Niantic and The Pokémon Company announced the “Halloween 2025 Part I” event will be held in Pokémon GO from October 21, at 10:00 a.m. to October 27, at 10:00 a.m. local time. During Halloween 2025 Part I the event, Matcha Pokémon Poltchageist and Sinistcha will make their Pokémon GO debuts, and Shiny Sinistea will appear for lucky players. Players can use 50 Poltchageist Candy to evolve Poltchageist into Sinistcha.
The GO Pass: Halloween 2025 with several unlockable bonuses and rewards after reaching Major Milestones:
- Tier 1
- 2× Catch Candy
- GO Pass Deluxe: 3× Catch Candy
- Tier 2
- Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for catching Pokémon with Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws
- Tier 3
- 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
- Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokémon
- GO Pass Deluxe: 3× Candy for transferring Pokémon
- GO Pass Deluxe: Even greater chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokémon
Several event-themed Pokémon will appear in the wild, Raids, Shadow Raids, and Field Research tasks:
- Wild Encounters
- Zorua, Hisuian Zorua, Greavard, Sinistea and more
- Raids
- One-Star Raids
- Galarian Yamask
- Sinistea
- Poltchageist
- Three-Star Raids
- Alolan Marowak
- Hisuian Typhlosion
- Hisuian Samurott
- Shadow Raids
- One-Star Raids
- Shadow Yamask
- Shadow Phantump
- Field Research Task Encounters
- Sableye
- Yamask
- Zorua
- Hisuian Zorua
- Litwick
- Vullaby
- Phantump
- Spiritomb
- Complete Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for the following Pokémon.
- Gengar
- Houndoom
- Sableye
- Banette
- Absol
The Polteageist Hat will be available for purchase in the in-game shop, and players can get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them in the shop. The event will feature a Lavender Town theme remix, and players can enjoy in-game decorations.
Lastly, Pokémon GO is available now for Android and iOS.