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Full Details of Halloween 2021 Event Part 1 In Pokémon GO

The details of the Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO have now been released. It will be a two-part event that will begin this Friday. Let's get into the details of Part One.

Halloween 2021 Event graphic in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic
Halloween 2021 Event graphic in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic

These are the details of the Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO that will be live through both parts:

  • Timing: Friday, October 15th, 2021, at 10 AM to Sunday, October 31st, 2021, at 8 PM local time,
  • Mischief Misunderstood Special Research: A new page will be added to this season-long Special Research.
  • What Lies Beneath the Mask Special Research will be live, focusing on Yamask.
  • Halloween Cup live in GO Battle League.
  • Event bonuses:
    • Double transfer Candy
    • Double catch Candy
    • Double hatch Candy
    • Guaranteed XL candy when walking Buddy
  • Lavender Town music in-game.
  • New costumed Pokémon:
    • Halloween Mischief Pikachu (can be Shiny)
    • Halloween Mischief Piplup (can be Shiny)
    • Halloween Mischief Drifblim (can be Shiny)
  • Halloween-themed avatar items and boxes in the shop.

Here are the details of the first part of the Halloween 2021 event in Pokémon GO:

  • Timing: Friday, October 15th, 2021, at 10 AM to Friday, October 22nd, 2021, at 10 AM local time.
  • Shiny release: Spinarak.
  • New species release: Galarian Slowking. You will be able to evolve Galarian Slowpoke by making it your Buddy and then catching 30 Psychic-type Pokémon.
  • Wild Spawns:
    • Halloween Mischief Pikachu
    • Halloween Mischief Piplup
    • Zubat
    • Drowzee
    • Gastly
    • Spinarak
    • Misdreavus
    • Shuppet
    • Stunky
    • Woobat
    • Gothita
    • Yamask
  • Raids:
    • Tier One: Galarian Slowpoke, Murkrow, Scraggy, Yamask, Espurr
    • Tier Three: Alolan Raichu, Sableye, Banette, Halloween Mischief Drifblim
    • Tier Five: Altered Forme Giratina
    • Mega Raids: Gengar
  • 7KM Gift Eggs:
    • Spiarak
    • Misdreavus
    • Shuppet
    • Chingling
    • Litwick
    • Galarian Yamask
    • Golett
  • Field Research encounters:
    • Halloween Mischief Pikachu
    • Halloween Mischief Piplup
    • Zubat
    • Drowzee
    • Spinarak
    • Woobat
    • Gothita
    • Galarian Yamask
    • Halloween Mischief Drifblim

Niantic describes this portion of the event on the blog:

The first part of Pokémon GO Halloween this year is themed around creepy companions: Psychic- and Poison-, type Pokémon that can't wait to be encountered and befriended, as well as other friendly, creepy Pokémon.


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