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Trainers, it’s time for the one, the only Pokémon Go Halloween Event! Hope you have a Sweet Tooth, because you will be showered in Candy bonuses this Event. Plus this time, there are a few more Gastly surprises…
| HALLOWEEN 2019 | |||||
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| EVENT DATE & TIME: | Begin: Thu., October 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT | ||||
| End: Thu., November 1, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT | |||||
| FEATURES: | More Ghost- and Dark-type Pokémon spawns | ||||
| Pokémon wearing creepy-cute Halloween costumes | |||||
| A Spooky Message Special Research Returns | |||||
| Darkrai will be appearing in five-star raids! | |||||
| BONUSES: | 2x Hatch Candy | ||||
| 2x Catch Candy | |||||
| 2x Transfer Candy | |||||
Increased Spawns
More Ghost- and Dark-type Pokémon will be appearing in the wild, in Eggs, and in Raids — Gastly, Murkrow, and more will be appearing. Below is a list of some of the expected Pokémon that will be showing up. Remember a lot of Dark, and almost all Ghost Pokémon can be SHINY!
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| Yamask | Shuppet | Duskull |
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| Gastly | Sableye | Misdreavus |
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| Golett | Litwick | Murkrow |
Making its Halloween debut is the Gen V Ghost – Yamask, the Spirit Pokémon! This Pokémon also has the chance to be SHINY!
| Yamask | Cofagrigus |
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More Costume Pokémon
To get in the spirit of Halloween, some Pokémon have donned costumes to this year! In Raids Bulbasaur will be sporting Shedinja costumes, Charmander will be wearing Cubone costumes, and Squirtle will don a Yamask. In the wild, be on the lookout for Pikachu wearing Mimikyu costumes! Oh, and did we mention all of these can be SHINY!! ✨✨
| NORMAL | SHINY |
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| Bulbasaur | |
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| Charmander | |
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| Squirtle | |
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| Pikachu (Male) | |
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| Pikachu (Female) | |
A Spooky Message Special Research
Niantic told us to check out your Special Research when the Halloween event begins, Trainer, and you might face a Forbidden Pokémon…
This sounds like a return of Spirtomb; personally this is the only Pokémon I still need both genders of. As of now, Spirtomb has only been available through last year’s Special Research. Many new and returning players are probably still searching for one. This dual Dark Ghost Pokémon has some utility in PvE and Great League PvP.
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| Spirtomb |
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BEWARE: SPOOKY SPOILERS AHEAD!!
| Task | Reward/Encounter |
| Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon | |
| Make 8 Great Throws | 1080 XP |
| Use 108 berries to help catch a Pokémon | |
| Stage Rewards | |
| 10 PokéBalls • 1080 Stardust • 8 Silver Pinap | |
| Task | Reward/Encounter |
| Catch 10 Dark-type Pokémon | |
| Spin 8 Pokéstops you haven’t visited before | 1080 XP |
| Catch 108 Pokémon |  |
| Stage Rewards | |
| 10 PokéBalls • 1080 Stardust • 8 Golden Razz | |
BEWARE: SPOOKY SPOILERS AHEAD!!
| Task | Reward/Encounter |
| Already Completed | 1080 XP |
| Already Completed | 1080 XP |
| Already Completed | 1080 XP |
| Stage Rewards | |
| 18 Spiritomb Candy • 1080 Stardust | |
Field Research Tasks
| Quest | Reward |
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| Catch 5 Gastly or Shuppet |  |
| Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon | 1000X Stardust |
| Evolve 3 Drifloon or Stunky |  |
| Make 3 Excellent Throws in a row | |
| Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt | |
| Take 5 snapshots of Ghost-type Pokémon | |
Darkrai Raids
Darkrai, the Pitch-Black Pokémon, will be appearing in five-star raids throughout the event. This pure Dark-type Pokémon is weak to Fighting, Bug, and Fairy Pokémon. Be careful!
Our Raid Guide featuring the Pitch-Black Pokémon is ready and available for you!
NOTE: Darkrai has been confirmed by Niantic to NOT be tradable. However, during the event, you can get 2x candy for transferring it.
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T1-T4 Raids
This list will be updated as Raids are reported.
| 4-star | ||
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| Umbreon | Alolan Marowak | Absol |
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| Tyranitar | Houndoom | |
| 3-star | ||
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| Skuntank | Gengar | Alolan Raichu |
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| Sharpedo | ||
| 2-star | ||
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| Yamask | Mawile | |
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| Sneasel | Sableye | |
| 1-star | ||
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| Costume Bulbasaur | Costume Charmander | Costume Squirtle |
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| Klink | Misdreavus | Drifloon |
italics indicate the encounter may be shiny
HALLOWEEN 2019 CANDY CHART 🍬
While Candy is rarely in as short of supply as Stardust, there are a lot of new Gen V Pokémon that I’m sure we all need Candy for. Plus, Legendary Raid Boss Candy is never a bad thing to have. With that in mind, how about we take a look at the effects of the bonuses? We’ve put together these handy charts to keep track of how much Candy you’ll get while Trick or Treating this year.
| 2X CATCH CANDY | ||
| Catches | 2x Catch Candy | With Pinap |
| Base Stage Evolution | 6 | 12 |
| Second Stage Evolution | 10 | 20 |
| Third Stage Evolution | 20 | 40 |
| 2X HATCH CANDY | |
| Egg-type | 2x Hatch Candy Range |
| 2km Egg | 10 – 30 |
| 5km Egg | 20 – 42 |
| 7km Egg | 24 – 56 |
| 10km Egg | 32 – 64 |
Halloween 2019 INFOGRAPHICS 🎃
HALLOWEEN YOUTUBE CONTENT 👻
I AIN'T AFRAID OF NO GHOST
In addition to the Halloween event, a new round of Shadow Pokémon are coming out on October 17th. These new Pokémon include Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Electabuzz, Magmar, Lapras, Mareep, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Sableye, Trapinch, Cacnea, Shuppet, and Duskull.
WOW! That’s definitely a lot of excitement. Niantic rarely disappoints with its Halloween Events. If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere – get out and enjoy the fall weather, especially before the cold and dark nights set in. If you’re in the Southern Hemisphere – get out and enjoy the longer nights and warmer weather. Hopefully, all this fun and excitement means Niantic is brewing up a Christmas Extravaganza.
