Morpeko can change form in battle each time it uses a Charged Attack. On debut, Morpeko will only be able to change forms when battling Team GO Rocket or in the GO Battle League, though this may change in future. Morpeko will know the Charged Attack Aura Wheel (Electric) while it is in Full Belly Mode, and Charged Attack Aura Wheel (Dark) while it is in Hangry Mode. Both moves have 100 power and increases the user’s Attack by one stage in Trainer Battles.
Starting with this event, Morpeko can be encountered in reward encounters throughout the Season in the GO Battle League. During this event, Morpeko will also be encountered more frequently in the premium track of the GO Battle League. After the event, starting at Rank 16 in the GO Battle League, Morpeko will be encountered in both GO Battle League reward tracks, but more frequently in the premium track.
Event Bonuses and Activities
The following bonuses will be active throughout this event:
- 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.
- Increased chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice Throws or better.
- Increased chance to encounter Shiny Umbreon in raids and Shiny Zorua in the wild.
Free event-exclusive Timed Research will be available between October 22nd at 10:00am, and November 3rd at 8:00pm local time. These Timed Research will focus on Spiritomb and its 108 spirits. Trainers who complete these tasks will receive encounters with Halloween-themed Pokémon like Spiritomb and Morpeko.
Additionally, trainers can purchase access to event-exclusive, branching Timed Research for US$5.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in each local currency). Completing these research tasks will award Trainers with the following bonuses:
- 3× Catch Candy
- Event-themed Pokémon encounters with Pikachu wearing a witch hat, Spiritomb, and Morpeko.
- Event-themed Pokémon encounters with Froakie wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume and Rowlet wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume, which are scheduled to have their formal Pokémon GO debut in Part II of this event.
- A new avatar item: either Morpeko Onesie (Full Belly Mode) or Morpeko Onesie (Hangry Mode).
- Pikachu wearing a witch hat ⁂
- Vulpix wearing a Spooky Festival costume ⁂
- Gengar wearing a Spooky Festival costume ⁂
- Piplup wearing a Halloween Mischief costume ⁂
- Drifblim wearing a Halloween Mischief costume ⁂
- Froakie wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume ⁂
- Pumpkaboo wearing a Spooky Festival costume ⁂
- Rowlet wearing a Pokémon Halloween costume ⁂
Field Research
Free Event-themed Field Research tasks will be available for this event. Completing these tasks will award encounters with a variety of seasonally appropriate Pokémon:
- Sableye ⁂
- Scraggy ⁂
- Golett ⁂
- Sandygast
- Morpeko
- Nymble
- Greavard
- Spiritomb (uncommon) ⁂
- Gengar Mega Energy
- Houndoom Mega Energy
- Sableye Mega Energy
- Banette Mega Energy
- Absol Mega Energy
The following avatar items will be available to purchase in the in-game shop starting from this event:
- Halloween Finery
- Woobat Top Hat
- Morpeko Onesie (Full Belly Mode)
- Morpeko Onesie (Hangry Mode)
Event Bundle in the Pokémon GO Web Store
A selection of new deals will be available in the Pokémon GO Web Store starting from October 22nd, at 10:00am (PDT). These include:
- The Creepy Crate will be available for US$4.99, and includes three Remote Raid Passes, one Premium Battle Pass, and one Max Particle Pack.
- The Pumpkin Pack will be available for US$39.99, and includes 20 Incubators and 20 Super Incubators.
- The Boo Bundle will be available for US$99.99, and includes three Remote Raid Passes, 50 Super Incubators, three Max Particle Packs, 16 Premium Battle Passes, and 50 Incubators.
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 appear more frequently in the wild during this event:
- Zubat ⁂
- Spinarak ⁂
- Murkrow ⁂
- Misdreavus ⁂
- Shuppet ⁂
- Drifloon ⁂
- Purrloin ⁂
- Female Frillish ⁂
- Zorua ⁂
- Litwick ⁂
- Greavard
- Sableye (uncommon) ⁂
- Absol (uncommon) ⁂
The following Pokémon will appear in raids during this event:
- One-Star Raids
- Sneasel ⁂
- Sableye ⁂
- Yamask ⁂
- Galarian Yamask ⁂
- Three-Star Raids
- Hisuian Typhlosion ⁂
- Umbreon ⁂
- Bombirdier ⁂
- One-Star Max Battles
- Gastly ⁂
- Grookey
- Scorbunny
- Sobble
- Three-Star Max Battles
- Falinks ⁂