As the spookiest season approaches, so does the highly awaited Halloween 2024 festivities in Pokémon Go! This event presents an excellent chance for trainers to capture some elusive Pokémon.
Along with the thrilling Pokémon encounters, a variety of new research tasks await players. These tasks include one-time challenges as well as repeatable ones. Successfully completing these will lead to encounters with multiple Pokémon, some of which are quite rare.
1. How to Successfully Complete Halloween Timed Research in Pokémon Go?
To engage in the Halloween Timed Research in Pokémon Go, players must accomplish specific challenges throughout the event, which lasts until November 2, 2024. A total of three Timed Research quests are available: the Spiritomb Challenge, Morpeko Onesie, and the Costume Party.
The Spiritomb Challenge is the only freely accessible task, while the other two—Morpeko Onesie and Costume Party—can be acquired from the in-game store for $5 and $2, respectively. Additionally, players can stack event-exclusive Field Research tasks acquired by spinning PokéStops for an indefinite duration.
2. Spiritomb Challenge Timed Research
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 108 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon | of Morpe |
| Make 108 Nice Throws | Frillish (Female) |
| Make 108 Curveball Throws | Frillish (Male) |
| Collect 1,080 Max Particles | Gastly |
| Use 108 Berries to assist in Pokémon captures | Sableye |
| Complete all tasks in this step | Stardust x1080, XP x1080, Spiritomb |
2. Morpeko Onesie Timed Research (Paid)
The Morpeko Onesie Timed Research is a paid challenge available for $5 or your local currency equivalent. This task primarily rewards players with Morpeko amongst other prizes.
2.1 Step 1
| Task | Encounter or Reward |
| Catch 5 Pokémon | Lure Module x1 |
| Spin 3 PokéStops or Gyms | Pikachu (Witch Hat) |
| Power up Pokémon 5 times | Silver Pinap Berry x2 |
| Complete this step | Stardust x500, XP x500 |
2.2 Step 2 – Choose Your Mode: Full Belly or Hangry
You have the option to select either the Full Belly Mode Path or the Hangry Mode Path. The rewards remain identical, except for the final encounter with Morpeko.
| Task | Reward |
| Catch 25 Pokémon | Froakie (Halloween Costume) |
| Send 25 Gifts to friends | Spiritomb |
| Catch 40 Ghost- or Dark-type Pokémon | Sableye |
| Catch 8 different species of Pokémon | Rowlet (Halloween Costume) |
| Feed your buddy 10 times | of Morpe |
| Earn 10,800 XP | Spiritomb |
| Complete this step | Poffin x1, Morpeko (in either mode) |
3. Field Research Tasks
| Task | Encounter or Reward |
| Evolve 3 Dark-type Pokémon | Sableye or Scraggy |
| Win 2 Raids | of Morpe |
| Catch 10 Dark or Ghost-Type Pokémon | Sandygast or Nymble |
| Catch 15 Dark or Ghost-Type Pokémon | 25 Mega Energy for various Pokémon |
| Evolve 3 Ghost-Type Pokémon | Golett or Greavard |
| Win 3 Raids | Spiritomb |
4. Costume Party Timed Research
The Costume Party Timed Research tasks can be unlocked for $2, rewarding players with specially costumed Pokémon. Below is a list of available tasks.
| Task | Encounter or Reward |
| Catch 10 Pokémon | Spooky Festival Vulpix |
| Catch 20 Pokémon | Halloween Costume Piplup |
| Catch 30 Pokémon | Witch Hat Pikachu |
| Catch 40 Pokémon | Halloween Costume Drifblim |
| Use 10 Berries to assist in capturing Pokémon | Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo (Average) |
| Use 20 Berries to assist in capturing Pokémon | Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo (Large) |
| Use 30 Berries to assist in capturing Pokémon | Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo (Small) |
| Use 40 Berries to assist in capturing Pokémon | Spooky Festival Pumpkaboo (Super) |
| Catch 6 different species of Pokémon | Froakie (Halloween Costume) |
| Catch 10 different species of Pokémon | Rowlet (Halloween Costume) |
| Complete all tasks in this step | XP x5,000, Premium Battle Pass x2, Spooky Festival Gengar |
These are the tasks set for the Halloween 2024 festivities, which are expected to remain mostly unchanged except for potential tweaks to the Field Research tasks as part of Halloween Event Part 2. Overall, the challenges appear rather straightforward.
5. About Pokémon Go
Created by Niantic and published by Nintendo, Pokémon Go is a free augmented reality (AR) game available on mobile devices. It was launched in July 2016 for both iOS and Android platforms.
Under the direction of Tatsuo Nomura, this game leverages GPS technology to help players discover, catch, train, and battle Pokémon. In-app purchases are available for players to obtain currency for acquiring various items. Originally featuring roughly 150 species of Pokémon, the game has expanded its roster to around 600 by 2020.
Lauded by critics and players alike for its innovative approach and user-friendly design, Pokémon Go quickly became one of 2016’s most profitable titles, earning a staggering $1.92 billion in revenue last year alone. With over 500 million downloads, it has set the standard for location-based and AR gaming experiences.
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