Pokémon GO’s October 27 to November 2 weej brings the spooky season month in the Tales of Transformation season! Enjoy the Pokémon GO Halloween events, Gigantamax Garbodor debut, and a switch to the November themed eggs!
Plus the weekly rotating Spotlight and Raid Hours, Dynamax Battles and Mega Raids.
Highlights
- Raid Boss Change (October 28): Altered Forme Giratina, Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye and Mega Banette return to the raid pool
- Max Monday (October 27): Dynamax Woobat is featured in Max Battles from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Spotlight Hour (October 28): Sinistea is featured with a 2x catch candy
- Raid Hour (October 29): Origin Forme Giratina is featured in Five-Star Raids from 6 PM to 7 PM.
- Halloween 2025 Part One (October 21-27): Poltchageist and Sinistcha debut, shiny Sinistea debuts, and more!
- Halloween 2025 Part Two (October 27-November 2): Costume Teddiursa and Noibat debut!
- Gigantamax Garbodor Max Battle Day (November 1): Gigantamax Garbodor debuts in a dedicated Max Battle Da
Weekly Pokémon GO Schedule
Max Monday: Dynamax Woobat
Woobat
Dynamax
On Monday, October 27th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Dynamax Woobat will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Woobat will continue to appear from October 27 to November 2 in Max Battles.
Spotlight Hour: Sinistea
Sinistea
2x Catch Candy
On Tuesday, October 28th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Sinistea will be the featured Pokémon for Spotlight Hour, along with 2× candy for catching Pokémon!
Raid Hour: Origin Forme Giratina
Origin Giratina
On Wednesday, October 29th, from 6 PM to 7 PM local time, Origin Forme Giratina will be the featured Pokémon for Raid Hour!
Events in Pokémon GO This Week
Halloween 2025 Part One
Pokémon GO’s Halloween 2025 Part One event runs from October 21, 2025, to October 27, 2025, and features the debut of Poltchageist and Sinistcha, and debut of shiny Sinistea!
Halloween 2025 Part Two
Pokémon GO’s Halloween 2025 Part Two event runs from October 27, 2025, to November 2, 2025, and features the debut of Teddiursa wearing a witch hat and Noibat wearing a headband, and plus the an increased chance of encountering shiny Teddiursa and Noibat!
Gigantamax Garbodor Max Battle Day
Gigantamax Garbodor debuts in Pokémon GO during a special Max Battle Day event on Saturday, November 1st, 2025. Trainers can look forward to increased Max Particle limit, two additional special trades, Gigantamax Gardobor appearing on all Power Spots and more!
Raids
Five-Star Raids
From October 21st to October October 28th, Normal, Shock and Douse Genesect will appear in Five-Star Raids.
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From October 28th to November 2nd, Altered Forme Giratina will appear in Five-Star Raids.
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Mega Raids
From October 21st to October 28th, Mega Houndoom and Mega Absol will appear in Mega Raids.
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From October 28th to November 2nd, Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye and Mega Banette will appear in Mega Raids.
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Shadow Raids
One-star and three-star Shadow Raids will be available daily, while five-star Shadow Raids will take place on Saturdays and Sundays unless otherwise noted. Also, Shadow Latias will swoop into five-star Shadow Raids during Tales of Transformation! You may even encounter a Shiny Shadow Latias—if you’re lucky!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
Pokémon GO’s October 2025 GO Pass runs from Tuesday, October 7th at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m. local time. This month’s GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including an encounter with Terrakion with a Tales of Transformation background, XP and Stardust bonuses, and PokéCoins rewards!
GO Battle League Season 24
GO Battle League Season 24 begins Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). At launch:
- 🎁 End-of-Season rewards (from the prior season) appear on the Battle screen.
- 🔄 Your GBL rank resets.
- 📈 Rank-up requirements remain the same.
Active Cups and Leagues this week
| Dates | Cups |
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| Oct 21 – Oct 28 |
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| Oct 28 – Nov 4 |
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*4× Stardust win rewards active during these weeks (excludes end-of-set rewards)
Season of Tales of Transformation
The active season this week in Pokémon GO is the Tales of Transformation Season! Running from September 2, 2025, to December 2, 2025, this incredible season focuses on Resolute Keldeo and brings the much-anticipated debut of Mega Metagross!
Season-long bonuses 🎁
The following bonuses are specific to Tales of Transformation:
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One additional Candy when trading Pokémon
Trainers level 31 and above will receive one guaranteed Candy XL when trading Pokémon, and one guaranteed Rare Candy XL when catching a five-star Raid Boss during a Raid Hour
Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak, from going up a Friendship level and for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak
Increased Stardust for a seven-day Pokémon catch streak
During the season of Tales of Transformation you can enjoy the following trade bonuses every Sunday from September 7th to November 30th 2025:
One additional Special Trade.
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Increased chance of Lucky Trade for any trade.
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-10% Stardust cost for trades.
Earn two Candy XL from trades.
Tales of Transformation Egg Hatches
During the Tales of Transformation season, different eggs will be featured every month. Season-long Egg hatches are listed below. These are just some highlighted Egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each egg group.
