All Habitat Rotation Collection Challenges, schedules, and encounters for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka

You won't need to time yourself this time.

Pokémon Go Fest poster featuring Petilil and Dewpider.
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Pokémon Go Fest 2023 is here, and with it, Niantic has refreshed its Habitat Rotation to include new featured encounters and Collection Challenges to complete based on those themes. 

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To start, Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka will introduce four new habitats to players, which will rotate hourly and only be available while these events are running in-person from Aug. 4 to 6. The following Go Fest 2023 events later this month will feature entirely different Habitat Rotations and other content differences. 

Each of the four habitats—Dark Jungle, Fairy Garden, Hypnotic Glaciar, and Volcanic Island—has 11 unique Pokémon that will only spawn in the wild during the hours where it is active. There are a handful of other featured Pokémon that will appear throughout the event regardless of the habitat too. 

You will also need to try and keep track of those Pokémon in order to complete the Go Fest 2023 Collection Challenges, with one available per habitat. I recommend just focusing on the event’s Special Research first since the rewards are better, and include an encounter with Diancie, but come back to the Collection Challenges after that or work to finish them alongside your other content. 

Two Pokemon Go players wearing Go Fest 2023 clothing.
Image via Niantic

Full Habitat Rotation schedule for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka 

For each of the four habitats, they will begin rotating as soon as the event starts, swapping over on the hour until the end of the event day during your local time zone. 

Pokémon tied to a specific habitat will only spawn during that habitat’s hourly rotation. Each rotation will happen multiple times per day, ensuring you have plenty of opportunities to catch every featured Pokémon and complete both your Collection Challenges and any research tasks featuring those encounters—some Field Research will even be exclusive to each habitat too.

Related: All increased spawns, raids, and Habitat Rotation encounters for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka

All Dark Jungle Habitat Rotation Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka encounters

  • Zubat
  • Tangela
  • Heracross
  • Seviper
  • Burmy (Plant Cloak)
  • Skorupi
  • Purrloin
  • Venipede
  • Deino
  • Pumpkaboo
  • Dewpider

How to complete the Dark Jungle Habitat Rotation Collection Challenge for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka 

  • Catch a Dewpider
  • Catch a Pumpkaboo
  • Catch a Tangela
  • Catch a Venipede
  • Catch a Purrloin
  • Catch a Skorupi
  • Catch a Burmy
  • Catch a Deino
  • Catch a Zubat

Total Reward: 2,023 Stardust, a Dewpider encounter, and one Incense

All Fairy Garden Habitat Rotation Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka encounters

  • Bulbasaur
  • Jigglypuff
  • Oddish
  • Hoppip
  • Seedot
  • Cacnea
  • Petilil
  • Ferroseed
  • Spritzee
  • Swirlix
  • Dedenne

How to complete the Fairy Garden Habitat Rotation Collection Challenge for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka

  • Catch a Petilil
  • Catch a Swirlix
  • Catch a Jigglypuff
  • Catch a Spritzee
  • Catch a Hoppip
  • Catch a Cacnea
  • Catch a Bulbasaur
  • Catch an Oddish
  • Catch a Seedot

Total Reward: 2,023 Stardust, a Petilil encounter, and one Incense

All Hypnotic Glacier Habitat Rotation Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka encounters

  • Seel
  • Shellder
  • Galarian Mr. Mime
  • Jynx
  • Snorlax
  • Snowy Form Castform
  • Galarian Darumaka
  • Elgyem
  • Cubchoo
  • Amaura
  • Bergmite

How to complete the Hypnotic Glacier Habitat Rotation Collection Challenge for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka 

  • Catch a Bergmite
  • Catch a Jynx
  • Catch an Elgyem
  • Catch a Castform (Snowy Form)
  • Catch a Shellder
  • Catch a Seel
  • Catch a Cubchoo
  • Catch a Galarian Darumaka
  • Catch a Snorlax

Total Reward: 2,023 Stardust, a Galarian Mr. Mime encounter, and one Incense

All Volcanic Island Habitat Rotation Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka encounters

  • Charmander
  • Squirtle
  • Aerodactyl wearing a satchel
  • Dratini
  • Mantine
  • Surskit
  • Nosepass
  • Corphish
  • Lucario
  • Durant
  • Inkay

How to complete the Volcanic Island Habitat Rotation Collection Challenge for Pokémon Go Fest 2023: London and Osaka 

  • Catch a Squirtle
  • Catch a Corphish
  • Catch a Surskit
  • Catch a Dratini
  • Catch a Mantine
  • Catch a Charmander
  • Catch a Nosepass
  • Catch an Aerodactyl
  • Catch an Inkay

Total Reward: 2,023 Stardust, a Lucario encounter, and one Incense

Once you have finished the Collection Challenges, you can focus on battling Mega Rayquaza as it debuts in Mega Raids.

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