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Illumination Challenge is an event for the Holiday Festivities in Pokemon UNITE for the Nintendo Switch and Mobile! Learn the start and end dates of this event, the rewards, tips on how to complete this event, and more!

2023 Holiday Events
Illumination Challenge	Snowball Battle in Shivre City

List of Contents

Challenge Duration
List of Rewards
List of Missions
How Long to Complete?
Tips for Clearing
Related Guides

2023 Illumination Challenge Duration

Start	December 7, 2023
End	December 31, 2023 12:00AM UTC

Event Timer

2022 Illumination Challenge

Start	December 1, 2022
End	January 9, 2023 12:00AM UTC

2021 Illumination Challenge

Start	December 15, 2021
End	January 17, 2022 12:00AM UTC

Illumination Challenge List of Rewards

Light Up the Tree in 2023!

Every time you complete the Daily Missions and Challenge Missions, you can collect Festive Lights to unlock rewards. Complete the seven (7) stages of rewards to light up the whole tree! (4,000 lights in total)

Reward	Festive Lights Required
Item Enhancer x100	Festive Lights x300
3-Day Battle Point Boost Card x1	Festive Lights x600
Item Enhancer x200	Festive Lights x1,000
7-Day Aeos Coin Boost Card x1	Festive Lights x1,500
Snow Globe Sticker	Festive Lights x2,000
Energy Boost Tank x2	Festive Lights x3,000
2023 Festive Tree Background	Festive Lights x4,000

2022 Illumination Challenge Rewards

Reward	Lights Required
Shoes (Holiday 2022)	Festive Lights x100
Frame (Holiday 2022)	Festive Lights x350
Knit Cardigan (Holiday 2022)	Festive Lights x700
Background (Holiday 2022)	Festive Lights x1,100
Red Hat (Holiday 2022)	Festive Lights x1,500

2021 Illumination Challenge Rewards

Reward	Lights Required
1-Day Alolan Ninetales Limited License	Lights x100
Snapshot Frame (Holiday Style)	Lights x350
Socks (Holiday Style)	Lights x700
Snapshot Background (Holiday Style)	Lights x1100
Red Hat (Holiday Style)	Lights x1500

Every time you complete the Daily Missions and Challenge Missions, you can collect Lights to unlock rewards. Complete the 5 stages of rewards to light up the whole tree! (1500 lights in total)

2023 Illumination Challenge Missions

2023 Daily Missions

These missions is done everyday and resets daily. Make sure to finish them to maximize your Festive Lights!

Mission	Reward
Log in daily	Festive Lights x20
Participate in Snowball Battle in Shivre City 1 time	Festive Lights x30 Aeos Ticket x20
Win in Snowball Battle in Shivre City 1 time	Festive Lights x50 Item Enhancer x10

You can get a total of 100 Festive Lights daily this way!

2023 Challenge Missions

Mission	Reward
Participate in Snowball Battle in Shivre City 5 times	Festive Lights x200 Aeos Ticket x100
Participate in Snowball Battle in Shivre City 20 times	Festive Lights x600 Item Enhancer x50
Win in Snowball Battle in Shivre City 15 times	Festive Lights x1,000 Item Enhancer x50
Score a total of 50 goals	Festive Lights x600 Aeos Ticket x500

Completing all Challenge Missions provides players with 2,400 Festive Lights, half of what's needed to light up the tree!

2022 Illumination Challenge Missions

Daily Missions

Mission	Reward
Log in to the game	Festive Lights x50 1-Day Aeos Coin Boost Card x1
Participate in a ranked match 1 time	Festive Lights x10 Aeos Ticket x20 Item Enhancer x1
Participate in 3 battles	Festive Lights x10 Aeos Ticket x20 Item Enhancer x1
Participate in 1 quick battle	Festive Lights x10 Aeos Ticket x20 Item Enhancer x1
Win 2 battles with different Pokemon	Festive Lights x10 Aeos Ticket x20 Item Enhancer x1

Challenge Missions

Mission	Reward
Log a total of 10 days	Festive Lights x300 Socks (Holiday Style) Aeos Ticket x400
Use a UNITE Move 15 times	Festive Lights x100 Red Hat (Holiday Style) Aeos Ticket x400
Score a total of 700 points	Festive Lights x100 Short Boots (Holiday) Item Enhancer x20
Make a total of 50 assists	Festive Lights x100 Red Gloves (Holiday) Item Enhancer x20
Knock out a total of 30 opposing Pokemon	Festive Lights x100 Knit Hoodie (Holiday) Aeos Ticket x400

2021 Illumination Challenge Missions

Daily Missions

Mission	Reward
Log in to the game	Lights x20 Aeos Coins x50
Participate in 3 battles	Lights x5 Aeos Tickets x20
Participate in 1 Snowball Battle in Shivre City battle	Lights x20 Item Enhancers x2
Turn opposing Pokemon into a snowman 5 times	Lights x20 Aeos Tickets x20
Obtain 10 presents during battle	Lights x20 Item Enhancers x2
Use 5 special battle items successfully	Lights x20 Aeos Tickets x20

Challenge Missions

Mission	Reward
Log in a total of 10 days	Lights x300 Aeos Coins x400 Snapshot Sticker (Tree)
Turn opposing Pokemon into snowman 30 times	Lights x150 Item Enhancers x20 Snapshot Sticker (Wreath)
Obtain 80 presents during battle	Lights x150 Aeos Tickets x400 Snapshot Sticker (Sock)
Use 50 special battle items successfully	Lights x150 Item Enhancers x20 Snapshot Sticker (Bells)
Assist teammates in turning an opposing Pokemon into a snowman 50 times	Lights x150 Aeos Tickets x400 Snapshot Sticker (Hat)

How Long Does It Take to Complete the Challenge?

16 Days to Light Up the Tree

The most realistic cleartime for this year's Illumination Challenge is around 16 days. This is considering players finishes all Challenge Missions, and complete all Daily Missions without missing a day.

Mission Type	Festive Lights	Clear Time
Challenge Missions	2,400	1 day
Daily Missions	1,600	16 days
TOTAL	4,000 Lights	16 days

Players can get 2,400 Festive Lights from the Challenge Mission with a possible clear time of one (1) day. The remaining 1,600 Festive Lights is obtained by completing all Daily Missions for 16 days!

Tips for Clearing Illumination Challenge

Play CPU Matches in Standard Battles

Most of the missions require you to participate in the UNITE Battles! It will be easier to complete them by fighting against bots in CPU Matches, which will increase you chances of winning!

Game Modes: Standard, Ranked, Custom Battle, and Quick Battle

Team Up with Friends

Pokemon UNITE - Team Composition

Turning opponents to snowmen and trying out the new Battle Items is more fun when you get to play with your Squad or friends. Head out to our Online Message Board to connect with other trainers!

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Friend Request Board	General Discussion Board

Pokemon UNITE Related Guides

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Psyduck Commemorative Events

Event Name	End Date
Psyduck Commemorative Event Pass	November 28, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Event Pass Missions	November 28, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Eevee Festival Events

Event Name	End Date
Eevee Appeal-o-rama	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Eevee Festival Challenge	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Holowear Bonus Event	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Eevee's Daily Walk	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Battle Challenge	December 6, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Pokemon TCG Pocket Event

Event Name	End Date
Pokemon TCG Pocket Release Commemorative Event	December 5, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Palace Events

Event Name	End Date
Palace Challenge Missions	December 5, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Darkrai Events

Event Name	End Date
Darkrai's Nightmare Periphery Challenge	November 12, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Support Log-In Bonus	November 12, 2024 12:00AM UTC
Coin Collection Challenge	November 12, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Solo Challenge Events

Event Name	End Date
Solo Challenge	December 5, 2024 4:00AM UTC

Current Ranked and Battle Pass Seasons

Event Name	End Date
Ranked Season 23	December 5, 2024 3:30AM UTC
Battle Pass S27	December 5, 2024 12:00AM UTC

Repeating Events

Event Name	Duration
Daily Missions	Resets daily. Available everyday.
Score Challenge	Available during weekends from Saturday to Monday.
Intense Battle Training	Available This Week
Total Score Challenge	Available in 2 Weeks
Assist Crash Course!	Available Next Week
UNITE Day Weekend	Available every first wekeend of the month

Permanent Events

Event Name	Duration
Gift Code Exchange	Available on all platforms. Codes can be redeemed.
Returning Player Event	Available for 14 days after returning from a 14 days or more absence from UNITE
14-Day Welcome Gifts	Log in for 14 days after account creation.
Beginner Challenge	Activates after Trainer level 3 for only 30 days.
Super Item Enhancement Missions Event Guide	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
Zeraora Mission	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
Held Item Enhancement Support Missions	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
Max-Grade Trial Campaign Guide	Available from September 22, 2021 (no deadline)
You can link your account and claim a reward!	Available from November 16, 2021 (no deadline)
Weekly Log-In Bonus	Log In at least once every week

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3 Anonymousalmost 3 years

Thank you for the guide!

2 Anonymous@Game8almost 3 years

Hi! Thank you for the corrections. We've updated the page with the correct rewards.

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