Halloween 2023

Halloween in 2023 was the eighth Halloween event in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon Spotlight Hours featuring Phantump and Yamask were available during this event.

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Featured Pokémon
These Pokémon would hatch from 7-km Pokémon Eggs obtained during the event. Noibat had a higher chance to be Shiny when hatched from these eggs:

Field Research event tasks
These Field Research tasks were available during the event. "Walk 2 km" was only available during part 2.

Timed Research
Yamask Timed Research was available during the event. It cost US$1 (or the equivalent price in your local currency) to access the Timed Research:

Halloween Timed Research was available during the event. It cost US$5 (or the equivalent price in your local currency) to access the Timed Research:

Avatar items
These avatar items were released at the start of the event:

Stickers
These stickers were released at the start of the event:

Shop special offer
These offers were available from the shop during the event:

Featured Pokémon
These Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event: PS Banette PS Yamask PS Noibat PS Noivern PS Runerigus

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules.:

These Raid Bosses were available during the event:

Exclusive move
In order to obtain Shadow Force, Trainers had to catch Giratina during the event. Trainers cannot use TMs to obtain the attacks.

Featured Pokémon
These Pokémon were released at the start of the event:

These Shiny Pokémon were released at the start of the event: PS Vulpix PS Ninetales PS Gengar PS Pumpkaboo PS Pumpkaboo PS Pumpkaboo PS Pumpkaboo PS Gourgeist PS Gourgeist PS Gourgeist PS Gourgeist

These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

These Raid Bosses were available during the event:

Exclusive move
In order to obtain Shadow Force, Trainers had to catch Giratina during the event. Trainers cannot use TMs to obtain the attacks.

Trivia

 * The Map View was redecorated for the event:
 * PokéStops were orange but still turn purple after a spin.
 * Gyms and PokéStops had a series of pumpkins around the base of them. All were carved with different decorations depending on the state of the Gym or PokéStop:
 * Pikachu face Halloween Pumpkin Carving Pikachu.png
 * Poké Ball Halloween Pumpkin Carving Pokeball.png
 * Instinct Halloween Pumpkin Carving Instinct.png, Mystic Halloween Pumpkin Carving Mystic.png, and Valor Halloween Pumpkin Carving Valor.png logos on Gyms based on which team owns the Gym
 * Generic Pumpkin Carving Halloween Pumpkin Carving Face.png
 * Rocket Carving Halloween Pumpkin Carving Tgr.png for PokéStops with a Team GO Rocket invasion
 * Leaf piles Leaves Pile.png, grassy areas turned brown, water and clouds changed colors.
 * Floating down leaves.-->