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Pokémon GO Announces October 2023 Events Including Halloween

Pokémon GO has announced its slate of content for October 2023 events including Halloween 2023 Part 1 and 2, Guzzlord in Raids, & more.

Published Sun, 24 Sep 2023 07:12:08 -0500

by Theo Dwyer

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Niantic has announced the full slate of Pokémon GO content for October 2023. In future pieces, I will break down the relevance of each of these sections. For now, let's take in the entire info dump together, which includes the Shiny release of Guzzlord, Halloween-themed events, Spotlight Hours, and more.

Halloween fun in Pokémon GO. Credit: Niantic — Halloween fun in *Pokémon GO*. Credit: Niantic

These are the Pokémon that will appear in Tier Five raids in Pokémon GO this October 2023:

September 23rd – October 6th: Entei, Suicune, Raikou (can be all Shiny)
October 6th – October 20th: Guzzlord (getting its Shiny release)
October 21st – November 3rd: Darkrai (can be Shiny)
ALL MONTH: Shadow Moltres will be in Shadow Raids on Saturdays and Sundays

The Raid Hours for the month of October 2023 in Pokémon GO are:

Wednesday,October 4th, 2023:Entei, Suicune, Raikou (can be all Shiny)
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023: Guzzlord (getting its Shiny release)
Wednesday,October 18th, 2023:Guzzlord (getting its Shiny release)
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023: Darkrai (can be Shiny)

Here are the Mega Pokémon that will appear in Mega Raids in Pokémon GO this October 2023:

September 16th – October 6th: Mega Gardevoir
October 6th – October 20th: Mega Gengar
October 21st – November 3rd: Mega Banette

Here are the events coming to Pokémon GO in October 2023:

September 27th – October 2nd, 2023: Out to Play
October 5th – October 9th, 2023: As-of-yet unannounced event
October 7th – October 8th, 2023: GO Battle Weekend
October 12th – October 17th, 2023: Harvest Festival
October 15th, 2023: As-of-yet unannounced Community Day
October 21st, 2023: Incense Day
October 19th – October 26th, 2023: Pokémon GO Halloween 2023 Part 1
October 26th – October 31st, 2023: Pokémon GO Halloween 2023 Part 2

These are the Spotlight Hours and bonuses coming to Pokémon GO in October 2023:

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023: Slowpoke with double Candy for transferring
Tuesday, October 10th, 2023: Shroomish with double XP for evolving, can be Shiny
Tuesday, October 17th, 2023: Pumpkaboo with double Stardust for catching, can be Shiny
Tuesday, October 24th, 2023: Phantump with double XP for catching, can be Shiny
Tuesday, October 31st, 2023: Yamask with double Candy for catching, can be Shiny