Update, October 12, 2026: Harvest Festival: Applin Picking ended on October 5, 2026 (GO Pass rewards expired on October 7). This page is kept as a record of the event, with a recap, evolution requirements and next steps added at the end. For what is live now, see the October 2026 events calendar.
Pokémon GO’s Harvest Festival: Applin Picking event brought the first-ever Shiny Applin to the game, along with boosted Shiny Smoliv odds and apple-themed Mossy Lure Modules. It ended on October 5, 2026, and this page keeps the details as a record.
Harvest Festival: Dates and Times
September 29, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – October 5, 2026, 8:00 p.m. local time.
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Shiny debut | Applin (first time ever in Pokémon GO) |
| Boosted shiny | Smoliv |
| Featured wild Pokémon | Applin, Skwovet, Lechonk, Smoliv, and more |
| Special item | Mossy Lure Modules (only attract apples during the event) |
| Research ends | October 5, 2026, 8:00 p.m. local time |
| GO Pass rewards expire | October 7, 2026, 8:00 p.m. local time |
Event Bonuses by GO Pass Rank
- Rank 1: Applin holds an increased chance of dropping Tart, Sweet, or Syrupy Apples
- Rank 10: Mossy Lure Modules last 1 hour
- Rank 20: Increased Stardust from Team GO Rocket defeats
Mossy Lure Modules Explained
During the Harvest Festival, Mossy Lure Modules stop attracting normal wild spawns and instead pull in apples — Tart, Sweet, and Syrupy varieties — along with event-themed Pokémon encounters.
Timed Research: Choose Your Apple
The free Timed Research branches into three reward paths — Tart Apples, Sweet Apples, or Syrupy Apples — so you can pick the track that fits how you want to spend your Berry supply. The tasks expired on October 5 at 8:00 p.m. local time.
GO Pass Options
| Tier | Price |
|---|---|
| Free GO Pass | Automatic enrollment |
| GO Pass Deluxe | $4.99 |
| GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks | $6.99 |
Event Recap: What Happened
Harvest Festival: Applin Picking ran from Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, October 5, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. local time. Unlocked GO Pass rewards could still be claimed until Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. local time. Its headline feature was the debut of Shiny Applin in Pokémon GO, along with the Shiny forms of its evolutions: Flapple, Appletun, Dipplin and Hydrapple. Shiny Smoliv also had an increased encounter chance, and Shiny Dolliv and Arboliva were listed too.
| Feature | What it did |
|---|---|
| Mossy Lure Modules | Modules activated during the event attracted only apples. Tapping one gave a Tart, Sweet or Syrupy Apple, or an encounter with an event-themed Pokémon (Applin, Flower Crown Cottonee, Skiddo, Lechonk or Smoliv). |
| Wild spawns | Shroomish, Foongus, Skwovet, Lechonk and Smoliv, with Applin or Snorlax possible. From October 2 to October 5, “Taken Over” spawns added Ekans, Koffing, Magmar, Slugma and Numel. |
| Branching Timed Research | Three paths (Tart, Sweet or Syrupy Apples), each giving two of that apple per task in the middle step, plus Applin encounters. |
| GO Pass milestones | Rank 1: caught Applin more likely to hold an apple. Rank 10: Mossy Lures last one hour. Rank 20: more Stardust from Team GO Rocket Grunts and Leaders. |
GO Pass pricing was a free track (automatic), Deluxe at US$4.99 and Deluxe + 6 Ranks at US$6.99, which granted enough GO Points to start at Rank 7. Each rank needed 100 GO Points.
One detail worth getting right: the official announcement describes Mossy Lures as attracting only apples during the event, and the apples then hand out the Pokémon. Lures did not simply boost normal wild spawns.
What To Do Now That It Has Ended
The event and its Timed Research are over, so the focus shifts to using what you collected. According to Pokémon GO Hub, apples are the key evolution items for Applin:
- Flapple: 200 Applin Candy plus 20 Tart Apples.
- Appletun: 200 Applin Candy plus 20 Sweet Apples.
- Dipplin: 200 Applin Candy plus 20 Syrupy Apples.
- Hydrapple: evolve Dipplin with 400 Applin Candy and by catching seven Dragon-type Pokémon while Dipplin is your buddy. The official 2025 Harvest Festival page confirms this requirement.
Because every route needs 20 apples of one type, pick one evolution before you spend. Check your Applin first with the IV calculator and read IVs explained so you evolve the best one. The candy calculator helps you work out whether you have enough Applin Candy. Walking Applin as a buddy is a steady source of candy; see the buddy system guide.
If you caught a Shiny Applin, you can evolve it into the matching Shiny form. Whether apples can still be obtained outside events (for example through Field Research) was not confirmed in the sources we checked, so do not plan on it. Niantic did not state in the announcement whether apples expire.
Will It Return?
Nothing has been announced about a repeat. There is documented precedent for the festival itself: Harvest Festival 2025 ran from October 10 to October 16, 2025, featured Applin in the wild, Field Research and paid Timed Research, and introduced Dipplin and Hydrapple. Niantic announces returns on its own schedule, so watch the events calendar and Live Now.
Related Guides
- Pokémon GO events in October 2026
- Shiny Pokémon guide and odds
- Buddy system explained
- Candy calculator
- Event calendar
- Pokémon GO events hub
Sources: Pokémon GO: Harvest Festival 2026; Leek Duck: Harvest Festival 2026; Pokémon GO Hub: Applin Picking; Pokémon GO: Harvest Festival 2025.
