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Pokémon GO Announces Halloween 2025 Event With Poltchageist

Poltchageist, Sinistcha, and Shiny Sinistea debut in the first part of Pokémon GO's highly anticipated Hallowen 2025 event.

Every year, Pokémon GO Trainers look forward to the Halloween Event. This year, we will see the event unfold in two parts. Will it live up to the hype? So far, we have a new species, a new Shiny, and a new GO Pass offered in the Halloween 2025 Event Part I. Let's get into the details.

Here's what's happening for the Halloween 2025 Part I event in Pokémon GO:

• Date and time: Tuesday, October 21, at 10:00 a.m. to Monday, October 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. local time
• New Pokémon: The new Paldean species, Poltchageist, will be released! Known as the Matcha Pokémon, it can evolve into Sinistcha with 50 Poltchageist Candy. Though thematically similar to Sinistea, this is a completely different species.
• Shiny release: Sinistea will be released in its Shiny form for the first time.
• Wild Spawns: Zorua (can be Shiny), Hisuian Zorua, Greavard, and more. Sinistea (can be Shiny) will be a rare encounter.
• Event bonuses:
  • Lavender Town Music
  • Increased chance of encountering Shiny Sinistea in Raids.
  • Field Research: Encounters with Sableye (can be Shiny), Yamask (can be Shiny), Zorua (can be Shiny), Hisuian Zorua, Litwick (can be Shiny), Vullaby (can be Shiny), Phantump (can be Shiny), and Spiritomb (can be Shiny). Mega Energy will be available for Gengar, Houndoom, Sableye, Banette, and Absol.
  • Pokémon encounters, PokéStops, and Gyms will be decorated for the holiday.
  • GO Pass Halloween:
    • Tier 1:
      • 2x Catch Candy
      • GO Pass Deluxe: 3x Catch Candy
    • Tier 2: Increase the chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for catching Pokémon with Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
    • Tier 3:
      • 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
      • Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokémon
      • GO Pass Deluxe: 3× Candy for transferring Pokémon
      • GO Pass Deluxe: Even greater chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokémon
• Raids:
  • One-Star Raids: Galarian Yamask (can be Shiny), Sinistea (can be Shiny), and Poltchageist
  • Three-Star Raids: Alolan Marowak (can be Shiny), Hisuian Typhlosion (can be Shiny), and Hisuian Samurott (can be Shiny)
  • One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Yamask, Shadow Phantump

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