Pokémon Go Harvest Festival 2026 event guide

Pokémon Go Harvest Festival 2026 event guide

Pokémon Go’s 2026 Harvest Festival runs from 29 September to 5 October. The event introduces shiny Applin, while its second phase adds a Team Go Rocket Takeover and shiny Shroodle.

Use Mossy Lure Modules on PokéStops to find apples on the ground. Tapping one can produce an apple item or trigger a Pokémon encounter.

The Team Go Rocket phase began on Friday, 2 October. During the takeover, Rocket balloons and PokéStop encounters appear more often, Charged TMs can remove Frustration, and Giovanni and the Rocket Leaders use refreshed line-ups.

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Harvest Festival 2026 Go Pass

The event Go Pass contains 30 ranks, followed by 30 bonus ranks. Its key reward is a Super Rocket Radar, which is needed to find Giovanni and catch Shadow Zekrom. Shadow Zekrom is awarded at rank 30, while rank 1 also grants it if you pay $4.99 to upgrade to the Deluxe Pass.

• Rank 1: Wild Applin have a higher chance of holding Tart Apples, Sweet Apples or Syrupy Apples.
• Rank 10: Mossy Lures last for one hour.
• Rank 20: Defeating Team Go Rocket awards more Stardust.

Applin Picking Timed Research

Finish this three-stage Timed Research before the event ends to claim its rewards. After the first step, choose Flapple, Appletun or Dipplin. The choice determines which apple type you receive later.

Applin Picking: step one

• Catch five Pokémon: five Pinap Berries
• Use three Berries to help catch Pokémon: 500 Stardust
• Explore 1 km: 10 Applin Candy

Step rewards: Applin encounter and 1,000 XP.

Choose the evolution you still need for your Pokédex, or simply select your favourite. Flapple and Appletun will receive Gigantamax versions later, while Dipplin can eventually evolve into Hydrapple. At this time, none is considered meta-relevant in any game mode.

Choosing Flapple provides Tart Apples, Appletun provides Sweet Apples, and Dipplin provides Syrupy Apples.

Applin Picking: step two

• Catch 10 Pokémon: two apples matching your choice
• Use five Berries to help catch Pokémon: two apples matching your choice
• Explore 2 km: two apples matching your choice

Step rewards: two Tart, Sweet or Syrupy Apples, an Applin encounter and 2,000 XP.

Applin Picking: step three

• Catch five Pokémon: two Tart Apples
• Use three Berries to help catch Pokémon: two Sweet Apples
• Explore 1 km: two Syrupy Apples

Step rewards: Applin encounter, 1,000 XP and 1,000 Stardust.

Event Field Research and rewards

Spinning PokéStops during the event can provide these Field Research tasks:

• Catch five Grass-type Pokémon: Foongus, Skwovet or Smoliv encounter
• Catch 15 Grass-type Pokémon: Applin encounter
• Use 10 Berries to help catch Pokémon: Smoliv encounter
• Use 20 Berries to help catch Pokémon: one Sweet Apple, one Syrupy Apple or one Tart Apple

The Team Go Rocket Takeover also includes the following usual tasks:

• Defeat one Team Go Rocket Grunt: one Mysterious Component
• Purify three Shadow Pokémon: one Charged TM or one Fast TM

Boosted wild spawns

These Pokémon appear more frequently during the Harvest Festival:

• Skwovet
• Applin
• Lechonk
• Smoliv, with an increased chance of being shiny

Ground apples can produce a flower-crown Cottonee or Applin encounter.

The Team Go Rocket Takeover adds these boosted spawns:

• Koffing
• Magmar
• Slugma, with an increased chance of being shiny
• Numel

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