February 1, 2024

Pokémon GO’s Carnival of Love 2024 event!

Pokémon GO’s Carnival of Love 2024 event!

Trainers,

The Carnival of Love event is coming soon to Pokémon GO, bringing festivities for all to enjoy! For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Oricorio—if you’re lucky!

Carnival of Love

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Event Bonuses

Increased chance of receiving Candy XL when walking with your buddy
Two guaranteed Candy XL for evolving Pokémon

Give your Furfrou a fresh trim!

For the duration of the Carnival of Love event, you’ll be able to change your Natural Form Furfrou to Heart Trim Furfrou!

Heart Trim Furfrou

Follow these steps to change Furfrou’s Trim.

  • Find Furfrou in your Pokémon Storage, tap it to check its summary, and then tap the Change Form button to bring up a menu that lists the available trims.
  • Select your preferred trim.
  • Changing your Furfrou from one trim to any other trim will cost 25 Furfrou Candy and 10,000 Stardust.

Wild encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.

Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Oricorio—if you’re lucky!

  • Baile Style Oricorio: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
  • Pom-Pom Style Oricorio: Appearing in the Americas
  • Pa’u Style Oricorio: Appearing in African, Asian, Pacific, and Caribbean islands
  • Sensu Style Oricorio: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region

Flabébé with differently colored flowers will also be appearing in the wild depending on where you are in the world:

  • Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
  • Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
  • Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas

If you’re lucky, you might encounter White Flower Flabébé and Orange Flower Flabébé, no matter what region you’re in.

Snubbull
Snubbull
Skitty
Skitty
Luvdisc
Luvdisc
Red Flower Flabébé
Red Flower Flabébé
Blue Flower Flabébé
Blue Flower Flabébé
Yellow Flower Flabébé
Yellow Flower Flabébé
Furfrou
Furfrou
Baile Style Oricorio
Baile Style Oricorio
Pom-Pom Style Oricorio
Pom-Pom Style Oricorio
Pa’u Style Oricorio
Pa’u Style Oricorio
Sensu Style Oricorio
Stufful
Stufful
Quaxly
Quaxly
Some Trainers might even encounter the following!
Roselia
Roselia
White Flower Flabébé
White Flower Flabébé
Orange Flower Flabébé
Orange Flower Flabébé
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Field Research task encounters

Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available!

The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks!

Snubbull
Snubbull
Roselia
Roselia
Spinda with a heart pattern
Spinda with a heart pattern
Clamperl
Clamperl
Luvdisc
Luvdisc
Furfrou
Furfrou
Stufful
Stufful
If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Collection Challenge

A Carnival of Love–themed Collection Challenge is coming!

Complete the Collection Challenge to receive XP, Stardust, and an encounter with Roserade.

Roserade

New avatar item

The following avatar item will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event and will continue to be available after the event ends!

Luvdisc Tambourine Pose

PokéStop Showcases

Be on the lookout for Showcases at different PokéStops during the Carnival of Love event where you can enter event-themed Pokémon. Trainers will be able to enter their biggest Buddy Pokémon!*

*Buddy Pokémon must be a Great Buddy or higher to be entered in the Showcase.

Exclusive bonus for Trainers in Brazil

Trainers located in Brazil can look forward to earning twice the XP for catching Pokémon during the Carnival of Love event in celebration of Brazilian Carnaval!

Paid Timed Research

For US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you’ll be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research.

Timed Research rewards include the following.

  • Stardust, XP, and two Incense
  • Five encounters with Spinda with a heart pattern

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Trainers will be able to purchase and gift tickets to any of their Pokémon GO friends that they have achieved a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher with. Please note that purchases—including those made for other Trainers—are non-refundable (subject to applicable law and the exceptions set forth in the Terms of Service). Tickets cannot be purchased with PokéCoins.

Please be aware of your surroundings and follow guidelines from local health authorities when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated.

—The Pokémon GO team