Festival of Lights 2023

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

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.