Pokemon Go Festival Of Light Marks Morelull And Shiinotic's Debut, Xerneas's Return

Those ready for Niantic to shed some mild on the following large Pokemon Go occasion are in luck, as the corporate has launched particulars on the Festival of Light, which begins October 14 at 10 AM native time and runs till October 17 at 8 PM native time.

Morelull and Shiinotic, the mushroom-like Pokemon from the Alola area, will make their Pokemon Go debut in the course of the Festival of Light occasion. Morelull will seem within the wild, and 50 candies shall be required to evolve a caught Morelull into Shiinotic.

Shiinotic (left) and Morelull arrive in Pokemon Go on October 14.

The occasion can even mark the return of Xerneas, the sixth-generation legendary Pokemon and canopy star of Pokemon X, to five-star raids. Lucky gamers who problem Xerneas in a raid could encounter its shiny variant when it is time to attempt to catch the Pokemon for themselves.

The full slate of options for the Pokemon Go Festival of Light is beneath:

New Pokemon
- Morelull and Shiinotic, the Illuminating Pokemon, will seem for the primary time.
- 50 Morelull Candy will evolve Morelull into Shiinotic.
Event Bonuses
- Players will earn double the expertise and double the sweet after each catch
- Incense period shall be prolonged to 2 hours
- Event-themed stickers shall be obtainable within the store
- The probability of encountering a shiny Chinchou shall be elevated
Pokemon Encounters (all Pokemon with asterisks have an opportunity to be shiny when encountered)
- Wild
  - Chinchou*
  - Dedenne
  - Galarian Ponyta* (uncommon encounter)
  - Helioptile
  - Litleo*
  - Litwick
  - Magnemite*
  - Morelull
  - Pikachu*
  - Togedemaru (uncommon encounter)
  - Vulpix*
- Incense
  - Alolan Geodude*
  - Blitzle*
  - Darumaka*
  - Dedenne
  - Galarian Darumaka* (uncommon encounter)
  - Galarian Ponyta* (uncommon encounter)
  - Litwick
  - Morelull
- Raids
  - One-Star
    - Darumaka
    - Dedenne
    - Galarian Ponyta
    - Morelull
  - Three-Star
    - Alolan Raichu*
    - Galarian Weezing
    - Hisuian Braviary*
    - Mawile*
  - Five Star
  - Mega
- Field Research
  - Blitzle*
  - Chinchou*
  - Dedenne
  - Electabuzz*
  - Galarian Ponyta*
  - Magmar*
  - Morelull
Timed Research
- Completing analysis duties targeted on catching will earn gamers a brand new Sparkler Pose.

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