Niantic has announced that Pokémon GO is kicking off its spooky celebration with Halloween Part 1, featuring the arrival of Morpeko and Dynamax Gastly, along with many more updates.
Running from October 22 to 28, 2024, Morpeko and Dynamax Gastly will debut in Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1 alongside a variety of Pokémon you can encounter in the wild, in raids, and through event-themed Field Research Tasks. In addition to the many Pokémon you can encounter, there will be two tiers of Paid Timed Research available, new Avatar items and stickers, and much more in this special event update.
Kicking off Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1, Morpeko will be making its debut, bringing new strategic possibilities to battles as it changes form with each Charged Attack. Initially, Morpeko will only be able to change forms while battling Team GO Rocket or in the GO Battle League. Its move set includes Aura Wheel (Electric), which is used in Full Belly Mode with 100 power, increasing the user’s Attack by one stage, and Aura Wheel (Dark), used in Hangry Mode with 100 power, also increasing the user’s Attack by one stage.
During the event, players can find Morpeko in reward encounters throughout the Season in the GO Battle League, with Morpeko appearing more frequently in the premium track of the GO Battle League. After the event, starting at Rank 16, Morpeko can be encountered in both GO Battle League reward tracks, though it will appear more frequently in the premium track.
But Morpeko isn’t the only debut in Pokémon GO, as Dynamax Gastly will also make its debut in a one-star Max Battle! The list of Pokémon that will be making an appearance in the Max Battles includes:
- Gastly: One-Star Max Battles
- Grookey: One-Star Max Battles
- Scorbunny: One-Star Max Battles
- Sobble: One-Star Max Battles
- Falinks: Three-Star Max Battles
Pokémon caught from the Max Battle encounters, as well as their Evolution, can be Dynamaxed during Max Battles.
As the players roam around in Pokémon GO, the following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild with a chance to encounter a shiny one if you are lucky:
- Zubat
- Spinarak
- Murkrow
- Misdreavus
- Shuppet
- Drifloon
- Purrlion
- Female Frillish
- Zorua
- Litwick
- Greavard
- Sableye
- Absol
With the event taking place, there will be many bonuses that players can look out for. The Event Bonus players can expect in Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1 are:
- 2x Candy for catching Pokémon
- Increased chance for Trainer level 31 and up to receive Candy XL if you successfully catch a Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Umbreon in Raids and Shiny Sorua in the wild.
But for the players looking to raid, the list of Pokémon that will appear in the raids during Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1 are:
- Sneasel: One-Star Raids
- Sableye: One-Star Raids
- Yamask: One-Star Raids
- Galarian Yamask: One-Star Raids
- Hisuian Typhlosion: Three-Star Raids
- Umbreon: Three-Star Raids
- Bombirdier: Three-Star Raids
From October 22 to November 3, 2024, there will be an additional event-exclusive Free Timed Research. The Timed Research is focused on Spiritomb and its 108 spirits, which will be available throughout the event. As you complete the research tasks, you can receive encounters with Halloween-themed Pokémon, including Spiritomb and Morpeko.
The following Pokémon will be available to encounter after you complete an Event-themed Field research task:
- Sableye
- Scraggy
- Golett
- Sandygast
- Morpeko
- Nymble
- Greavard
- Spiritomb
By completing certain Field Research Tasks, you can earn Mega Energy for certain Pokémon during the Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1, such as:
- Gengar Mega Energy
- Houndoom Mega Energy
- Sableye Mega Energy
- Absol Mega Energy
Moving on to the Paid Timed Research in Pokémon GO, there will be two tiers, priced at $5 USD and $2 USD, offering various rewards. These will be available in the in-game shop until November 2, 2024. Here’s a breakdown of what you can get from each of the Paid Timed Research tiers:
$5 Paid Timed Research rewards:
- 3x Catch Candy
- Event-themed Pokémon Encounters, including the first peek at new costumed Pokémon that will be debuting in Part II of the event – Froakie wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume and Rowlet wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume.
- Event-themed Pokémon encounter: Pikachu wearing a hat, Spiritomb, and Morpeko.
- A new avatar item spending on your choice: A Marpeko Onesie (Full Belly Mode) or Morpeko Onesie (Hangry Mode).
$2 Paid Timed Research Rewards – following Pokémon you will encounter when you complete Timed Research tasks:
- Pikachu wearing a witch hat
- Vulpix wearing a Spooky Festival costume
- Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume
- Piplup wearing a Halloween Mischief costume
- Drifblim wearing a Halloween Mischief costume
- Froakie wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume
- Pumpkaboo wearing a Spooky Festival costume
- Rowlet wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume
To customize your avatar, there will be many new avatar items and stickers available for purchase in the in-game shop during the Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1 event, which will continue to be available after the event ends. The following avatar items will be available:
- Halloween Finery
- Woobat Top Hat
- Morpeko Onesie (Full Belly Mode)
- Morpeko Onesie (Hangry Mode)
Alongside the avatar items, you can get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
To spice up the atmosphere, Pokémon GO will be receiving spooky decorations in time for Halloween. Pokémon encounter backgrounds, PokéStops, and Gyms will be decorated for the holiday during both parts of the Halloween event, accompanied by a remix of the Lavender Town theme that will play nightly during this year’s celebration. Be sure to keep an eye out for Showcases at different PokéStops, where you can enter event-themed Pokémon.
Lastly, there will be new deals available in the Pokémon GO Web Store during the event starting October 22nd, 2024. The list of items to be available are:
- The Creepy Crate – Three Remote Raid Passes, one Premium Battle Pass, and one Max Particle Pack for US $4.99.
- The Pumpkin Pack – 20 Incubators and 20 Super Incubators for US $39.99.
- The Boo Bundle – Three Remote Raid Passes, 50 Super Incubators, three Max Particle Packs, 16 Premium Battle Passes, and 50 Incubators for US $99.99.
Quite a lot of stuff coming to Pokémon GO: Halloween Part 1, are you excited? To keep up to date with Pokémon GO, be sure to visit the website.
