Right after the Halloween specials, the last event of Pokemon GO The calendar is Harvest Festival 2024, with more bonuses and more spawns for trainers to hunt. This year the Harvest Festival takes place Thursday, November 7th at 10am local time until Tuesday, November 12th at 8pm local time. This gives trainers other incentives to play alongside the current Pokémon Max Battle Dynamax that you can take on with friends.
Harvest Festival 2024 focuses on certain Pokémon that are farming and plant-themed, like Miltank and Sunkern. While it’s not one of the main events on the calendar, it offers trainers the opportunity to catch some Shiny variations of Pokémon that rarely appear, as well as candy boosters that can help with evolutions.
Increased spawns during the 2024 Harvest Festival
12 Pokémon with increased spawn rates
One of the biggest incentives to play the Pokemon GO Harvest Festival 2024 is the increased generation of 12 specific Pokémon, many of which do not appear regularly in the game. Two Gen One favorites lead the way, in Weird and Exeggcute. Three Generation 2 Pokémon are also featured, Hoppip, Sunkern and the rare and powerful Miltank. Furthermore, Zigzagoon, Bunnelby, Smoliv and all four forms of Pumpkaboo will generate more than normal.
Other Pokémon will appear during the event, but the 12 featured will appear most frequently.
In addition to their normal versions appearing during the Harvest Festival 2024, all 12 Pokémon presented can be found in their Shiny version. This includes Bright Smolivwhich premieres in Pokemon GOso it’s one that all coaches will try to capture. Shiny versions are much harder to find for all Pokémon, but if you quickly check out each one you see, you’ll increase your chances of catching one during the event. Additionally, there is a greater chance of encountering Shiny Pumpkaboo during the six days.
What else is happening during the event?
Bonuses and ongoing tasks
There are more benefits for those who participate in the 2024 Harvest Festival this year. This includes 2x Candy Catch for any Pokémon which you can successfully keep inside a Poké Ball. It is also is it worth using Mossy Lure modulesduring the event as it will attract different Pokémon than usual, including Alolan Exeggutor, Snorlax, Pumpkaboo, and Smoliv. Although Pumpkaboo has recently appeared in Halloween events, he has an even greater chance of appearing during the Harvest Festival.
There are also additional ways to secure new encounters with Pumpkaboo and Smoliv. Several Field Research tasks require players to complete challenges, such as catching as many Pokémon or spinning as many Pokéstops, which will give players a chance to capture the featured event Pokémon. Players can also purchase paid timed researchwhich will offer more challenges to complete. Finally, a new collection challenge will run throughout the event, again granting additional spawns once you catch the full set of Pokémon.
Harvest Festival 2024 provides an increase in rare spawns for trainers in Pokemon GOas well as bringing the debut of the brilliant Smoliv and its Evolution line. Although it is far from being the most exciting Pokemon GO event on the calendar for 2024, it’s worth diving into whether you’re a new or returning player.
- Platform(s)
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iOS, Android
- Released
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July 6, 2016
- Developer(s)
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Niantic, the Pokémon company
- Editor(s)
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Niantic
- Multiplayer
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Online Multiplayer
- CERS
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and
- Platforms
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ios, andriod
- X|S Optimized
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n/a
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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n/a
- Cross save
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Yes
- Cross-platform play
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ios, andriod