Shiny Smoliv makes its Pokémon GO debut Thursday next week as the Harvest Festival event returns for 2024

Pokémon GO will be marking the changing of the seasons early next month with the return of the Harvest Festival event, which this year will run from November 7th at 10:00am, through to November 12th, at 8:00pm local time. Shiny Smoliv will make its Pokémon GO debut during this event.

The Olive Pokémon Smoliv, and its evolutions Dolliv and Arboliva, made their Pokémon GO debuts as part of last year's Harvest Festival event.

Event Bonuses and Activities
The following bonuses will be active throughout this event:

• 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
• Increased chance for Trainers to encounter Shiny Pumpkaboo.
• Mossy Lure Modules will attract different Pokémon during the event, such as Alolan Exeggutor, Snorlax, Pumpkaboo, and Smoliv.
  • Pumpkaboo attracted to Mossy Lure Modules will have a higher chance of being Super Size Pumpkaboo than those found in the wild.

PokéStop Showcases for event-themed Pokémon will also be running throughout the event period at different PokéStops.

Timed Research
Trainers can purchase access to event-exclusive paid Timed Research for US$2.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). Completing these research tasks will award Trainers with the following:

• Two Mossy Lure Modules
• One Incense
• One Lucky Egg
• Encounters with Smoliv

The tasks associated with this both Paid Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before November 12th, at 8:00pm local time.

Collection Challenges
Event-themed Collection Challenges will be available as part of this event. Trainers completing these Collection Challenges will receive Stardust, and encounters with Smoliv.

Pokémon Encounters
All Pokémon listed below with a ⁂ next to their name can also be encountered in their Shiny variants.

Wild Encounters
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild:

• Oddish ⁂
• Exeggcute ⁂
• Hoppip ⁂
• Sunkern ⁂
• Miltank ⁂
• Zigzagoon ⁂
• Bunnelby ⁂
• Small Size Pumpkaboo ⁂
• Average Size Pumpkaboo ⁂
• Large Size Pumpkaboo ⁂
• Smoliv ⁂
• Super Size Pumpkaboo (uncommon) ⁂

Field Research Encounters
Completing event-themed Field Research tasks will award Trainers with encounters with the following Pokémon:

• Pumpkaboo (any size) ⁂
• Smoliv ⁂