October is formally right here, and it is shaping as much as be one other busy month for Pokemon Go. The cell recreation is constant its Season of Mild with a wide range of occasions over the subsequent few weeks, together with a Litwick Group Day and the annual Halloween celebration. On high of that, a handful of spooky Pokemon shall be showing each Tuesday night in the course of the recreation’s weekly Highlight Hour occasion.
This is every thing it’s important to look ahead to in Pokemon Go in October.
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October Analysis Breakthrough reward
Together with a contemporary batch of Discipline Analysis duties, Pokemon Go is providing a brand new Analysis Breakthrough reward in October. Every time you obtain a Analysis Breakthrough this month, you may earn an incense together with an opportunity to catch Shedinja. On high of that, there’s an opportunity Shedinja might be shiny.
Analysis Breakthroughs are tied to the stamps you gather once you full Discipline Analysis. You will obtain one stamp for the primary Discipline Analysis process you full every day, and as soon as you have amassed seven stamps, you may obtain a Analysis Breakthrough.
October raid schedule
A handful of legendary and Mega Pokemon are returning to raids in October.
Following Yveltal’s departure on Oct. 8, the Pokemon X mascot Xerneas will return till Oct. 20, whereas Mega Manectric will make an encore look in Mega raids. After that, Mega Banette will make its Pokemon Go debut, whereas each types of Giratina will return to five-star raids.
You’ll be able to see October’s full raid schedule beneath:
Sept. 27 – Oct. 8
- 5-star raids: Yveltal
- Mega raids: Mega Lopunny
Oct. 8 – Oct. 20
- 5-star raids: Xerneas
- Mega raids: Mega Manectric
Oct. 20 – Oct. 27
- 5-star raids: Giratina (Altered Forme)
- Mega raids: Mega Banette
Oct. 27 – Nov. 8
- 5-star raids: Giratina (Origin Forme)
- Mega raids: Mega Banette
October Highlight Hours
Pokemon Go’s weekly Highlight Hour occasion continues all through October. Each Tuesday night from 6 to 7 p.m. native time, you may have extra probabilities to catch a particular Pokemon and earn a selected in-game bonus.
This is the total Highlight Hour schedule for this month:
|
Date |
Highlight Pokemon |
Highlight bonus |
|---|---|---|
|
October 4 |
Purrloin |
2x evolution XP |
|
October 11 |
Haunter |
2x catch Stardust |
|
October 18 |
Misdreavus |
2x catch XP |
|
October 25 |
Shuppet |
2x evolution XP |
Evolving Stars occasion
Cosmog’s developed kind, Cosmoem, makes its Pokemon Go debut in the course of the Evolving Stars occasion.
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Pokemon Go is kicking off October with a particular Evolving Stars occasion from Oct. 5 to Oct. 11. As a part of the occasion, Cosmog’s developed kind, Cosmoem, shall be out there for the primary time within the recreation. You’ll be able to get hold of one by feeding Cosmog 25 candies. Sport developer Niantic teases you can get extra Cosmog sooner or later, so do not fret about evolving yours.
On high of that, the subsequent leg of this season’s Particular Analysis story shall be out there, and there shall be a number of different in-game bonuses and options, together with particular Pokemon spawns and new Discipline Analysis duties and Assortment Challenges to finish.
Mega Gyarados Raid Day
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Mega Gyarados is returning for a particular Raid Day occasion on Oct. 8. The fearsome Pokemon shall be showing in Mega raid battles from 2 p.m. to five p.m. native time, supplying you with extra probabilities to earn Gyarados Mega Power. Moreover, you may have an elevated likelihood of encountering a shiny Gyarados, and you can earn as much as 5 free raid passes by spinning the picture disc at gyms.
October Group Day
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October’s Group Day is about for Saturday, Oct. 15. The hearth/ghost Pokemon Litwick is the star this month, and it will be showing within the wild rather more continuously than regular from 2 to five p.m. native time. A number of in-game bonuses shall be lively in the course of the occasion as properly, and any Litwick you evolve into its remaining kind, Chandelure, earlier than 10 p.m. native time will study the particular Charged Assault Poltergeist.
Halloween occasion
Pokemon Go’s annual Halloween celebration returns beginning Oct. 20. Few particulars have been introduced up to now, however as in earlier years, the occasion will function a wide range of ghost-type Pokemon.
Different occasions
Pokemon Go has a couple of different actions lined up for October, together with a Competition of Lights celebration (Oct. 14 to Oct. 17) and a Safari Zone: Taipei occasion (Oct. 21 to Oct. 23). Further particulars about these occasions shall be introduced later.