Pokémon GO Announces Halloween Event Details

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While datamining has given us a preview of what to come in Niantic’s Pokémon GO Halloween event, official details have been revealed along with a trailer to celebrate the spooktacular holiday!


From October 20th to November 2nd trainers can take advantage of the following bonuses:

  • Gastly, Drowzee, Cubone have increased encounter rates along with some other Ghost-type Pokémon
  • Sableye, Banette and Duskull (and the latter two’s evolutions) from Hoenn are able to be found!
  • Candy rewards from catching, hatching, and transferring Pokémon will be doubled
  • Your buddy Pokémon will find Candy twice as fast
  • Witch-hat Pikachu can be caught
  • New Mimikyu Hat available for player avatars

In addition, the developers have said that other Hoenn Pokémon will be rolling out soon, with some coming as soon as December!

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  1. Shigeru Ohmori interview with IGN:

    “When we were making Pokemon X and Y, we really were trying to push the 3DS system to its absolute limits – which is what we thought we’d done. But when Sun and Moon came around, we completely redesigned the system, and actually ended up pushing the 3DS even further to what we thought was the most we could draw out of it. With Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon we’ve tried to eke that out more and really, really push the system to its absolute limits, and we’re now feeling that perhaps this is the maximum of what we can get out. So we’re really treating Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon as the culmination of our work with the 3DS system.”

    So USUM are confirmed to be the last pokemon games for the 3DS. Exciting stuff!

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  2. I think we should have got the Cacnea line as well. Plus the Poochyena line and Absol.

    Thematically they fit , But I guess they’re sticking to the ghosts.

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      • I really hope you are wrong. The regional Pokémon tick me off because not everyone can travel :/ it’s already bad enough I can’t catch a heracross

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          • Good luck! And I really hope absol isn’t region exclusive since it’s easily one of my favorite Pokémon lol as long as I can get Sceptile, torkoal, absol, and flygon I will be happy

  5. So they introduced Johto Pokémon through babies, and Hoenn through its Ghosts. I’m definetly not gonna be playing when Sinnoh happens but I wonder how they’ll introduce Gen IV :0

    Probs through the cross Gen evos tbh

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  7. If you remember few weeks ago, I wrote about how I wanted to talk to a girl from my class that liked pokemon (that’s rare in Poland). Well, I did. And it was pretty nice. She doesn’t like Incineroar, but I can live with that.

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      • Well I mean Kanto and Johto are right beside each other and are probably part of the same country so it isn’t that weird

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          • I’m using ‘country’ loosely because they’re connected physically and through their gym system (sharing a league)

          • Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Sinnoh are part of the same mainland, but they are seperately based on specific regions in Japan. (Kanto and Johto are the actual names of 2 of these regions in Japan)

          • You can apply that to everything though

            ‘They’ve never referred to national politics in Pokémon so they don’t exist’

            ‘They’ve never referred to toothbrushes in Pokémon so they don’t exist’

            We don’t know if they exist, but we can only be sure when GF officially confirms their nonexistence

          • I mean, if the regions were country they would say countries instead of regions, and if the some regions were part of a country, then they’d mention it in a form or another

            But from what i’ve seen most regions already have the requisites for being a country sooo

          • This is all just semantics. Clearly “regions” in the pokemon world function AS countries. It’s just another word for it. They’re just world building by using different names. Saying “pokemon countries” just doesn’t sound right.

          • Actually tbh, regions as a term would’ve came around because Japan is split into regions and the first four regions are all based on Japanese regions. It’s just kinda stayed after

          • That’s a good point. Though they are definitely the pokemon equivalent of “countries” since that word just doesn’t exist there

          • Tbf every region in the Pokémon universe besides Kalos is only based on part of a country, we don’t know if countries are a thing or not or what region are part of what countries if they are a thing

          • I said basically. They work like countrys

            PS: Okay, Is ”countrys” the correct form? Cause I kinda feel I sound like an idiot saying it

          • I’m not saying they’re not based on them lol, I’m just giving you a correction on the last part of your statement

            Settle petal

  13. Well I think if Ryuki isn’t giving you a Jangmo-o egg, it’ll be catchable around Malie city, in some difficult to find spot

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  14. Well I’m officially dying (or at least my foot in the water) I have a bit of a kidney infection that’s bugging me and making me feel like a miserable old fart…

    I just want the rest of the month to go by and to get Odyssey and do that until USUM

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  18. Just when I thought I couldn’t get any luckier, I was able to find 2 GameStop Salazzle codes on 4chan following the Charizards. That was definitely unexpected and welcome because it was exactly what I was looking for at the moment. Also, you’ve probably discussed this but the Ohmori interview confirmed that USUM are the last mainline 3DS games. There goes my theory of Sinnoh remakes in 2018! Well I suppose this is really good news…no reason why we shouldn’t be seeing Sinnoh on the Switch in a few years!

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  21. So with ultra sun and ultra moon being confirmed as the last 3ds pokemon games what is everyone’s hope for Pokémon switch? What part of the world do you want the region to be based on? Starter predictions?
    For me personally I am hoping that we get more new Pokémon in gen 8 than we did on 6 and 7, would love it if the region was based on Egypt or Canada. And finally the starters. Personally I would love it if we got a snake for the fire starter and a plataypus/ elephant for water starter. Maybe a deer for grass? And hopefully we get more regional forms as well!

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    • I very much want an Australian based region (and when I say this not a gigantic assortment of cliche Australian animals making up the dex)

      And I just want the main gimmick of the generation is just extreme variety and selection of all types, all unused combinations used and more rare combos,

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      • An Australian based region would be interesting! Didn’t think of that honestly. And I doubt they would but I would love some kind of tribute to Steve Irwin in a region like that.

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        • No, no tributes, don’t make everything a koala or a kangaroo or bush baby

          Just a gigantic region filled to the brim with exotic Pokemon

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          • More importantly, a lot of Poison types as they are under represented so far. Australia has so many native poisonous animals that even GF cant mess that up

          • When I say tribute I just mean maybe a character reference him or something. I believe they actually referenced the guy who snag over the rainbow in sun and moon.

    • Personal wishes: A region based on either Australia, Egypt or Western USA, around 120 new Pokemon (excluding regional variants because i dont count those as new)
      As for starters:
      Water/Fighting platypus
      Fire/Steel bull
      Grass/Dragon pitaya

      Whats really going to happen: Kanto remakes, because gen 1 is all they care about

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      • Just looked up the pitaya and that would be an interesting Pokémon. And I really hope we do get a platypus. It has so much potential lol and if we got a bull starter it would be the one time I would be okay with it going bipedal since it would be a Minotaur and I love Greek mythology

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    • A region based on China, first and foremost. I think that’s been strongly hinted at in Sun and Moon, in case anyone remembers that huge analysis I did about the shapes in Malie City the day after Sun and Moon came out. Also, I do expect something more along the lines of Black and White in terms of throwing players into an isolated region with little connection to previous regions. With this considered, over 100 Pokémon should be attainable.

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      • That’s actually where I think the next region will be based on with all the hints as you said. And yes please to an isolated location! That was easily my favorite part about black and white!

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        • Sometime soon I’ll recreate my theory about Malie City (and feature it selfishly) so people can see how much work I put into it. To summarize, it basically shows that the next games COULD have connections to Black and White in terms of the Yin and Yang, but overall it’s a bit of a reach.

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    • I’d Like a Big UK region with parts that represent England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Maybe a small infependant Ireland region with its own league could be avaible after you beat the UK champion, and maybe a post game train to Kalos that would work like a Pokemon Z/X2Y2. The Switch could handle it.
      For the starters I’m thinking about a Sheep that Evolves into a Feminine Grass/Dark mon, an Eel or something like that that becomes part Poison and a horse that becomes a Bipedal Fire/Fairy Unicorn Warrior,

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      • Oh my my youngest niece would freak if we got a unicorn starter ? and I would love it if we could go back to kalos to wrap it up! Didn’t think of that.

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    • I don’t really care about where or what starters are based on but yeah it would be nice if GameFreak stopped being lazy aholes and actually made a decent number of new Pokemon on again bit that won’t happen. I’d guess around 60 new is all.

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  22. I’ve been blazing my way through Mario Galaxy and it’s just as great as I remember it (although much easier.) I hope to squeeze in some Galaxy 2 and 64 along with a few classic 2D games before next Friday. Man am I getting excited!!! I don’t know why it’s taken me this long.

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      • I’m also going to boot up 3D World because I remember the one thing I needed to do was beat the final level with all characters for the stamps or whatever it was. If I can manage that, I’ll probably start a new file as well!

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  24. Since Game Freak will have had 9 games on DS and 8 games on 3DS (if you count separate versions as different games), how do you think this approach will change for the Switch? Goodbye to dual versions? Will we still get 4 or 5 games (equivalent to 8 or 9 games in the past) throughout the Switch lifetime?

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    • They probably wont stop with dual versions because money. But they should consider it, as the Switch is a lot more powerful than the 3DS so they can chuck in a ton of Pokemon into 1 game

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      • I kinda don’t think we’ll get double versions for the switch, aside from the game probably going to be more expensive, trading wouldn’t be as available as much as before.

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      • Actually tbh, I don’t think being split into versions really effects dev type in super meaningful ways. Some of the best received games in the series had bigger differences between versions (Unova and Alola so far)

        That said, I agree with Kuppo in that taking it to the switch will make trading through different versions more of a hassle so I feel they may ditch the concept or do it differently: for example, there’s still ‘two versions’ but it’s actually based on in game choice, adding to replay value.

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        • It’s not as much a matter of development time issue as much as I wish they would stop making people feel like they need to buy two versions.

          And obviously you don’t HAVE to buy both but many people do and that’s bad for the consumer

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          • Then the consumer should have more control over themselves. The fact that Pokémon has such an active community online and trading is a core part of the series really negates the need for someone to buy both versions

            I wouldn’t really mind either way tho tbh

          • ‘Pointless cash grabbing’

            No cash grabbing is pointless for a business, which GameFreak is. More money = more staff, more payment for existing staff, better development tools, better facilities, etc

            And to be honest, if you can’t hold yourself off buying a game you already buyed and then complain about it, it’s not really GameFreak’s issue. Version exclusives are pretty much negligible nowadays

          • I don’t understand why you’re defending it though? You’re locking content behind a 40$ game. It may have made sense prior to gen 4, but now we have the GTS and highly active competitive scenes. Most trade isn’t for version exclusives any more. There is no need to continue doing this

          • Version exclusives are still going to be a major reason for trade, and along with events and ‘only ones’ are probably the foundation of the GTS. Without them, trading would be nowhere near as important. Transferring for oneself has mostly been taken over by PokéBank or just having friends with the game, which is cheaper than buying the second version anyway. Whilst I don’t find having versions necessary by any means, I just don’t see why people perceive it as so bad. Nobody’s forcing anyone to buy two versions because there’s a plethora of alternatives for getting exclusives and transferring/storing yourself, so it’s an individual issue whether one buys the game or not and if it gets the company more money and they’re not forcing anyone to do anything then I don’t see the problem. Tbh most people only get one version and are happy enough with it, it’s not like you have to buy two games to get the full enjoyment because both games are individual, they don’t rely on each other for really anything outside of trading. It doesn’t effect your story experience or gameplay experience to a major extent so it’s pretty much a non issue. There’s nothing forcing people to buy both versions

    • Kind of hoping they go with a so flexible game version. They can really go all out and spend less time changing it into two versions. I realize it’s the least amount of time they spend on development, but it’s still time they could use on making the games better.

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    • I actually dont mind dual versions so much because I make one a hub and the other is the one I replay. But if they do away with that I wouldnt be too upset

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  25. Because I’m sad and have no life, I made area descriptions for an idea that developed from the PJN Anime joke

    Astra, the World of Darkness – Part 1: Stone & Earth

    Sienna Badlands
    A ring of dry, rugged land surrounding Mt. Umber. Mt. Umber, whilst inactive, ravaged the area in the distant past. This left the land near barren, and caused the people of the Sienna Plains to become the fierce rogues and warlords they are today. In these lands, power is everything. The native clans focus on Fighting, Steel, Rock, Ground, and Fire-type Pokémon.

    The tribes are constantly in a state of conflict, although it’s usually in the form of a cold peace. Although battles have happened over territory, riches, and politics, no war has occurred since the eighteenth Sienna Warlord single handedly struck down all the tribes.

    There is usually a Sienna Warlord who maintains some semblance of balance, but they really just exist to prevent the clans in the canyon from making the land impossible to live in. If a clan is in the Warlord’s bad books, they’re punished by being banished from the controlled watering holes across the region. Bandits often prey on banished clans forced to search for their own water.

    Ruddle Canyon
    The largest canyon in the world, cutting through the Sienna Badlands like an ugly scar. The Ruddle River flows through it. The Ruddle Canyon’s Pokémon mirror the behaviour of their Badland counterparts – strength is everything, and it’s one of the most vicious places in the world. Pokémon caught from the Ruddle Canyon tend to be ferocious, and must be tamed before being of any use to their partner.

    There are tribes that have built colonies on the sheer cliff faces, thriving off the aquatic Pokémon in the river and the berries that grow around the area. They trade with other clans by using the masses of minerals found in their canyons. They focus on Rock and Dragon-typed Pokémon, and typically are overlooked by the warlord as long as they provide the fish, berries and jewels that their half of the trade agreement requires.

    The Stone Crystal is believed to be within a collapsed cavern – the very first large cavern in n the canyon, if legend is to be believed – and it was this cavern that inspired the Ruddle Tribes to dig into the canyon to make their homes. The Stone Guardian rests within the sealed chamber, waiting for the time it must fulfill its sacred duty.

    Mt. Umber
    The extinct volcano that homes the Sienna Warlord and their family. Sacred Pokémon roam the crater, interior caves, and subterranean mines. The Warlord’s throne room, which also function as a grand hall for meeting and dining, is actually the now emptied magma chamber.

    The crater has the greatest volume of fresh water in the Sienna Badlands, thanks to Umber Lake. This crater lake is the personal watering hole of the Warlord, their family, their attendants, and all of their Pokémon. The sacred Pokémon also drink from here.

    On an island in the middle of Umber Lake, secured by a ring of trees and sacred stones, is the Earth Crystal. When The Supreme Creator shattered its own divine power to share it throughout the world, the Earth Crystal was believed to of fallen into Mt. Umber and caused its extinction. The guardian of the Earth Crystal is believed to be sleeping well underneath the ground, embedded in the planet’s crust.

    Ochre Peaks

    The Ochre Peaks segregate the Sienna Badlands from the rest of Astra. They’re a perfect ring around the region, and are believed to be caused by the Crystals somehow. Either the Stone and Earth Crystals together influenced the growth of the mountain range, or they were created by the impact of the crystals hitting into the land.

    The tallest peaks coincidentally shield Sienna from the sea, which can contribute to the area’s poor relationship with water and Water-types. The tallest, roughest peaks are in the same direction as the Stone Crystal’s cavern mouth, indicating that the discrepancies in the north peaks size compared to the rest of the range is due to the Stone Crystal.

    Before the Pigment Pass was constructed, which cuts the south peaks and enters the Ebony Woods, travellers had to overcome the Ochre Peaks. Due to this, trade was nearly non existent and it forced the self reliance the Sienna Badlands are known for.

    Tribes live in these treacherous mountains, and even the Sienna Warlord knows not to mess with the people of the higher peaks. These Flying and Ice-type specialists are very unusual for the region, and it is the rarity of their Pokémon that makes them a large threat. They’re hard to observe and learn from. However, it’s said that the Stone Guardian had once singlehandedly destroyed many higher peak tribes when they tried to stage a coup and take control of the crystals. Thus, they now make it a point to keep to themselves.

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