The Festival of Colors 2026 will take place in Pokémon GO from Wednesday, March 4rd, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, March 8th, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

The Festival of Colors event returns to India in Pokémon GO for 2026!

Trainers,
The Festival of Colors is coming back to Pokémon GO! For this year’s celebrations—exclusive to Trainers in India—get ready for the return of Pikachu wearing a saree and Pikachu wearing a kurta, both with a chance to have a Special Background, along with some event-themed Pokémon!

Festival of Colors

Wednesday, March 4, at 10:00 a.m. to Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Celebratory Colors

Check it out! Trainers will find a colorful surprise around PokéStops when they get close to them.

Special Background

The following Pokémon may have a Special Background when caught from Raid Battles or during Colorful O’Clock.

• Pikachu wearing a saree
• Pikachu wearing a kurta

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Colorful O'Clock

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild for five minutes at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.

• Pikachu wearing a saree
  
• Pikachu wearing a kurta
  
• Medicham
  
• Plant Cloak Burmy
  
• Sandy Cloak Burmy
  
• Trash Cloak Burmy
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• Red Flower Flabébé
  
Orange Flower Flabébé

• White Flower Flabébé
  
• Bruxish
  

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Raids

The following Pokémon will appear in one-star raids.

• Pikachu wearing a saree
  
• Pikachu wearing a kurta
  

The above raids will be available only at sponsored Gyms in the following locations.

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park, Mumbai
• Dr. Visvesvaraya Tower Park, Chennai
• Indira Park, Hyderabad
• Lodhi Gardens, New Delhi
• Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata
• Saras Baug, Pune
• Sri Chamarajendra Park (Cubbon Park), Bengaluru

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Lure Module Encounters

The following Pokémon will appear more frequently from lure modules.

• Plant Cloak Burmy
  
• Sandy Cloak Burmy
  
• Trash Cloak Burmy
  
• Red Flower Flabébé
  
• Orange Flower Flabébé
  
• White Flower Flabébé
  

Some Trainers might even encounter the following!

• Medicham
  

: If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!

Collection Challenge

Complete Collection Challenges by catching Festival of Colors–themed Pokémon to receive Stardust and XP.

Timed Research

There will be a free Timed Research opportunity available. Timed Research rewards include the following.

• Lucky Egg
• Rare Candy
• Stickers of Pikachu wearing a kurta and Pikachu wearing a saree
• Branched research offering an encounter with Pikachu wearing a saree with a Special Background or Pikachu wearing a kurta with a Special Background
• And more!

Please note that Timed Research expires. The tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Friday, March 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. local time.

Event Bonuses

• Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.
• 2× Stardust from catching Pokémon.
• Get Stickers of Pikachu wearing a kurta and Pikachu wearing a saree from spinning PokéStops.

Sources: https://www.pokemongo.com/news/festival-of-colors-2026