)
- Joltik (S)
- Binacle (S)
- Helioptile (S)
- Grubbin
- Unown A (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown D (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown I (S) INCENSE /(T)
- Unown M (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown N (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown O (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Pawniard (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Carbink INCENSE/(T)
Malachite Wilderness: 12pm - 1pm & 4pm - 5pm
- Caterpie (S)
- Pikachu wearing a malachite crown (S)
- Bellsprout (S)
- Scyther (S)
- Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat (S)
- Spinarak (S)
- Remoraid (S)
- Roselia (S)
- Snover (S)
- Cottonee (S)
- Ferroseed (S)
- Stunfisk (S)
- Fomantis (S)
- Oranguru (S)
- Unown A (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown D (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown I (S) INCENSE /(T)
- Unown M (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown N (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown O (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Carnivine INCENSE/(T)
- Carbink INCENSE/(T)
Aquamarine shores: 1pm - 2pm & 5pm - 6pm
- Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown (S)
- Horsea (S)
- Lapras (S)
- Marill (S)
- Wobbuffet (S)
- Carvanha (S)
- Barboach (S)
- Bagon (S)
- Beldum (S)
- East Sea Shellos (S)
- Woobat (S)
- Tympole (S)
- Goomy (S)
- Mareanie
- Unown A (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown D (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown I (S) INCENSE /(T)
- Unown M (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown N (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Unown O (S) INCENSE/(T)
- Pachirisu INCENSE/(T)
- Carbink INCENSE/(T)
Raids:
- 1*: Pikachu wearing a quartz crown (S), Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown (S), Pikachu wearing a malachite crown (S), Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown (S), Goomy (S)
- 2*: Carbink
- 3*: Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat (S)
- Primal Raids: Primal Kyogre (S), Primal Groudon (S)
Field Research:
- Catch 10 Pokémon —> 5x Pinap Berry / Onix (S) / 10x PokéBall / Carbink
- Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms —> Onix (S) / Carbink
Quartz Terrarium:
- Catch 5 Pokémon —> Pikachu wearing a quartz crown (S) / 10x PokéBall / 5x Razz Berry / 5x Pinap Berry
- Hatch an Egg —> Pikachu wearing a quartz crown (S)
- Power up 5 Normal-Pokémon —> West Sea Shellos (S)
- Earn 1000 Stardust —> Heracross (S)
Pyrite Sands:
- Catch 5 Ground-type Pokémon —> Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown (S) / 10x PokéBall / 5x Razz Berry / 5x Pinap Berry
- Hatch an Egg —> Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown (S)
- Power up 5 Ground-type Pokémon —> Joltik (S)
- Earn 1000 Stardust —> Gible (S)
Malachite Wilderness:
- Catch 5 Grass-type Pokémon —> Pikachu wearing a malachite crown (S) / 10x PokéBall / 5x Razz Berry / 5x Pinap Berry
- Hatch an Egg —> Pikachu wearing a malachite crown (S)
- Power up 5 Grass-type Pokémon —> Oranguru (S)
- Earn 1000 Stardust —> Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat (S)
Aquamarine Shores:
- Catch 5 Water-type Pokémon —> Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown (S) / 10x PokéBall / 5x Razz Berry / 5x Pinap Berry
- Hatch an Egg —> Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown (S)
- Power up 5 Water-type Pokémon —> East Sea Shellos (S)
- Earn 1000 Stardust —> Goomy (S)
GO Snapshot encounters:
- Crown Pikachu (appears to change with the habitats)
Special/Timed Research and Collection Challenges:
Collection Challenge: Quartz Terrarium
Catch: Morelull, Pikachu, Lickitung, Luvdisc, Audino, Wurmple, Clefairy, Buneary, Miltank, Whismur, Skitty —> 2023x Stardust, Heracross (S), 1x Incense
Collection Challenge: Pyrite Sands
Catch: Grubbin, Pikachu, Alolan Diglett, Hippopotas, Helioptile, Psyduck, Binacle, Shuckle, Girafarig, Trapinch, Sandshrew —> 2023x Stardust, Gible (S), 1x Incense
Collection Challenge: Malachite Wilderness
Catch: Fomantis, Pikachu, Cottonee, Remoraid, Bellsprout, Spinarak, Snover, Ferroseed, Scyther, Caterpie, Roselia —> 2023x Stardust, Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat (S), 1x Incense
Collection Challenge: Aquamarine Shores
Catch: Mareanie, Pikachu, Tympole, Beldum, Barboach, Wobbuffet, Horsea, Bagon, Carvanha, Marill, Woobat —> 2023x Stardust, Goomy (S), 1x Incense
Special Research: (T)
Step 1:
- Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms —> 2x Incense
- Use an Incense —> 23x PokéBall
- Catch 10 Pokémon —> 3x Nanab Berry
Rewards: 3x Razz Berry, 2x Lure Module, 3x Pinap Berry
Step 2:
- Complete 3 Field Research tasks —> Joltik (S)
- Use 5 Berries to help catch Pokémon —> 2x Egg Incubator
- Catch 10 different species of Pokémon —> Oranguru (S)
Rewards: 2023x XP, 2x Poffin, 2023x Stardust
Step 3:
- Hatch 2 Eggs —> 2x Lucky Egg
- Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms —> West Sea Shellos (S)
- Earn a Candy while walking with your Buddy —> East Sea Shellos (S)
Rewards: 2023x XP, Carbink, 2023x Stardust
Step 4:
- Catch 10 Pokémon —> 2x Star Piece
- Earn 7190 Stardust —> 1x Silver Pinap Berry
- Evolve 3 Pokémon —> Hisuian Growlithe
Rewards: 2023x XP, Diancie (25x Diancie Candy if Diancie is already owned), 2023x Stardust
Step 5:
- Earn 7190 XP —> 3x Rare Candy
- Power up 10 Fairy-type Pokémon —> 3x Rare Candy
- Power up 10 Rock-type Pokémon —> 3x Rare Candy
Rewards: 2023x XP, 300x Diancie Mega Energy, Diancie T-shirt (25x Diancie Candy if Diancie T-shirt already owned)
Step 6:
- Claim reward —> 2023x XP
- Claim reward —> 2023x Stardust
- Claim reward —> 2023x XP
Rewards: Treasure Hunt pose (25x Diancie Candy if Treasure Hunt pose already owned), 25x Diancie Sticker, 100x Diancie Mega Energy
Global Challenge Area (T):
During each habitat hour on Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers around the world will be able to work together to complete a challenge! If the challenge is completed in time, a special bonus will be unlocked for the remainder of the hour for ticketed Trainers! Plus, if Trainers complete 20 challenges successfully, they will activate this year’s Pokémon GO Fest Ultra Unlock bonuses!
Sunday, August 27:
From Sunday, August 27 at 10am local time
To Sunday, August 27 at 6pm local time
Spawns:
- Pikachu wearing a quartz crown (S)
- Clefairy (S)
- Lickitung (S)
- Heracross (S)
- Miltank (S)
- Wurmple (S)
- Whismur (S)
- Skitty (S)
- Luvdisc (S)
- East Sea Shellos (S)
- Buneary (S)
- Audino (S)
- Foongus (S)
- Morelull
- Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown (S)
- Sandshrew (S)
- Alolan Diglett (S)
- Psyduck (S)
- Girafarig (S)
- Shuckle (S)
- Trapinch (S)
- Gible (S)
- Hippopotas (S)
- Timburr (S)
- Joltik (S)
- Binacle (S)
- Helioptile (S)
- Grubbin
- Caterpie (S)
- Pikachu wearing a malachite crown (S)
- Bellsprout (S)
- Scyther (S)
- Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat (S)
- Spinarak (S)
- Remoraid (S)
- Roselia (S)
- Snover (S)
- Cottonee (S)
- Ferroseed (S)
- Stunfisk (S)
- Fomantis (S)
- Oranguru (S)
- Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown (S)
- Horsea (S)
- Lapras (S)
- Marill (S)
- Wobbuffet (S)
- Carvanha (S)
- Barboach (S)
- Bagon (S)
- Beldum (S)
- West Sea Shellos (S)
- Woobat (S)
- Tympole (S)
- Goomy (S)
- Mareanie
Raids:
- 1*: Pikachu wearing a quartz crown (S), Pikachu wearing a pyrite crown (S), Pikachu wearing a malachite crown (S), Pikachu wearing an aquamarine crown (S), Goomy (S)
- 2*: Carbink
- 3*: Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat (S)
- 5* Raids: Xerneas (S), Yveltal (S) only available on Sunday, August 27 after 6pm!
- Mega Raids: Mega Rayquaza (S) only available on Sunday, August 27 from 11am to 6pm!
- Primal Raids: Primal Kyogre (S), Primal Groudon (S) only available on Sunday, August 27 from 10am to 11am!
Field Research Bonanza
On Saturday, August 26, Trainers will be able to collect new Field Research tasks from PokéStops each hour from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time!
Field Research:
- To be added
Special/Timed Research and Collection Challenges:
- To be added
Incense spawns (T):
- To be added
Both days:
Featured Egg pool (T):
- 2km Eggs: -
- 5km Eggs: -
- 7km Eggs: Hisuian Growlithe, Pachirisu, East Sea Shellos (S), West Sea Shellos (S), Carnivine, Joltik (S), Pawniard (S), Goomy (S), Oranguru (S)
- 10km Eggs: -
- 12km Eggs: -
Featured PokéStop Showcase(s):
- Biggest Pikachu
- Biggest Goomy
- More is possible, to be added
Featured attacks:
- Geomancy for Xerneas
- Oblivion Wing for Yveltal
- Dragon Ascent for Rayquaza
- Bug Bite for Butterfree
- Night Slash for Sandslash
- Pound for Clefable
- Earth Power for Flygon
- Outrage for Salamence
- Meteor Mash for Metagross
- Bullet Seed for Roserade
- Weather Ball (Fire) for Roserade
- Body Slam for Lickilicky
Ready for Raid Battles!
Trainers around the world can now start Raid Battles more quickly by using the Ready button! Just tap the button in the raid lobby when you’re ready to start. When all Trainers have indicated that they’re ready, the lobby timer will count down from 10 seconds. The Ready button will appear when there are at least two Trainers in the lobby. If a raid reaches full capacity—20 Trainers—the timer will be reduced to a 10-second countdown so everyone can get to the Raid Boss more quickly!
Event Bonuses:
- Lure Modules activated will last for one hour.
- 2× Friendship Bonus Damage in Raids.
- Trainers will be able to enjoy Field Research themed around the different Pokémon habitats.
- There will be no limit on Remote Raids between Saturday, August 26 at 12:00 a.m. and Sunday, August 27, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. local time!
- Take snapshots during the event—you never know who might show up!
- Increased chance of encountering Shiny Pokémon (T).
- Up to six Special Trades can be made each day (T).
- Level up your Elite Collector medal by completing habitat-themed Collection Challenges! (T)
- Up to 9 free Raid Passes from spinning Photo Discs at Gyms (T).
- Special 7 km Eggs (T).
Additional information:
- You can pick up the following avatar items from the in-game shop starting August 4, 2023.
GO Fest 2023 Tee
- The following avatar items will be available for purchase starting August 4, 2023.
Diancie Headphones
Mega Rayquaza Set
Mega Rayquaza Helmet
- All Trainers will be able to get Pokémon GO Fest 2023–themed stickers in the in-game shop from Friday, August 4, to Sunday, August 27, 2023! These stickers will also be available via PokéStops and Gifts from Saturday, August 5, to Sunday, August 27, 2023.
- The following avatar items will be awarded to ticket-holding Trainers as part of their Special Research story.
Diancie T-shirt
Treasure Map Pose
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- We’re mega-excited to reveal the Pokémon featured on the official Pokémon GO Fest 2023 T-shirt: Mega Rayquaza! Commemorate your GO Fest 2023 experiences and show your love for the Sky High Pokémon with this T-shirt!
- On Saturday, ticket-holding Trainers will be able to complete exclusive Special Research to learn more about the Mythical Pokémon Diancie—and they’ll get an opportunity to encounter it!
- Then, on Sunday, ticket-holders will receive extended Special Research focused on Mega Rayquaza and the newly discovered Meteorites!
- A double Diancie debut?! That’s right! Diancie’s Mega Evolution—Mega Diancie—will make its worldwide Pokémon GO debut during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global, right alongside Diancie! Adventure through the ticket holder–exclusive Saturday Special Research story and learn more about the hidden power of this dazzling debut, plus collect Diancie Mega Energy by completing Carbink raids! (T)
*The Meteorites found during Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global seem to have a connection to Rayquaza and a powerful new attack. Trainers who give Rayquaza a Meteorite will find it can learn the Charged Attack Dragon Ascent! Only Rayquaza that know Dragon Ascent will be able to Mega Evolve when given Rayquaza Mega Energy. - Trainers who have tickets to GO Fest 2023: Global will have additional opportunities to receive Meteorites via Special Research tasks on Sunday. (T)
Ultra Unlock:
- If Trainers complete 20 challenges successfully, they will activate this year’s Pokémon GO Fest Ultra Unlock bonuses!
- A special, to-be-announced event will take place from Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. local time, regardless of the number of challenges Trainers are able to complete. And if Trainers complete a total of 20 Global Challenges, they’ll unlock additional bonuses for the duration of the event. Stay tuned for more details after Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global! If so, one-star Raids taking place throughout the event will feature five Shiny eligible yet-to-be-announced Pokémon! Timed Research featuring encounters with ??? will be available throughout the event. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny ???—if you’re lucky!
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Ultra Unlock: bonuses
4× Catch XP
4× Catch Stardust - Ultra Unlock: ???
- If Trainers complete a total of 20 Global Challenges, they’ll ** gain access to a to-be announced special event** that will take place from Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to Friday, September 15, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time! A new Bug-type Pokémon, a new Electric-type Pokémon, a new Flying-type Pokémon and a new Ice-type Pokémon will make their Pokémon GO debuts!
- Stay tuned for more details after Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global…
Official event infographic: -
How to purchase a Ticket:
- Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global tickets are now available in the in-game shop for US$14.99!*
- In the in-game shop, tap the Pokémon GO Fest 2023 image.
- Tap the Buy button.
- You’ll see a pop-up indicating that you’ve received a ticket for Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global.
- After you tap OK, you can find the ticket in your Item Bag.
- A few days before the event, you’ll receive a medal. When you log in during event hours on Saturday, August 26 or Sunday, August 27, 2023, you’ll receive access to the Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global experience.
- Please note: You must log in during event hours on both Saturday and Sunday to claim each day’s Special Research story. After you’ve claimed each Special Research story, you can complete it at any time.
For additional information, click here.
(S) = Shiny available
(T) = Ticket holder exclusive
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