Pokémon GO Festival of Colors Starts March 8

Good news trainers! The Festival of Colors is returning to Pokémon GO and this year, Mega Medicham and Bruxish are making their official game debut. The festival starts March 8 at 10:00 a.m. (local time) and ends March 14 at 8:00 p.m. (local time). By the way, for the duration of the event, those who walk close to PokéStops are likely to find a colorful surprise.

Of course, a Pokémon GO event won't be complete without bonuses. So, for this festival, the bonuses are:

• Lure Modules activated during the event last for three hours.
• Take a few snapshots every day during the event for a surprise.
• Friendship levels will increase twice as fast.

Here are the other activities trainers can do during the festival:

• These Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild:
  • Paras
  • Krabby
  • Koffing
  • Natu
  • Wobbuffet
  • Shuckle
  • Wingull
  • Plant Cloak Burmy
  • Sand Cloak Burmy
  • Trash Cloak Burmy
  • Stunky
  • Bruxish
• Trainers have chance to encounter:
  • Lickitung
  • Galarian Zigzagoon
• These Pokémon appear in raids:
  • One-star raids
    • Espurr
    • Rockruff
    • Mareanie
    • Bruxish
  • Three-star raids
    • Exeggutor
    • Alolan Exeggutor
    • Cryogonal
    • Druddigon
  • Five-star raids
    • Ho-Oh
  • Mega Raids
    • Mega Medicham
• Event-themed Field Research tasks are available and trainers can encounter these Pokémon those tasks are completed:
  • Alolan Grimer
  • Castform
  • Sunny Form Castform
  • Rainy Form Castform
  • Snowy Form Castform
  • Plant Cloak Burmy
  • Sand Cloak Burmy
  • Trash Cloak Burmy
  • Baile Style Oricorio
  • Pom-Pom Style Oricorio
  • Pa’u Style Oricorio
  • Sensu Style Oricorio

Community Day

The Festival of Colors isn't the only event this March. There's also Community Day on March 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (local time). The March Community Day features Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke and those lucky enough can encounter Shiny Galarian Slowpoke, a first in the game.

But unlike the Festival of Colors, the Community Day offers more bonuses:

• 3× XP for catching Pokémon.
• 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
• 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokemon.
• Lure Modules activated during the event last for three hours.
• Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours.
• Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise.
• One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day.
• Trades need 50% less Stardust.

Learn more about the March Community Day.

Pokémon GO is available on Android and iOS.