Pokemon Go Halloween 2024 Part 1 Features Morpeko

The spookiest day of the year is nearly upon us, and developer Niantic is bringing a two-part Halloween event to Pokemon Go to celebrate.

The first part of this year’s Pokemon Go Halloween festivities will kick off on October 22, 2024. Here’s what you need to know about this event.

Event date and time

The Halloween 2024 Part 1 event will run from Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. local time until Monday, October 28, 2024 at 10 a.m. local time.

New Pokemon added with this event

Once the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event kicks off, Morpeko, Dynamax Gastly, Froakie wearing a Pokemon Halloween costume, and Rowlet wearing a Pokemon Halloween costume will become available to collect in Pokemon Go.

Morpeko has two forms: Full Belly Mode and Hangry Mode, and it will change between these forms each time its Charged Attack is used during a battle. Niantic said: “Initially, Morpeko will only be able to change forms when battling Team GO Rocket or in the GO Battle League.”

While in Full Belly Mode, Morpeko will know the Aura Wheel (Electric) charged attack, while in Hangry Mode, it will know the Aura Wheel (Dark) charged attack.

Full Belly Mode and Hangry Morpeko — Full Belly Mode Morpeko (Left) and Hangry Mode Morpeko (Right)
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Event bonuses and overall features

The following in-game bonuses and features will be active throughout the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event:

2x catch Candy
Increased chance for players Level 31 and up to receive Candy XL when catching Pokemon with “Nice” throws or better
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Umbreon in raids
Increased chance to encounter Shiny Zorua in the wild
PokeStop Showcases
Event-themed stickers
A remix of the Pokemon series’ Lavender Town music will play each night
Pokemon encounter backgrounds, PokeStops, and Gyms will be decorated for Halloween

Go Battle League reward changes

With the start of this Halloween 2024 Part 1 event, Morpeko will begin appearing in reward encounters in the Go Battle League.

Niantic explained: “During the event, Morpeko will be encountered more frequently in the premium track of the GO Battle League. After the event, starting at Rank 16 in GO Battle League, Morpeko will be encountered in both GO Battle League reward tracks, but more frequently in the premium track.”

Wild encounters

During the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event, the following Pokemon will appear more frequently than normal in the wild:

Zubat
Spinarak
Murkrow
Misdreavus
Shuppet
Drifloon
Purrloin
Female Frillish
Zorua
Litwick
Greavard

Sableye and Absol will also have the chance to appear in the wild during this event, though they’ll be rarer than the other featured Pokemon.

All of these Pokemon, including Sableye and Absol, will have the chance to be Shiny.

Raids

These following Pokemon will appear in Raids during the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event:

One-Star Raids

Sneasel
Sableye
Yamask
Galarian Yamask

Three-Star Raids

Hisuian Typhlosion
Umbreon
Bombirdier

All of these Pokemon will have the chance to be Shiny.

Max Battles

The following Pokemon will appear in Max Battles during the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event:

One-Star Max Battles

Gastly
Grookey
Scorbunny
Sobble

Three-Star Max Battles

Falinks

Only Gastly and Falinks will have the chance to be Shiny when encountered through these Max Battles.

Field research tasks

Players will be able to complete event-themed Field Research tasks during the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event to receive Pokemon encounters or Mega Energy. Here’s the breakdown:

Pokemon encounter rewards:

Sableye
Scraggy
Golett
Sandygast
Morpeko
Nymble
Greavard

Players may also receive encounters with Spiritomb, though it will be rarer than the other available Pokemon.

Sableye, Scraggy, Golett, and Spiritomb will have the chance to be Shiny.

Mega Energy rewards:

Gengar Mega Energy
Houndoom Mega Energy
Sableye Mega Energy
Banette Mega Energy
Absol Mega Energy

Free Timed Research

From October 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. local time until November 3, 2024 at 8 p.m. local time, players will be able to complete free Timed Research tasks to receive encounters with Halloween-themed Pokemon, including Spiritomb and Morpeko.

Premium Timed Research

Two sets of premium Timed Research tasks will be available to purchase during the Halloween 2024 Part 1 event.

One set of Timed Research will be priced at $2. It will allow players to encounter Halloween-themed costumed Pokemon as they complete tasks:

Pikachu wearing a witch hat
Vulpix wearing a Spooky Festival costume
Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume
Piplup wearing a Halloween Mischief costume
Drifblim wearing a Halloween Mischief costume
Froakie wearing a Pokemon Halloween costume
Pumpkaboo wearing a Spooky Festival costume
Rowlet wearing a Pokemon Halloween costume

The other set of Timed Research will be priced at $5. It will feature the following rewards and in-game bonuses:

3x catch Candy
Encounters with event-themed Pokemon, including Froakie wearing a Pokemon Halloween costume, Rowlet wearing a Pokemon Halloween costume, Pikachu wearing a witch hat, Spiritomb, and Morpeko
One of two avatar items, determined by the player’s choice: The Morpeko Onesie (Full Belly Mode) or the Morpeko Onesie (Hangry Mode)

Both sets of Timed Research will be available to purchase until November 2, 2024 at 8 p.m. local time.