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Pokemon GOhas just kicked off its latest season, Rising Heroes, and the festivities have not slowed down. The next event to come to the mobile game is theFestival of Colors, with 2023 being its second celebrated year. Players can earn special rewards for completing research tasks, and they can catch Bruxish and Mega Medicham for the first time inPokemon GO.
Festival of Colors Start and End Date
Festival of Colors kicks off on Wednesday, June 14, 2025, at 10:00 am local time and will end on Tuesday, August 02, 2025, at 8 pm local time.
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Before we get into the list of Pokemon that appear more frequently during the event and the raids and such, let’s go over the most important part: the tasks and their rewards.
Festival of Colors Field Research Tasks and Rewards
For the Oricorio encounter rewards, there are four types that can be battled; however, the type of Oricorio players run into depends on their actual real-world location:
And here are the tasks:
Collection Challenge
Besides the Research Tasks for Festival of Colors 2023, there is also acollection challenge. By completing all the tasks below, players will earn20000 XP and a Lure Module:
What are the Event Bonuses for the Festival of Colors?
Until the event ends,Pokemon GOplayers' Lure Modules will last for three hours. Friendship levels will also increase twice as fast, making it easier to evolve certain Pokemon. And last but not least, Smeargle may pop up when players take snapshots in-game, with a chance of a shiny version appearing.
Wild Encounters
During Festival of Colors 2023, trainers will find these Pokemon more often, thanks to their increased spawn rate. ( A * by a Pokemon’s name means it has the potential to be shiny)
Raids
Here’s a list of the Pokemon raids during the Festival of Colors event.
Can Bruxish be Shiny?
Unfortunately, thedual Water/Psychic-type Pokemon, Bruxish, does not have a shiny variant inPokemon GOat this time.
Pokemon GOis available as a free-to-play download on mobile devices.
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