Festival of Lights 2023

Festival of Lights in 2023 was the third Festival of Lights event in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon Spotlight Hour featuring Chinchou was available during this event.

Features
Extra bonuses in India:

Featured Pokémon
These Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event: PS Morelull PS Shiinotic

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Lure Modules:

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates from Incense. Volbeat and Illumise appeared worldwide:

These Pokémon would hatch from 7-km Pokémon Eggs obtained during the event. The Morelull hatched from these Eggs had a higher chance to be Shiny than ones found in the wild:

Field Research event tasks
These Field Research tasks were available during the event:

Timed Research
Festival of Lights Timed Research was available during the event:

Collection Challenge
This Collection Challenge was only available in India. To complete the Collection Challenge, Trainer must obtain these Pokémon during the event:

PokéStop Showcase
PokéStop Showcases were available during the event:

Avatar items
These avatar items were released at the start of the event:

Trivia

 * During the event, certain Pokémon received a glow effect during nighttime. This includes: Ponyta, Rapidash, Chinchou, Lanturn, Volbeat, Litwick, Lampent, Chandelure, Morelull, Shiinotic, Tadbulb and Bellibolt.