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Niantic has announced the Halloween 2022 celebration in Pokémon GO, which will take place during the Season of Light. There will be early Pokémon, legendaries with exclusive moves, and shiny new forms to catch. All in all, it's a pretty busy event, so this guide can be a big help for players looking to get the most out of this spooky event. The celebration will take place from Thursday, October 20, 2022 to Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 10 a.m. local time.
*Pokémon marked with an asterisk have a chance to be shiny when encountered.
Egg hatches
There are a few Pokemon appearing in 7km Eggs which are egg hatches exclusive to this event. The full list can be found below.
- Yamask*
- yamask galarian*
- Noibat*
- Ghost
- schooners
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Wild encounters
The full list of Pokémon appearing in the wild for the Halloween 2022 event can be found below.
- Toothed*
- Gaseous*
- Spinarak*
- Murkrow*
- Contempt*
- Sableye*
- Shuppet*
- absolute
- Drifloon*
- Yamask*
- Pumpkin
- Ghost
- schooners
- Duclops
- haunting
Avatar Updates
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There will also be some new clothing for player avatars in the game, including a new pose.
- scary pose
- Dusclops costumes
- Dusclops Headband
- Zubat Headband
Event Bonuses
There are some great event bonuses that players can take advantage of during this event. The full list can be found below.
- Double candies to catch Pokemon
- Double candies for hatching Pokémon
- Double Candy For Evolving Pokemon
- A guaranteed XL Candy by walking with a Buddy Pokémon
Raid Battles
There will be a few new Pokémon added to the Raid rotation during the Halloween 2022 celebration, including a new Mega Evolution in Mega Banette and Altered Forme Giratina equipped with an all-new move. The full Raid rotation can be found below.
One-Star Raids
- Sableye*
- I was purring
- Yamask*
- yamask galarian*
- Ghost
Three Star Raids
- Ectoplasm*
- Shadowon
- Driftblim
- Drapion*
Five Star Raids
Mega Raids
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