Pokémon GO’s Season of Twilight Trails’ Halloween 2026 Part I event guide

The yearly tradition of celebrating Halloween in Pokémon GO continues! Once again this year’s event is split into two parts with different Costumed Pokémon appearing in both events.

Now, check out what’s happening during the Halloween 2026 Part I event with our guide below:

 

Pokémon GO’s Season of Twilight Trails – Halloween 2026 Part I

Begins: Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time.

Ends: Sunday, November 1st, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time.

 

Pokémon debuts – New and returning Costumed Pokémon

 

 

For this year’s Halloween event, there will be three new Costumed Pokémon available in Pokémon GO. These Pokémon are:

• Pikachu wearing a hat and capelet
• Zubat wearing a top hat
• Sinistea wearing a bow

 

Plus, some Pokémon that appeared in previous Halloween events will return. These include Vulpix, Gengar, Piplup, Noibat, and more.

Note: Going forward, these Pokémon will be referred to as “Costumed” rather than the exact outfit they are wearing. Exceptions may be made if a Pokémon has multiple costumed versions appearing during the event.

 

Event Bonuses

• Costumed Pokémon appearing in the wild.
• Costumed Pokémon appearing in Raids.
• Event-themed Field Research.
• Spooky surprises are appearing on the map! (“Trick-or-treating” with surprise boxes appearing on the map that will have Costumed Pokémon encounters or Pokémon Candies.)
• Lavender Town music remix will play each night of the event.
• Themed decorations will appear on the map and in encounter screens.

 

The Halloween 2026 Part I and Part II events will share a special GO Pass (GO Pass: Halloween). Additional bonuses can be unlocked by progressing through ranks for this GO Pass.

• GO Pass Bonuses
  • Tier 1 (Rank 10): 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
  • Tier 2 (Rank 20): 3× Candy for catching Pokémon.
• GO Pass: Deluxe Bonuses
  • Tier 1 (Rank 10): 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon.
  • Tier 2 (Rank 20): 3× Stardust for catching Pokémon.

 

And if Trainers reach specific ranks in the GO Pass and/or GO Pass Deluxe, then the following bonuses will also be active until Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 1 (Rank 1):
  • One additional Candy for trading Pokémon.
  • Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon.
• Tier 2 (Rank 25): 
  • Open up to 40 Gifts per day.
  • Receive up to 125 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs.
  • Hold up to 10 additional Gifts in your Item Bag.
• Tier 3 (Rank 50):
  • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration.
• Tier 4 (Rank 75):
  • Increased Stardust and XP from hatching Eggs.

If GO Pass Deluxe is purchased, then the following bonuses will active when Rank 25 is reached instead, until Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time:

• Tier 2 (Rank 25):
  • Open up to 50 Gifts per day.
  • Receive up to 150 Gifts per day from spinning PokéStop and Gym Photo Discs.
  • Hold up to 20 additional Gifts in your Item Bag.

 

Event Boxes

If any special event boxes or bundles are released during the event, they’ll be listed here once the event is live. Daily bundles are also available and can be viewed online via the Pokémon GO Web Store.

• GO Pass Deluxe: Halloween (US$7.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Halloween, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 1 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Max Potions, and 96 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Halloween + 6 Ranks (US$9.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Halloween, +10 Ranks, 10 Ultra Balls, 5 Max Revives, 2 Premium Battle Passes, 5 Max Potions, and 120 Reward Points.
• GO Pass Deluxe: Halloween Ultra Box (US$14.99, purchase limit 1, Web Store only): 1 GO Pass Deluxe: Halloween, +10 Ranks, 20 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives, 5 Premium Battle Passes, 10 Max Potions, and 180 Reward Points.

 

Wild Encounters

• The following Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild: Costumed Zubat*, Costumed Vulpix*, Costumed Piplup*, Duskull*, Misdreavus*, Costumed Noibat*, and Pumpkaboo.
  • If you’re lucky, you might encounter the following Pokémon: Costumed Gengar* and Costumed Drifblim*.

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

Trick-or-Treat

Purple and orange colored boxes may appear on the overworld map when playing during the event. Tap on these boxes and you’ll be surprised with Candy, Rare Candy, or a Costumed Pokémon encounter! Possible rewards include the following:

• Candy: 6 Pikachu Candies, 6 Zubat Candies, 6 Sinistea Candies, and 1 Rare Candy.
• Pokémon encounters: Costumed Vulpix*, Costumed Zubat*, Costumed Gengar*, Costumed Piplup*, Costumed Drifblim*, and Costumed Noibat.

 

Raids

Standard and Shadow Raids will be active during the event.

 

Standard Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Raids:

• One-Star Raids: Pikachu wearing a hat and capelet* and Sinistea wearing a bow*.
• Three-Star Raids: Cofagrigus*, Trevenant*, and Dhelmise*.
• Five-Star Raids:
  • Palkia* (until Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Giratina (Origin Fome)* (starting on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).
• Mega Raids:
  • Mega Charizard X* and Mega Charizard Y* (until Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time).
  • Mega Sableye* (starting on Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 at 6 a.m. your local time).
• Super Mega Raid: Mega Chandelure* (only on Saturday, October 31st, 2026 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. your local time).

 

Shadow Raids

The following Pokémon will be appearing in Shadow Raids:

• One-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Gastly*, Shadow Totodile*, Shadow Shieldon*, and Shadow Gible*.
• Three-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Primeape*, Shadow Kirlia*, and Shadow Drapion*.
• Five-Star Shadow Raids: Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme)*.

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Standard Raids:
  • Giratina (Origin Fome)* will be available after the event (in Five-Star Raids), until Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time
  • Mega Sableye* will be available after the event (in Mega Raids), until Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time
• Shadow Raids:
  • One-, Three-, and Five-Star Shadow Raids will be available daily.
  • Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme)* will be available in Shadow Raids until Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 p.m. your local time.

 

Max Battles

Max Battles will be active during the event.

• One-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Bulbasaur*, Dynamax Charmander*, Dynamax Squirtle*, Dynamax Caterpie*, Dynamax Pikachu*, Dynamax Abra*, Dynamax Growlithe*, Dynamax Gastly*, Dynamax Krabby*, Dynamax Magikarp*, Dynamax Omanyte*, Dynamax Kabut0*, Dynamax Electabuzz*, Dynamax Hoothoot*, Dynamax Ralts*, Dynamax Spheal*, Dynamax Cottonee*, Dynamax Pidove*, Dynamax Roggenrola*, Dynamax Trapinch*, Dynamax Woobat*, Dynamax Drilbur*, Dynamax Combee*, Dynamax Trubbish*, Dynamax Inkay*, Dynamax Bounsweet*, Dynamax Grookey*, Dynamax Scorbunny*, Dynamax Sobble*, Dynamax Skwovet*, Dynamax Rookiedee*, Dynamax Wooloo*, and Dynamax Hatenna.
• Two-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Machop*, Dynamax Eevee*, Dynamax Shuckle*, Dynamax Wailmer*, Dynamax Feebas*, and Dynamax Darumaka*.
• Three-Star Max Battles: Dynamax Electabuzz*, Dynamax Magmar*, Dynamax Hitmonlee*, Dynamax Hitmonchan*, Dynamax Chansey*, Dynamax Hitmontop*, Dynamax Sableye*, Dynamax Beldum*, Dynamax Cryogonal*, Dynamax Deino*, Dynamax Passimian*, Dynamax Drampa*, and Dynamax Falinks*.

 

Additional Notes:

• Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”
• Max Battles require Max Particles (MP):
  • One-Star Max Battles cost 250 MP.
  • Two-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
  • Three-Star Max Battles cost 400 MP.
  • Five-Star Max Battles cost 800 MP.
  • Six-Star Max Battles cost 800 MP.

 

Timed Research – Halloween Timed Research

A Timed Research quest called Halloween Timed Research will be active during the event. A complete list of tasks and the rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy
• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy
• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy
• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy
• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy
• Task: Claim Reward!
  • Reward: 1 Rare Candy
• Completion Rewards: Costumed Pikachu* encounter

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

Field Research Tasks

There will be event-exclusive Field Research Tasks available and the rewards include the following Pokémon encounters: Costumed Pikachu, Costumed Zubat, Duskull, Misdreavus, Costumed Piplup, Pumpkaboo (Small), Pumpkaboo (Average), Pumpkaboo (Large), Pumpkaboo (Super), Costumed Noibat, and Costumed Sinistea.

These Field Research Tasks can be found when spinning PokéStops (and acquired if you have an open slot in your Field Research menu) when the event is active.

A complete list of tasks and rewards will be shared here once the event is live.

 

• Task: Catch 13 Ghost-type Pokémon
  • Reward: Costumed Zubat* OR Costumed Piplup* OR Costumed Noibat* encounter
• Task: Make 6 Nice Throws
  • Reward: Duskull* OR Misdreavus* OR Pumpkaboo (Small)* OR Pumpkaboo (Average)* OR Pumpkaboo (Large)* OR Pumpkaboo (Super)* encounter
• Task: Win a Raid
  • Reward: Costumed Zubat* OR Costumed Sinistea* encounter
• Task: Win 3 Raids
  • Reward: Costumed Pikachu* encounter

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

PokéStop Showcase

During the event, PokéStop Showcases will be active. The theme of these contests is to submit the biggest Pokémon being requested. PokéStop Showcases will only be active on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. your local time due to the new weekly Showcase Tuesday event. This week’s collection of themes can be found in our weekly PokéStop Showcase Tuesday event guide.

 

Stickers

There will be an assortment of event-themed stickers featuring Pikachu, Golbat, and Polteageist. You can get them by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and/or purchasing them from Pokémon GO’s in-game shop (with PokéCoins) during the event.

 

Avatar Items

New avatar items themed after [info] will be released during this event. They will be available for purchase (with PokéCoins) via the in-game shop. These avatar items will still be available to purchase after the conclusion of this event.

The new avatar items are the following: Gothic Skirt Set (300 PokéCoins), Gothic Shorts Set (300 PokéCoins), Gothic Socks (50 PokéCoins), and Gothic Boots (150 PokéCoins).

 

GO Pass: Halloween 2026

 

GO Pass

A GO Pass is a free, limited-time progression track available during a specified period. By collecting GO Points, you can increase your rank to earn rewards. Trainers will automatically receive GO Pass: Halloween on Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 at 10 a.m. your local time. You can collect GO Points and rank up to get additional rewards through Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 8 p.m. your local time.

 

GO Pass Deluxe

For US$7.99, Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe, a paid version of the GO Pass that offers upgraded rewards and faster progression.

For US$9.99, Trainers can upgrade to the GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks to also automatically earn enough GO Points to reach Rank 7.

For US$14.99. Trainers can get the GO Pass Deluxe + 6 Ranks to automatically earn enough GO points to reach Rank 7 as well as receive additional items.

While progressing through the GO Pass Deluxe, you’ll be able to claim all of the rewards from both the free GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe. You can upgrade to a GO Pass Deluxe at any time and still collect rewards from previously unlocked ranks.

 

Reward Information

Complete Pass Tasks to rank up your GO Pass.

GO Pass: encounters with event-themed Pokémon, Candy for event-themed Pokémon, Rare Candy, Ultra Balls, and more!

GO Pass Deluxe: additional encounters with event-themed Pokemon, Avatar items (Patissier Top and Patissier Pants), Rare Candy XL, Premium Battle Passes, and more!

Rewards unlocked in the GO Pass will expire on Saturday, November 7th, 2026, at 8 p.m. your local time, so be sure to claim your rewards before they’re gone!

 

Earning Points

In order to earn rewards from GO Pass, you’ll need to partake in specific Pass Tasks to earn points. To reach a single rank, you’ll need to earn 100 Points. Be aware that there will be daily limits to earning points (500 points per day), until the final few days of the event where there will be no limit (Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 12 a.m. to Thursday, November 5th, 2026 at 7:59 p.m. your local time).

• Tasks
  • Standard Tasks (repeatable each day)
    • Catch a Pokémon: 5 Points
    • Hatch an Egg: 40 Points
    • Win a Raid: 100 Points
  • Daily Tasks (complete once per day)
    • Catch 6 Ghost-type Pokémon: 50 Points
    • Catch 13 Pokémon: 50 Points
  • Bonus Tasks (complete only once)
    • This section will be updated if any bonus tasks are added during the event.

 

GO Pass Rewards

 

 

Note: Pokémon marked with an * means that “If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny one!”

 

 

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