Halloween 2018

Halloween in 2018 was the third Halloween event in Pokémon GO.

Featured Pokémon
Ghost-type and Dark-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region, such as Drifloon and Stunky, could be seen more frequently in the wild. The Renegade Pokémon, Giratina, made its first appearance in Raid Battles as a Raid Boss until November. Also, Spiritomb was available exclusively for completing A Spooky Message. The following Pokémon were released with the event:

Following Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild:

Moreover, the following Shiny Pokémon became available:

The following Raid Bosses were available for a time of this event.

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively available only for the time of Halloween 2018.

Special Research tasks
There was a three-part Special Research task series called A Spooky Message.

Avatar items
These avatar items were made available at the start of the event.

Shop special offer
The following offers were available from the shop from the start of the event.

Trivia

 * Unlike the two previous Halloween events, rather than receiving double Candy for all game actions including reduced Buddy distance, the only task where Candy was doubled was catching Pokémon.