Pokemon Go is splitting its Halloween celebration into two parts this year, and Niantic announced both halves on October 12. Part I runs from Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. through Sunday, November 1, at 10:00 a.m. local time, with Part II picking up the same day at 10:00 a.m. and running through Thursday, November 5, at 8:00 p.m. local time.
Part I is the costume-pokemon debut. Pikachu wearing a hat and capelet, Zubat wearing a top hat, and Sinistea wearing a bow all make their first appearances, each with a Shiny variant to chase. The three costumed Pokemon also headline one-star raids throughout the week. The wild spawns include the Zubat costume, Duskull, Piplup in a Halloween Mischief costume, and a Drifblim also in a Halloween Mischief costume. As a small touch for franchise fans, a remix of the Lavender Town music from the original Pokemon games plays nightly in-game during the whole event.
Part II is the power-up. The headline is Mega Sableye reaching a brand-new “Super Max” Mega Level, the first Pokemon ever to hit that tier. Reaching Super Max lets it learn a second Charged Attack while Mega Evolved: Night Shade+, hitting for 55 power in Trainer Battles and 160 in raids, with extra damage scaling up as the Mega Level goes higher. The other big debut is Shiny Greavard, finally available in Pokemon Go after years of waiting, found in the wild and through GO Pass and Field Research tasks. Wild spawns in Part II include Litwick, a costumed Rowlet, Greavard, and a Gengar in a Spooky Festival costume, with the same Pikachu and Sinistea returning for one-star raids.
The GO Pass: Halloween 2026 progression track runs across both parts, from October 27 to November 5. The free track hands out encounters, Candy, Rare Candy, and Ultra Balls, with a 2x Candy bonus at Rank 10 and 2x Stardust at Rank 20. The paid GO Pass Deluxe is $7.99 (or $9.99 with a +10 Ranks head start) and adds extra encounters, the Patissier outfit, Rare Candy XL, and Premium Battle Passes. All rewards must be claimed by 8:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, November 7, or they expire.
Both parts also have Halloween-themed Field Research tasks and new avatar items in the shop (the Gothic Skirt Set, Gothic Shorts Set, Gothic Socks, and Gothic Boots). 2026 is the franchise’s 30th anniversary, and Winds and Waves, the next mainline entry, is still slated for 2027.
Our read: Two costumed Pokemon plus a brand-new Mega Level tier is a lot for a Halloween event, and the Super Max upgrade is the part that matters for anyone who raids. Niantic first showed Super Max and its bonus-move system during the summer Mega Finale update, and Sableye being first is unsurprising given how popular Mega Sableye already is in the Great League meta. The $7.99 Deluxe pass is the same price as last year’s Halloween pass; if you’ve been sitting on Mega Energy, Part II is the week to spend it.
The full Halloween event window runs from October 27 through November 5, 2026, and lands in the same month as the franchise’s 30th anniversary year and the ongoing wait for Pokemon Winds and Waves in 2027. For the broader mobile-games calendar this week, see our Zenless Zone Zero 3.3 update coverage and the Player Counts dashboard for cross-title activity.
Edited by Kerwin Stewart, Editor-in-Chief · How we report
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