The next Pokémon Go Halloween event for 2021 has been announced for mobile play and will happen in the middle of Season of Mischief. As it takes place during this season, the event is called Halloween Mischief and releases three new Pokémon that players will be able to catch at the start of the event. We will break down all the details for the Halloween Mischief event and how it works in this guide.
Mischief Halloween Event
The Halloween Mischief event will be split into two parts: Creepy Companions and Ghoulish Pals. Halloween Mischief Pikachu and Piplup will appear in the wild during the event and Halloween Mischief Drifblim will appear in three-star raids. There is a chance to catch a brilliant version of all three Pokémon. There will also be a Pikachu Pumpkin Head, Pumpkaboo Shirt, Pumpkaboo Pants, Hoopa Headband, and Halloween Face Sticker that you can purchase in the shop starting October 14th.
Disturbing companions
Creepy Companions will run from 15-22 October. During this event, Galarian Slowking will make an appearance. You will need to catch a Galarian Slowpoke and then, while having this Pokémon as your friend, catch 30 Psychic-type Pokémon before evolving it into a Galarian Slowking. This Pokémon will be available after the event.
These are all the Pokémon that you can catch in the wild.
- Drowzee
- Gastly
- Gothia
- Mischievous Halloween Pikachu
- Halloween spite piplup
- misdreavus
- Shuppet
- spinarak
- smelly
- woobat
- Yamask
- toothed
These are the Pokémon that appear in the various raids during the Creepy Companions portion of the event.
- A stella – Espurr
- A Stella – Galarian Slowpoke
- One star - Murkrow
- One star - Scraggy
- One star - Yamask
- Three stars - Raichu of Alola
- Three stars - Banette
- Tre stelle – Halloween Mischief Drifblim
- Three stars - Sableye
- Five stars - Giratina altered shape
- Mega raid – Mega Gengar
These are all Pokémon that appear in 7km eggs.
- Chingling
- Galarian Yamask
- Golette
- litwick
- misdreavus
- Shuppet
- spinarak
Macabre friends
The Ghoulish Pals part of the event will take place on October 22nd. Pumpkaboo and Phantump will make their debut alongside their evolutions. Pumpkaboo is also releasing with a new dimension mechanic. You will be able to see the different sizes of this Pokémon in the wild before capturing it; an essential feature for the Pumpkaboo Collection Challenge you'll need to capture various sizes of this Pokémon before the event is over.
These are all the Pokémon you can catch in the wild during the event.
- Pumkaboo medium size
- Gastly
- Mischievous Halloween Pikachu
- Halloween spite piplup
- Haunter
- Large Pumpkaboo
- litwick
- misdreavus
- Murkrow
- phantump
- Purrloin
- Shuppet
- Small pumkaboo
- Pumpkaboo Super Size
- Yamask
These are the Pokémon that appear in raids during the Ghoulish Pals event.
- One Star - Medium Size Pumpkaboo
- One star - Galarian Yamask
- One star - Murkrow
- One star - Phantump
- One star - Yamask
- Trestelle—Alola Marowak
- Three stars - Banette
- Tre stelle – Halloween Mischief Drifblim
- Three frames - Lampent
- Five stars - Darkrai
- Mega-raid – Mega Absol
These are all the Pokémon you catch from 7km eggs.
- Yamask Gal in Galar
- Golette
- litwick
- misdreavus
- phantump
- Shuppet
- spinarak
The whole event will end on October 31st. However, the 2021 Halloween Cup will continue until November 2nd.
