Pokémon GO Halloween 2022 Event - Part II
It’s time for Part II of the Pokémon GO Halloween 2022 event, and several Pokémon are leading the celebrations—each wearing a Spooky Festival costume for the first time in Pokémon GO! But remember to keep an eye out—nobody knows what kinds of things you may run into during Halloween!
Don’t forget: Part I of the Pokémon GO Halloween 2022 Event runs from Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time!
Bonuses
Bonuses for $5 Event Ticket
Trainers who purchase the $5 Event Ticket for the Halloween Timed Research have these bonuses instead.
Features
Pokémon Debuts
Vulpix wearing a Spooky Festival costume, Ninetales wearing a Spooky Festival costume, Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume, Pumpkaboo wearing a Spooky Festival costume, and Gourgeist wearing a Spooky Festival costume will also make their Pokémon GO debuts!
Assets not available yet. Refer to the event image at the top for how they look like.
- Spooky Festival Vulpix
- Spooky Festival Ninetales
- Spooky Festival Gengar
- Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo
- Spooky Festival Gourgeist
* Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume will only appear in Raid Battles.
Zorua Appears
Zorua, the Tricky Fox Pokémon, and Zoroark, the Illusion Fox Pokémon, will make their Pokémon GO debuts! Zorua will appear in the wild…but will you be able to see through its illusions?
You can use 50 Zorua Candy to evolve Zorua into Zoroark.
- Zorua
- Zoroark
Explore with Decor
During both parts of the Halloween Event, PokéStops and Gyms will be decorated for the holiday. We hope you enjoy the colorful decor!
Lavender Town Music
A remix of the Lavender Town music will be playing nightly during this year’s Halloween event. Turn up your in-game sound to feel like you’re taking a stroll through Lavender town!
You can also listen to the music by checking out this video.
Featured Attacks
Giratina caught from Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time will know the following featured attack.
Shadow Force (Ghost-type)
- Trainer Battles: 120 power
- Gyms and raids: 140 power
Spawns
The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild.
- Halloween Pikachu
- Spooky Festival Vulpix
- Zubat
- Haunter
- Spinarak
- Murkrow
- Misdreavus
- Sableye
- Shuppet
- Dusclops
- Halloween Piplup
- Yamask
- Zorua
- Golett
- Phantump
- Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo
Eggs
In 7 km Eggs
The following Pokémon will hatch from 7 km Eggs. Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Noibat—if you’re lucky! Noibat hatched from these Eggs will also have a greater chance of being Shiny than Noibat found in the wild.
- Yamask
- Galarian Yamask
- Golett
- Phantump
- Noibat
Raids
Appearing in 1- Star Raids
- Sableye
- Purrloin
- Yamask
- Galarian Yamask
- Phantump
Appearing in 3- Star Raids
- Spooky Festival Gengar
- Umbreon
- Halloween Drifblim
- Drapion
Appearing in 5- Star Raids
- Giratina (Origin)
Appearing in Mega Raids
- Mega Banette
Research
Field Research Tasks
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter when you complete Field Research tasks. You can also earn Mega Energy from certain Field Research Tasks.
- Catch 5 Ghost‑type Pokémon POSSIBLE REWARDSShuppetMax CP436Min CP401DuskullMax CP302Min CP273
- Catch 10 Ghost‑type Pokémon REWARDYamaskMax CP420Min CP387
- Catch 25 Ghost‑type Pokémon REWARDGalarian YamaskMax CP420Min CP387
- Walk 2 km POSSIBLE REWARDSHalloween PikachuMax CP402Min CP369Spooky Festival VulpixMax CP378Min CP347Halloween PiplupMax CP460Min CP426
- Walk 5 km REWARDPhantumpMax CP481Min CP446
- Spin 5 PokéStops or Gyms REWARD×20Gengar Mega Energy ×20
- Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms REWARD×20Absol Mega Energy ×20
Mysterious Masks
Event-exclusive Special Research
You can assist Professor Willow and Rhi in Halloween-themed Special Research! Along the way, you’ll learn more about Yamask and Galarian Yamask.
Special Research will be available to claim from Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time.
This is the same Special Research from Part 1.
Timed Research
In addition to the Special Research available to all Trainers, paid tickets for Timed Research will also be available during the event.
These are the same Timed Research lines from Part 1.
Yamask Timed Research
Event-exclusive Timed Research - $1 Ticket
Ticket 1: For US$1 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency, plus any applicable taxes and fees), you can purchase a ticket that grants access to Timed Research featuring encounters with Yamask and Galarian Yamask.
Halloween Timed Research
Event-exclusive Timed Research - $5 Ticket
Ticket 2: For US$5 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency, plus any applicable taxes and fees), you can purchase a ticket that grants access to Timed Research featuring increased Candy bonuses, additional Halloween-themed tasks, and an avatar pose.
Thanks MikeTheKnight for the details.
Trainers who purchase the $5 Event Ticket for the Halloween Timed Research have these increased bonuses.
Trainers can purchase either one of these tickets, or both. Each ticket features unique Timed Research tasks.
IMPORTANT: Please note that Timed Research will expire. The tasks associated with Timed Research must be completed and their rewards must be claimed before Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at 10:00 a.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.*
Lantern Pose from $5 Timed Research
Shiny
Shiny Galarian Yamask Family
For the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Galarian Yamask—if you’re lucky!
- Galarian Yamask
- Runerigus
Shiny Noibat Family
Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Noibat—if you’re lucky! Noibat hatched from 7 km Eggs will also have a greater chance of being Shiny than Noibat found in the wild.
- Noibat
- Noivern
Shiny Pumpkaboo Family
Also, for the first time in Pokémon GO, you’ll be able to encounter Shiny Pumpkaboo—if you’re lucky!
- Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo
- Spooky Festival Gourgeist
Shiny Spooky Festival Pokémon
These Pokémon are available in their shiny variants with their Spooky Festival costumes.
- Spooky Festival Vulpix
- Spooky Festival Ninetales
- Spooky Festival Gengar
- Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo
- Spooky Festival Gourgeist
Sales
Avatar Updates
During the event, the Spooky Pose found in the in-game shop will be updated to include movement–it will shamble forward! This update will apply to all future and past purchases of the Spooky Pose.
New Avatar Items
New Halloween-themed avatar items will also be available in the in-game shop!
- Dusclops Costume
- Dusclops Headwrap
- Zubat Headband
- Zorua Onesie