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Pokémon Go Harvest Festival – Events and Research Guide
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Pokémon Go Harvest Festival – Events and Research Guide

As fall gives way to winter, Pokémon Go hosts the annual Harvest Festival event, with lots of rare Grass-type Pokémon encounters, Research, and Collection Challenges with special rewards.

Running from November 7th at 10:00am local time to November 12th at 8:00pm local time, the Pokémon Go Harvest Festival will focus on select Grass-type Pokémon such as Smoliv and Pumpkaboo, including the introduction of Shiny Smoliv for the first time.. Now get ready to eat all new timed research and collection challenges to track down the pokemon you want.

Pumpkaboo and Smoliv in a pumpkin patch.

Image via Niantic.

For the Pokémon Go Harvest Festival, there are two different sets of research available.

The new field research will allow you to encounter Smoliv and Pumpkaboo more often. A Premium Timed research set focused entirely on Smoliv is also available for purchase for $2. Here’s a guide to both:

Pokémon Go Harvest Festival: Field Research Tasks and Rewards

Research task

Reward

Catch 10 Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Use five berries to help catch the Pokémon.

Meet Pumpkaboo

Use 10 berries to help catch the Pokémon.

Meet Pumpkaboo

The Pumpkaboo encountered in this field survey can be found in all four dimensions.

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Pokémon Go Harvest Festival: Research Tasks and Timed Premium Rewards

Page 1 Tasks

rewards

Catch three Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Catch five Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Catch eight Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms

Five grains Nanab

Use five berries to help catch the Pokémon

Smoliv meeting

Completion Rewards: An Incense, 1,500 XP, and 500 Stardust

Page Two Tasks

rewards

Catch three Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Catch five Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Catch 10 Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Spin five PokéStops or Gyms

10 Razz grains

Use 10 berries to help catch the Pokémon

Smoliv meeting

Completion Rewards: A Mossy Lure Mod, 2,500 XP and 500 Stardust

Page Three Tasks

rewards

Catch three Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Catch five Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Catch eight Pokemon

Smoliv meeting

Spin five PokéStops or Gyms

15 berries

Use 10 berries to help catch the Pokémon

Smoliv meeting

Completion Rewards: A Grass Lure Module, Lucky Egg, and 1,000 Stardust

There are five different live collection challenges for the Harvest Festival event.

Each collection challenge will task you with catching a specific set of Pokemon, though most in this event focus on different sizes of Pumpkaboo. After completing a Collection Challenge, you can claim your rewards.

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Harvest Festival Collection Challenge: Fall Friends Guide

Pokemon to catch

rewards

Smoliv
Pumpkaboo (any size)
Miltank
Exeggcute
Bunnelby

A meeting with Smoliv
3,000 stardust

Harvest Festival Collection Challenge: Small Guide

Pokemon to catch

rewards

Pumpkaboo (small)

A meeting with Smoliv
1,000 stardust

Harvest Festival Collection Challenge: Medium

Pokemon to catch

rewards

Pumpkaboo (Medium)

A meeting with Smoliv
1,000 stardust

Harvest Festival Collection Challenge: Big Guide

Pokemon to catch

rewards

Pumpkaboo (large)

A meeting with Smoliv
1,000 stardust

Harvest Festival Collection Challenge: Super Guide

Pokemon to catch

rewards

Pumpkaboo (Super)

A meeting with Smoliv
3,000 stardust

Pokémon Go Harvest Festival event bonuses and debuts

These event bonuses and first-time inclusions for Pokémon Go will start rolling out on November 7th at 10:00 AM local time, and will end when the Harvest Festival takes place on November 12 at 8:00 PM local time.

Pokemon Go Harvest Festival has increased the number of spawns

Any Pokémon marked with an asterisk

can be found as a shiny in the wild.

Pumpkaboo (Super) is a rare encounter in the wild during this event, but you can find them more easily using Mossy Lure modules.