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Halloween Event 2020

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Halloween is frighteningly close! Get ready for some spooky shenanigans this year! Galarian Yamask makes its Pokémon GO debut in new Halloween-themed Special Research, and completing certain Field Research tasks may lead to an encounter with Spiritomb—you might even encounter a Shiny one! Dress up in ghastly new avatar items, prepare face off against spine-chillingly cool Pokémon in raids, and take part in Halloween-themed mini events like Catch Mastery: Ghost Day and the Halloween Cup! Regardless of where your dark heart leads you, there’s plenty to enjoy this Halloween!

This year’s Halloween event will contain a number of ways to celebrate.

  • Alolan Marowak Raid Day — On Saturday, October 31, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Alolan Marowak will be appearing more often in raids.
  • Catch Mastery: Ghost Day — On Sunday, October 25, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time, Ghost-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild and there will be event-exclusive Timed Research available to complete. More details here.
  • GO Battle League: Halloween Cup — From Monday, October 26, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8), the Halloween Cup will be live in the GO Battle League. In this format, only Poison-, Bug-, Ghost-, Dark-, and Fairy-type Pokémon with 1500 CP or less will be allowed to participate. You can also earn encounters with costumed Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle!!
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Bonuses

2x Transfer Candy
2x Transfer Candy
2x Catch Candy
2x Catch Candy

Features

  • Galarian Yamask will appear in Pokémon GO for the first time! Complete the new Halloween 2020 Special Research, A Spooky Message Unmasked, to help Professor Willow uncover the mysteries surrounding this Pokémon.
  • Spiritomb can be encountered by completing certain Field Research tasks and by completing the new Halloween 2020 Special Research story, A Spooky Message Unmasked. If you’re lucky, you may encounter a Shiny one!
  • Trainers who completed the Mega Buddy Challenge Timed Research will be able to participate in exclusive Timed Research that will reward Gengar Mega Energy.
  • New avatar items will be available in the Style Shop! Get dressed for Halloween with a Pikachu Mask, Gengar Onesie, Sableye Goggles, Sableye Mask, or Banette Mask! You can also try out the new Spooky Pose!
  • Keep those eyes peeled for the Creepy Crate, Boo Bundle, and Pumpkin Pack boxes in the shop!
  • Take a snapshot for some spooky surprises!

Spawns

Ghost-type and Dark-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild.

In the Wild

  • shiny
    Pikachu
  • shiny
    Alolan Grimer
  • shiny
    Gastly
  • shiny
    Cubone
  • shiny
    Murkrow
  • shiny
    Misdreavus
  • shiny
    Sableye
  • shiny
    Sableye
  • shiny
    Shuppet
  • shiny
    Duskull
  • shiny
    Chimecho
  • shiny
    Drifloon
  • shiny
    Stunky
  • shiny
    Yamask
  • shiny
    Litwick
  • shiny
    Golett

Photobomb Encounters

  • shiny
    Misdreavus
  • shiny
    Yamask

Eggs

Ghost-type Pokémon and will be hatching more frequently from Eggs. (Other Pokémon can also hatch)

5 km Eggs

  • shiny
    Bulbasaur
  • shiny
    Charmander
  • shiny
    Squirtle
  • shiny
    Sableye
  • shiny
    Litwick

Raids

Ghost-type Pokémon will be featured in raids.

Appearing in Raid Battles

  • shiny
    Gengar
  • shiny
    Darkrai

Shiny

These Pokémon will be released in their shiny variant with the start of the event.

  • Sableye
  • Spiritomb

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