Pokémon Go Halloween 2024 Part 1 event guide

Halloween 2024 is a two-part event in Pokémon Go, with the first half — Part 1 — offering suitably spooky wild encounters, raid line-ups, and Field Research.

Running from Tuesday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. local time, the headline is the debut of Morpeko — the game’s first Pokémon with the ability to change form mid-battle.

Elsewhere, there are two sets of paid Timed Research you can pay to unlock — “Costume Party” and “Morpeko Onesie” — the latter offering a branching story and a triple catch Candy bonus, alongside a variety of costumed Pokémon encounters which can be found in both tickets.

Meanwhile, for all players, there’s the annual return of Spiritomb in the “Spiritomb Challenge” Timed Research. All in all, there’s plenty for free and paying players to sink their teeth into!

You will encounter the following Field Research from spinning PokéStops. Though they can only be collected during event hours, you can keep them in your quest log and complete them at any time after the event ends:

Thanks to Leekduck for filling in the gaps with the above Field Research tasks.

The following will spawn more frequently over the course of the event. All of these, bar Greavard, can be shiny:

* There is an “increased chance” of finding shiny Zorua in the wild as part of the event.

The following changes to the raid schedule and Max Battle schedule will take place as part of the event:

* There is an “increased chance” to encounter shiny Umbreon in raids as part of the event.

* Gastly makes its Dynamax debut as part of the event.

The “Halloween Part 1” event runs between Thursday, Oct. 19, to Thursday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. local time.

As well as the above changes to spawns and Field Research, the following bonuses and changes are also in effect until the event ends:

And if you were wondering, yes, there is a “Part 2,” which started on Monday, Oct. 28. See our guide to Halloween Part 2 for details.