October is just around the corner now, which means a new month of events is about to begin for Pokemon Go. Developer Niantic has outlined some of the activities it has planned for the hit Pokemon mobile game next month, and they include the return of more Legendary Pokemon, a special Limited Research event, and more. Here’s a rundown of the biggest events that are happening in Pokemon Go in October 2020.
October Special Research Breakthrough: Shedinja
Niantic is rolling out a new set of Field Research tasks and rewards starting October 1, and there will be a new Research Breakthrough encounter as well. Each time you achieve a Research Breakthrough next month, you’ll get a chance to catch the Bug/Ghost Pokemon Shedinja.
Legendary Raids
Niantic is bringing more Legendary Pokemon back to Raids in October. Throughout the month, you’ll have another chance to encounter the Legendary birds Zapdos and Moltres in five-star Raid Battles, as well as Origin Forme Giratina. Niantic also teases that a “special Raid boss” will appear during Pokemon Go’s Halloween 2020 event. You can see the full Raid schedule below:
- September 25 – October 2: Zapdos
- October 2 – 9: Moltres
- October 9 – 23: Origin Forme Giratina
Fashion Event
To celebrate The Pokemon Company’s collaboration with fashion brand Longchamp Paris, Pokemon Go is hosting a fashion event from October 2-8. Throughout the week, “fashionable” Pokemon–such as Smoochum wearing a bow and Kirlia and Shinx wearing top hats–will hatch from 7 km eggs and appear in Raids. You’ll also find the following Pokemon more frequently in the wild:
- Mareep
- Skitty
- Roselia
- Kricketot
- Croagunk (wearing a backwards cap)
- Blitzle
- Cottonee
- Minccino
- Gothita
On top of that, exclusive Field Research tasks will be available during the event as well, and you’ll have your first chance to find and catch Shiny Kricketot. The fashion event runs until 10 PM PT on October 8.
Pokemon Spotlight Hours
Every Tuesday evening in October, Niantic will spotlight one specific Pokemon and bonus for one hour. These spotlight events will all run from 6-7 PM local time. You can see the full schedule below:
| Date | Spotlight Pokemon | Special Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| October 6 | World Cap Pikachu | 2x catch XP |
| October 13 | Original Cap Pikachu | 2x catch Candy |
| October 20 | Shuppet | 2x transfer Candy |
| October 27 | Duskull | 2x evolution XP |
October Limited Research
Niantic is hosting a special Limited Research event on Saturday, October 10. From 8 AM to 10 PM local time, special Field Research tasks will be available, and completing them will lead to encounters with Meowth’s Kanto, Alolan, and Galarian forms. Timed Research tasks will also be available during the event, as will a special box that contains Incense, Pinap Berries, and Lucky Eggs.
October Community Day
October’s Community Day is set for Saturday, October 17. This month’s featured Pokemon will be Charmander, which was the runner-up in Niantic’s recent Community Day poll. If you can evolve the Fire-type starter all the way into its final form, Charizard, up to two hours after the event ends, it’ll learn the Dragon-type Fast attack Dragon Breath.
Halloween Event And More
Niantic has a few other events lined up for Pokemon Go in October, including the game’s annual Halloween event. No date or other details have been announced yet, but Niantic has previously teased that Mega Gengar may make its debut as part of the event. We’ll update this roundup with more details as they are revealed.
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