Halloween 2020

Halloween in 2020 is the fifth Halloween event in Pokémon GO.

Featured Pokémon
The following Pokémon were released with the start of the event:

Selected Ghost-type and Dark-type Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

These Shiny Pokémon were released with the start of the event: PS Gengar PS Gengar PS Sableye PS Spiritomb

There were also three chances per day to be photobombed by these Pokémon:

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

Field Research event tasks
There were several Field Research tasks exclusively for the duration of the event.

Special Research
Spiritomb and Galarian Yamask were available in this year Special Research.

Timed Research
During this event there was a Timed Research series that was titled Mega Gengar in game. Only Trainers who completed Timed Research during Mega Buddy Challenge would access this. A total of 260 Gengar Mega Energy could be obtained for completing it.

Alolan Marowak Raid Day
On October, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Alolan Marowak will be appearing more often in raids.

Catch Mastery: Ghost Day
On October, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time, Ghost-type Pokémon will be appearing more often in the wild and there will be event-exclusive Timed Research available to complete.

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

Trivia

 * This event was first mentioned in the blog about Mega September.