Pokemon GO Harvest Festival: Collection Challenges, Tasks, and Rewards Guide

The Harvest Festival in Pokemon GO introduces an exciting array of Collection Challenges designed for trainers eager to complete exclusive tasks. These challenges focus on capturing specific Pocket Monsters that are featured during the event. Participants have the chance to earn rewards such as Stardust and encounters with Smoliv.

This festive event is set to run from November 7 at 10 AM to November 12 at 8 PM (local time). In addition to the Collection Challenges, trainers can also engage with a Premium Timed Research feature that offers rewards including the Mossy Lure Module, Stardust, and a Lucky Egg.

Collection Challenges during the Harvest Festival

Here’s a breakdown of the available Collection Challenges along with the corresponding tasks and rewards:

Autumn Friends Challenge:

Catch Smoliv
Catch Pumpkaboo
Catch Miltank
Catch Exeggcute
Catch Bunnelby
Rewards: Encounter with Smoliv, 3000 Stardust

Pumpkaboo Size Challenges:

Small Challenge: Catch Small Pumpkaboo
- Rewards: Smoliv encounter, 1000 Stardust
Average Challenge: Catch Average Pumpkaboo
- Rewards: Smoliv encounter, 1000 Stardust
Large Challenge: Catch Large Pumpkaboo
- Rewards: Smoliv encounter, 1000 Stardust
Super Challenge: Catch Super Pumpkaboo
- Rewards: Smoliv encounter, 1000 Stardust

Notably, this Harvest Festival marks the first appearance of Shiny Smoliv in Pokemon GO. Players can find this Gen IX Olive Pokémon in various locations, including the wild, as a Field Research task reward, within the Premium Timed Research, and through Collection Challenge rewards. Once captured, trainers can evolve Shiny Smoliv into Shiny Dolliv with 25 Smoliv Candy, and subsequently into Shiny Arboliva with an additional 100 Smoliv Candy.

This event also enhances players’ chances of encountering a Shiny Pumpkaboo, a popular variant among players, known for its eye-catching purple hue. Fans of the franchise will surely be eager to add this unique size to their collections.

As trainers immerse themselves in the Harvest Festival activities, they are also gearing up for the November 2024 Community Day, scheduled for November 10, 2024. This special event will highlight Mankey, with trainers able to evolve Mankey or Primeape during the event hours (2 PM to 10 PM local time) to obtain Primeape or Annihilape featuring the Charged Attack Rage Fist.

For additional details and updates, refer to the official announcement on Sportskeeda.