- Poltchageist and Sinistcha to debut in-game
- A Halloween-themed Go Pass brings new rewards
- Ghost-type Pokémon will be appearing more frequently
Halloween returns to Pokémon Go, and this year's spooky celebration has a distinctly tea-flavored theme. The first part of the 2025 Halloween event introduces the spectral duo Poltchageist and Sinistcha, known as the Matcha Pokémon, inviting you to a haunted tea party you'll remember. The event begins on October 21st and runs through the 27th, immediately following the conclusion of the Harvest Festival.
Poltchageist and Sinistcha are making their spooky debut during Halloween Part I, with Poltchageist evolving into Sinistcha for 50 Candies. If you’re lucky, you might even encounter a Shiny Sinistea for the very first time in Pokémon Go. Be sure to take a good look before it vanishes into the night.
The Halloween 2025 Go Pass features stacked bonuses at every tier, including increased Catch and Transfer Candy, as well as improved chances of earning Candy XL for higher-level Trainers. Wild encounters will feature Zorua, Hisuian Zorua, Greavard, and Sinistea lurking about. You might even find a surprise Shiny Pokémon.
The Raid Battles (here is the monthly schedule for all of them!) promise to be especially eerie. One-Star Raids will feature Galarian Yamask, Sinistea, and Poltchageist, while Three-Star Raids will be taken over by Alolan Marowak and the Hisuian forms of Typhlosion and Samurott. For the first time, Shadow Yamask and Shadow Phantump are also emerging in Shadow Raids for Trainers brave enough to challenge them.
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Field Research tasks provide additional opportunities to encounter ghostly Pokémon like Sableye, Yamask, Zorua, Litwick, and Phantump. Some Trainers may even meet the elusive Spiritomb. You can also earn Mega Energy for Pokémon such as Gengar, Houndoom, and Banette. The chilling Lavender Town theme music makes its return, alongside event-themed stickers and other avatar items.
