October is sort of upon us, and Pokemon Go is celebrating with new data on occasions coming to the cellular game throughout the month. Fans can look ahead to new gadgets for his or her avatar, the game’s ordinary Halloween occasion, and a holiday-themed cup in GO Battle League season 4. In addition to those updates, Niantic has additionally revealed new particulars relating to the Legendary Raid Battles gamers can take part in. The first of those will kick-off this Friday. A particular Raid Boss might be out there nearer to Halloween, however the developer is retaining issues quiet, for now! Here’s the official word from Niantic:
- From Friday, September 25, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Friday, October 2, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7), Zapdos might be out there to problem in five-star raids.
- From Friday, October 2, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Friday, October 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7), Moltres might be out there to problem in five-star raids.
- From Friday, October 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Friday, October 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7), Origin Forme Giratina might be out there to problem in five-star raids. If you’re fortunate, you would possibly encounter a Shiny one!
In addition to Legendary Raid Battles, Niantic additionally revealed the schedule for Pokemon Spotlight Hours.
- Tuesday, October 6, 2020: World Cap Pikachu might be within the highlight, and also you’ll earn twice the XP for catching Pokémon.
- Tuesday, October 13, 2020: Original Cap Pikachu might be within the highlight, and also you’ll earn twice the Candy for catching Pokémon.
- Tuesday, October 20, 2020: Shuppet might be within the highlight, and also you’ll earn twice the Candy for transferring Pokémon.
- Tuesday, October 27, 2020: Duskull might be within the highlight, and also you’ll earn twice the XP for evolving Pokémon.
In addition to the Spotlight Hours, followers also can look ahead to the subsequent Pokemon Go Community Day, which is able to characteristic Charmander. The event has been confirmed for October, however a date has not been given, as of this writing. Since the Porygon Community Day occasion simply wrapped up, it appears probably followers might be ready till later within the month.
On October 10th, Meowth followers will get the prospect to acquire all the Pokemon’s presently found regional variants. From eight a.m. to 10 p.m. native time, gamers will be capable of full Field Research duties to acquire the Kanto, Alola, and Galar variations of Meowth.
The month of October will give gamers the prospect to finish a brand new Research Breakthrough encounter centered round Shedinja. From October 1st by way of November 1st, individuals can have the prospect to come across the Bug/Ghost-type Pokemon by finishing sure analysis duties. If that is not sufficient, an occasion celebrating Niantic’s anniversary might be held someday in October, there’s the recently announced Fashion Week event, and an occasion surrounding the altering of the seasons. All in all, it looks as if Pokemon Go gamers might be fairly busy over the subsequent few weeks!
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