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    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Catch Morelull And Shiinotic

    Everything you need to know about the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 and the brand-new Pokemon, Morelull and Shiinotic.

    Coleman Hamstead monogram avatar
    Contributor · 11 Oct 2022

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    One of the highlights of the Season of Light is the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022. This seasonal Pokemon GO event will introduce two brand-new nocturnal Pokemon that light up the night. But that’s not all – prepare for limited-time event bonuses, wild encounters, Incense encounters, raids, Field Research task encounters, and Timed Research! So, in preparation for this special event, here’s everything you need to know about the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022.

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Dates And Times

    Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 goes live on Friday, October 14, 2022, at 10am and runs to Monday, October 17, 2022, at 8pm local time.

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Morelull And Shiinotic Debut

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    Morelull and Shiinotic, known as the Illuminating Pokemon, will appear for the first time in Pokemon GO during the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022. These Grass/Fairy-type Pokemon glow at night and have an affinity for damp, dark places.

    You can evolve Morelull into Shiinotic with 50 Morelull Candy.

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Event Bonuses

    The following bonuses will be active throughout the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022:

    • Increased chance of encountering Shiny Chinchou
    • Double XP for catching Pokemon
    • Double Candy for catching Pokemon
    • Incense activated during the event will last for two hours

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Wild Encounters

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    You’ll run into the following Pokemon more frequently in the wild during the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022:

    • Pikachu
    • Vulpix
    • Magnemite
    • Chinchou
    • Litwick
    • Litleo
    • Helioptile
    • Dedenne
    • Morelull
    • Galarian Ponyta
    • Togedemaru

    Also, Pikachu, Vulpix, Magnemite, Chinchou, Litleo, and Galarian Ponyta will occasionally appear in their Shiny variants.

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Incense Encounters

    Using Incense during the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 will lead to regular encounters with these Pokemon:

    • Alolan Geodude
    • Blitzle
    • Darumaka
    • Litwick
    • Dedenne
    • Morelull
    • Galarian Ponyta
    • Galarian Darumaka

    Notably, Shiny versions of Alolan Geodude, Blitzle, Darumaka, Galarian Ponyta, and Galarian Darumaka may appear if you’re lucky!

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Raids

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    Expect to take on the following Pokemon in raids while the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 is live:

    One-Star Raids

    • Galarian Ponyta
    • Darumaka
    • Dedenne
    • Morelull

    Three-Star Raids

    • Alolan Raichu
    • Galarian Weezing
    • Mawile
    • Hisuian Braviary

    Five-Star Raids

    • Xerneas

    Mega Raids

    • Mega Manectric

    You can encounter Shiny variants of all of the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 raid Pokemon aside from Dedenne and Morelull.

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Field Research Task Encounters

    Complete Field Research tasks during the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 for a chance to encounter the Pokemon listed below:

    • Galarian Ponyta
    • Electabuzz
    • Magmar
    • Chinchou
    • Blitzle
    • Dedenne
    • Morelull

    As is the case with the raid Pokemon, all the Pokemon you can meet by taking on Field Research tasks have a chance to appear as a Shiny, except for Dedenne and Morelull.

    Pokemon GO Festival Of Lights 2022: Timed Research

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    Last but not least, Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 features a Catch-focused Timed Research that rewards the Sparkler Pose upon completion.

    That concludes our overview of the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022. Illuminate the night skies with Morelull and Shiinotic during the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022 from Friday, October 14, 2022, at 10am to Monday, October 17, 2022, at 8pm local time.

    You’ll need to stock up on supplies for the Pokemon GO Festival of Lights 2022. Redeem Pokemon GO promo codes for some free goodies!

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