The Día de Muertos event for Pokémon GO will be returning once again for 2023. Día de Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead, is a holiday observed in Mexico and other parts of the Americas that celebrates the lives and memories of friends and family who have moved on to the next world. The event will run from November 1st, at 10:00am to November 2nd, at 8:00pm local time. Cubone and Marowak wearing a cempasúchil crown will make their debut during this year's event.
Event Bonuses and Activities
The following event bonuses will be active during the event period:
- Lure Modules activated during the event will last for 90 minutes
- Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for 90 minutes
- 2× Catch Candy
- Bonus Candy for transferring Pokémon
- Featured event Pokémon will appear even more often in the wild
- More encouters with featured event Pokémon when using Incense and Lure Modules
The Día de Muertos avatar items are making a return alongside the latest run of this event. These items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop during this event, and will continue to be available after the event ends.
Trainers can also get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
Pokémon Encounters
All Pokémon listed below with a ⁂ next to their name can also be encountered in their Shiny variants.
Wild encounters
The following Pokémon will be appearing in the wild:
- Sunkern ⁂
- Sableye ⁂
- Roselia ⁂
- Duskull wearing a cempasúchil crown ⁂
- Drifloon ⁂
- Litwick ⁂
- Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown ⁂ (uncommon)
- Yamask ⁂
- Phantump ⁂
The following Pokémon will be attracted to Incense and Lure Modules during this event:
- Sunkern ⁂
- Sunflora
- Houndour ⁂
- Sableye ⁂
- Roselia ⁂
- Duskull wearing a cempasúchil crown ⁂
- Drifloon ⁂
- Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown ⁂ (uncommon)
- Flabébé (Orange) (uncommon)
The following Pokémon will be appearing in raids during this event:
- One-Star Raids
- Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown ⁂
- Three-Star Raids
- Azumarill
- Umbreon
- Hariyama
- Bombirdier ⁂
- Five-Star Raids
- Darkrai ⁂
- Mega Raids
- Mega Banette ⁂
When event-themed Field Research tasks are completed, the following Pokémon will be available to encounter:
- Sunkern ⁂
- Drifloon ⁂
- Litwick ⁂
- Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown ⁂ (uncommon)
- Alolan Marowak ⁂
Wooper and Paldean Wooper will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's Community Day for November 2023. During this event, both Wooper and Paldean Wooper will be appearing more frequently in the wild, together with their Shiny variants. The event will be held on November 5th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time.
The following event bonuses will also be active throughout the event:
- 2× Candy for catching Pokémon
- 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL from catching Pokémon
- 1/4 Hatch Distance when Eggs are placed in Incubators during the event period
- Lure Modules and Incense (excluding Daily Adventure Incense) activated during the event will last for three hours
- Trainers can receive an in-game surprise by taking a few snapshots during Community Day
- One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of three for the day (active from 2pm to 10pm)
- Trades will require 50% less Stardust (active from 2:00pm to 10:00pm)
- The Pokémon GO Web Store will offer a Ultra Community Day Bundle, including 500 Poké Balls, one Poffin, and three Lucky Eggs, at a special discount rate
Trainers can get event-themed stickers by spinning PokéStops, opening Gifts, and purchasing them from the in-game shop.
Community Day Research
A Community Day-exclusive Special Research story, A Muddy Buddy, will be available for purchase at US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). This Special Research can also be gifted to any friend with a Friendship level of Great Friends or higher.
Community Day-themed Field Research and Timed Research will also be available. Amongst other rewards, players completing the Field Research will be able to earn additional encounters with Wooper and Paldean Wooper, Stardust, and Ultra Balls.
Community Day Featured Attacks
Wooper that are evolved into Quagsire during the Community Day event, or within five hours after it concludes while the Bonus Raid Battles are running, will learn the Charged Attack Aqua Tail. This move has 50 power in Trainer Battles, in Gyms, and in raids.
Paldean Wooper that are evolved into Clodsire during the Community Day event, or within five hours after it concludes while the Bonus Raid Battles are running, will learn the Charged Attack Megahorn. This move has 1100 power in Trainer Battles, in Gyms, and in raids.
Bonus Raids
Immediately following the scheduled end of the Community Day, from 5:00pm to 10:00pm local time, unique Four-Star Raids against Wooper and Paldean Wooper will take place. When Trainers defeat the Raid Boss, additional Wooper and Paldean Wooper will appear around the Gym that hosted the raid for 30 minutes. Trainers can only join these raids using Raid Passes and Premium Battle Passes. Remote Raid Passes cannot be used. Wooper and Paldean Wooper appearing as a result of these raids will have the same odds of appearing as Shiny as during the main Community Day event.
All Pokémon listed below with a ⁂ next to their name can also be encountered in their Shiny variants.
Research Breakthrough Encounters
The following group of five Pokémon will continue to be available as unlockable Research Breakthrough encounters for Trainers who complete Field Research through to December 1st at 1:00pm (PST).
- Galarian Farfetch'd ⁂
- Larvitar ⁂
- Sableye ⁂
- Bagon ⁂
- Furfrou ⁂
- Goomy ⁂
A different Pokémon and special bonus will be featured every Tuesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm local time:
- November 7th: Chinchou ⁂ | 2× Candy for transferring Pokémon
- November 14th: Buneary ⁂ | 2× XP for evolving Pokémon
- November 21st: Dunsparce ⁂ | 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon
- November 28th: Lechonk ⁂ | 2× XP for catching Pokémon
Different Pokémon will feature in PokéStop Showcases throughout the month. Unless otherwise noted, single day PokéStop Showcases will run from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time, while multi-day PokéStop Showcases will start at 10:00am local time and finish at 8:00pm local time.
- November 1st to 2nd: Duskull
- November 7th to 10th: Litwick
- November 11th to 12th: TBA
- November 15th to 19th: Gothita and Mareanie
- November 25th: Mareep and Ampharos
- November 22nd to 27th: Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly
- November 28th: Lechonk
Raid rotations all start and end at 10:00am local time on the dates listed unless otherwise noted.
Raid Hour
The following Pokémon will be featured in a Raid Hour event on every Wednesday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm local time:
- November 1st: Darkrai ⁂
- November 8th: Genesect (Douse Drive) ⁂
- November 15th: Virizon ⁂
- November 22nd: Cobalion ⁂
- November 29th: Terrakion ⁂
The following Pokémon will be appearing in five-star raids:
- Until November 2nd: Darkrai ⁂
- November 2nd to 9th: Genesect (Douse Drive)
- November 9th to 16th: Virizon ⁂
- November 16th to 23rd: Cobalion ⁂
- November 23rd to 30th: Terrakion ⁂
The following Mega-Evolved Pokémon will be appearing in Mega Raids:
- Until November 2nd: Mega Banette ⁂
- November 2nd to 12th: Mega Houndoom ⁂
- November 12th to 16th: TBA
- November 16th to 13th: Mega Kangaskhan ⁂
All times in the event listing below are based on Trainer's local times
- Festival of Lights will run from November 7th at 10:00am to November 12th at 8:00pm
- An unannounced Raid Day event will run on November 11th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Fashion Week will run from November 15th at 10:00am to November 19th at 8:00pm
- Party Up! will run from November 22nd at 10:00am to November 27th at 8:00pm
- An unannounced Community Day Classic event will run on November 25th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm
- Sources
- Posts on the official @PokemonGoApp account on X (formerly Twitter): 1, 2, 3
November 2023 Community Day: Wooper and Paldean Wooper – Pokémon GO
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