Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1 overview: Best tips and tricks, hunt-worthy shinies, and more

Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1 kicked off at 10 am local time on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, and will end at 10 am local time on Monday, October 27, 2025. The event marks the debut of Poltchageist and Sinistcha as well as Shiny Polteageist and Sinistea. Additionally, the Halloween-themed decor is back in the game and so is Lavender Town music.

This article covers all the features and bonuses of the Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1 event and tells you how to make the most of it.

Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1 features and bonuses

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Features

Wild encounters

Zubat [shiny available]
Gastly [shiny available]
Spinarak [shiny available]
Sableye [shiny available]
Shuppet [shiny available]
Duskull [shiny available]
Drifloon [shiny available]
Purrloin [shiny available]
Venipede [shiny available]
Zorua [shiny available]
Hisuian Zorua
Vullaby [shiny available]
Greavard
Sinistea [rare encounter, shiny available]

Raids

One-star raids

Galarian Yamask [shiny available]
Sinistea [shiny available]
Poltchageist

Three-star raids

Alolan Marowak [shiny available]
Hisuian Typhlosion [shiny available]
Hisuian Samurott [shiny available]

One-star Shadow Raids

Shadow Yamask
Shadow Phantump

Bonuses

Tier 1

2× Catch Candy
GO Pass Deluxe: 3× Catch Candy

Tier 2

Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for catching Pokemon with Nice, Great, and Excellent Throws

Tier 3

2× Candy for transferring Pokemon
Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokemon
GO Pass Deluxe: 3× Candy for transferring Pokemon
GO Pass Deluxe: Even greater chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for transferring Pokemon

Additionally Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1 Field Research quests can give you encounters with Spiritomb and provide Mega Energy for Gengar, Houndoom, Sableye, Banette, or Absol.

Also read: Pokemon GO Dynamax attackers tier list

Best tips and tricks for Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1

Do the following to make the most out of the event:

Complete Poltchageist raids.
Complete the GO Pass: Halloween 2025 as fast as possible to unlock the bonuses.
Mega Evolve a Ghost- or Dark-type creature to farm additional candy.

Best shinies and PvP picks to hunt in Pokemon GO Halloween 2025 Part 1

Best shinies

Zorua
Litwick
Phantump
Sinistea
Sableye

Also read: Pokemon GO shiny odds

Best PvP picks

Spinarak
Sableye
Duskull
Drifloon
Vullaby
Galarian Yamask

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About the author

Abhipsito is an Esports and Gaming Journalist at Sportskeeda. A self-identified pop culture enthusiast, he spends his time thinking, reading, doing theatre, watching films, or trying to wiggle his way out of Valorant elo-hell.

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Edited by Abhipsito Das