Niantic has confirmed there will be a Pokemon GO Halloween Event this year and will coincide with other events across various games from the franchise. Below we have a complete list of what to expect from this year’s event and what you should know. Be sure to bookmark and check back as this event guide page will be updated with the best strategies for getting the most out of this year’s Pokemon GO Halloween Event.
Important Note: This will be updated as soon as new information is data mined about the New 2018 Halloween Event.
Pokemon GO Halloween Event
- Halloween 2018 Event Start Date – Oct. 23, 2018 1:00 pm PDT (GMT -7)
- Halloween 2018 Event End Date – Nov. 1, 2018 1:00 pm PDT (GMT -7)
| Pokémon GO Halloween 2018 What You Need To Know | |
|---|---|
| Pinap Berry 4X Candies  |
Using a Pinap Berry when Catching Pokemon even Raid Bosses will give you a total of 4x Candies instead of just the regular 2x Candies from the event alone.
Unevolved First Evolution Final Evolution |
NEW Raid Boss
- Raid Start Date – Oct. 23, 2018 1:00 pm PDT (GMT -7)
- Raid End Date – Nov. 20, 2018 1:00 pm PDT (GMT -7)
Ghost Dragon
| Max CP | 4619 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 225 | |
| Defense | 187 | |
| Stamina | 284 |
You can view his moves and other information on our Giratina page.
Other Raid Bosses that will be appearing during the 2018 Halloween event are as follows:
- Tier 1: Duskull, Snorunt, Shinx, Shuppet
- Tier 2: Sableye, Misdreavous, Sneasel, Kirlia, Mawile
- Tier 3: Sharpedo, Gengar, Porygon, Granbull, Machamp
- Tier 4: Togetic, Houndoom, Alolan Marowak, Absol, Tyranitar
- Tier 5: Giratina
NEW GEN 4 Ghost and Dark Type Spawns
Drifloon will have a Shiny Version available.
Ghost Flying
| Max CP | 1284 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 117 | |
| Defense | 80 | |
| Stamina | 207 |
Ghost Flying
| Max CP | 2576 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 180 | |
| Defense | 102 | |
| Stamina | 312 |
Poison Dark
| Max CP | 1076 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 121 | |
| Defense | 90 | |
| Stamina | 160 |
Poison Dark
| Max CP | 2297 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 184 | |
| Defense | 132 | |
| Stamina | 230 |
(All Generations of Ghost and Dark Type Spawns are expected to increase, however, we will update this with the correct information as it becomes available.)
Ghost Poison
| Max CP | 1229 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 186 | |
| Defense | 67 | |
| Stamina | 102 |
Ghost Poison
| Max CP | 1963 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 223 | |
| Defense | 107 | |
| Stamina | 128 |
Ghost Poison
| Max CP | 2878 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 261 | |
| Defense | 149 | |
| Stamina | 155 |
Ghost
| Max CP | 872 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 138 | |
| Defense | 66 | |
| Stamina | 88 |
Ghost
| Max CP | 2073 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 218 | |
| Defense | 127 | |
| Stamina | 128 |
Ghost
| Max CP | 523 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 70 | |
| Defense | 162 | |
| Stamina | 40 |
Ghost
| Max CP | 1335 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 124 | |
| Defense | 234 | |
| Stamina | 80 |
Ghost
| Max CP | 1926 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 167 | |
| Defense | 154 | |
| Stamina | 155 |
Dark Flying
| Max CP | 1562 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 175 | |
| Defense | 87 | |
| Stamina | 155 |
Dark Fire
| Max CP | 1234 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 152 | |
| Defense | 83 | |
| Stamina | 128 |
Dark
| Max CP | 564 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 96 | |
| Defense | 63 | |
| Stamina | 70 |
Dark Ghost
| Max CP | 1305 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 141 | |
| Defense | 141 | |
| Stamina | 100 |
Dark Ice
| Max CP | 2051 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 189 | |
| Defense | 146 | |
| Stamina | 146 |
NEW Special and Field Research
Limited Time to start a Special Research featuring Spiritomb.
Ghost Dark
| Max CP | 2203 | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack | 169 | |
| Defense | 199 | |
| Stamina | 137 |
You can view our full guide on all Field and Special Research on our guide page.
NEW Halloween Event Quests-line
Halloween Field Research
- Evolve 3 Duskulls or Shuppets – 1x Rare Candy
- Catch 5 Dark-type Pokemon – 500 Stardust
- Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokemon – Sableye Encounter
- Catch 5 Poochyena or Houndour – Sneasel Encounter
- Transfer 10 Pokemon – Misdreavus Encounter
A Spooky Message Quest-line
Halloween Special Research 1/3
- Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokemon – Duskull Encounter
- Make 8 Great Throws – 1080 XP
- Use 108 Berries to help catch Pokemon – Lickitung Encounter
- Rewards – 10x Pokeballs, 1080 Stardust, 8x Silver Pinap Berries
Halloween Special Research 2/3
- Catch 10 Dark-type Pokemon – Misdreavus Encounter
- Spin 8 Pokestops you haven’t visited before – 1080 XP
- Catch 108 Pokemon – Spiritomb Encounter
- Rewards – 10x Pokeballs, 1080 Stardust, 8x Silver Pinap Berries
Halloween Special Research 3/3
- – 1080 XP
- – 1080 XP
- – 1080 XP
- Rewards – 10x Spiritomb Candy, 8x Spiritomb, 1080 Stardust
NEW Halloween Event Items
- Backpack, Shirt & Hat Gengar
- Hat Drifloon
- Shirt Drifblim
- Hat Mismagius
- Shirt Spiritomb
This year the main focus for the Halloween Event Bonus Rewards are Candies from catching pokemon. there is some helpful tips and tricks below to make the most out of this limit time event.
What you can do to Prepare for this Pokemon GO Halloween Event
- The Perfect Buddy: Since you will be earning Candies twice as fast from walking your buddy, choosing the right buddy will be well worth it. Visit our Buddy Tier List to find the Perfect Buddy this Halloween Season.
- Save Up: Have plenty of Mons you want to Transfer Ready when the Halloween Event Starts.
- Hatch Eggs: If you plan to go trick or treating during Halloween, you should invest in some Egg Incubators
. Don’t let all the walking you do during Halloween go to waste, hatch some eggs while you’re out and about.
- Important: Don’t forget to bring some type of Phone Charging Device if you plan to be walking around for awhile.
- Plan Ahead of Time: What I plan to do and think other players might find useful is planning my trick or treating around known Spawn Points and even Gyms
YOU CAN VISIT OUR IN-DEPTH POKEMON GO GEN 4 UPDATE GUIDE HERE AND PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING NEW POKEMON.