Tonight is Pumpkaboo Spotlight Hour in Pokémon GO From 6–7 PM tonight, Tuesday, October 17th, this Pokémon will appear throughout the hour with increased frequency in the wild It will also respond more frequently to Incense and even pop up in spawn points that are not normally active You will need to get out there[...]
Pumpkaboo Archives
Smoliv can evolve into Dolliv with 25 Smoliv Candy, which can itself evolve into Arboliva with 100 Smoliv Candy.
Wild Spawns: Bellsprout (can be Shiny), Exeggcute (can be Shiny), Sunkern (can be Shiny), Wurmple (can be Shiny), Combee (can be Shiny), Cottonee (can be Shiny), Petilil (can be Shiny), Pumpkaboo (can be Shiny), Sweaddle, Bounsweet, Smoliv,[...]
Pokémon GO has now released Pumpkaboo and Phantump, along with their evolutions of Gourgeist and Trevenant, for this year's Halloween event Considering these are such new releases, it is likely a very long time before we see these spooky specters in their Shiny forms However, that doesn't have to stop us from looking ahead! It's Halloween season,[...]
Let's break down what exactly this mechanic does and how it applies to both Pumpkaboo and its evolution, Gourgeist.
Halloween Event graphic in Pokémon GO Credit: Niantic
As I reported when this was initially announced in Pokémon GO:
The new size mechanic in Pokémon GO will be tied to the release of Pumpkaboo and its evolution Gourgeist[...]
Credit: Niantic
Here is the fully updated tasks and rewards of the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research in Pokémon GO:
Misunderstood Mischief Page One of Sixteen
Make 10 Nice Throws: 1 Incense
Use an Incense: 10 Poké Balls
Take 3 snapshots of wild Psychic-type Pokémon: 10 Nanab Berries
REWARDS: Gothita encounter, 1000 XP, 500 Stardust
Misunderstood Mischief Page Two of Sixteen
[AUTO-CLAIM]: 720 Stardust
REWARDS:[...]
While the first half introduced Shiny Spinarak and three new costumed Pokémon, the second part will introduce four entirely new species to the game: Pumpkaboo, Phantump, and their respective evolutions Let's get into the details of what will be available for this exciting culmination of Niantic's fan-favorite event.
Halloween 2021 Event graphic in Pokémon GO[...]
Credit: Niantic
Pictured in this new Pokémon GO Halloween Event 2021 image are:
Pumpkaboo: Earlier, information about Pumpkaboo's release was confirmed by a datamine It seems that there will be a Pumpkaboo-focused Collection Challenge.
Phantump: This one will come as no surprise to anyone who has opened the game in the past month[...]
What this upcoming release has many wondering, though, is what about Pumpkaboo? Pumpkaboo is another Kalos-region Ghost/Grass-type Pokémon which is seen as a pair with Phantump While Niantic hasn't given any official hints, a new datamine into the game's code suggests that there may indeed be a Pumpkaboo Collection Challenge Let's get into the details.
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