After last month’s Dynamax update in Pokémon GO and quite a few new changes to the game, returning players may be lost on everything that’s new. And this month is no different with a bevy of Pokemon Go updates, a few events, and changes we’ve seen over the last week.
There’s plenty to catch up on so if you missed out on any integral Pokemon Go news, don’t worry! Today, we’re covering the latest updates in Pokémon GO to get you up to speed.
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Let’s get straight into it!
Updates to the Raid & Battle Systems in Pokémon GO
One of the first major updates in Pokémon GO as of October 10th is some updates to how Raids and Battle Systems work. These are earmarked as ‘improvements’ to stability, reduce latency, and will help make it easier for the dev team to add new features in future updates.
Some of these updates include changes to damage outputs, and energy generation, as well as changes to the duration of specific Pokémon attacks. This update applies only to Raids and Gym battles.
For now, we don’t have exact details on what these changes are and what ‘improvements’ players can expect from the new update, but considering that players have long-awaited Pokemon Go updates to the Gym battle system this is welcome news.
Hopefully, with the new Pokemon Go updates, we can expect a fresh and fun new take on how Raids and Gym battles work!
India-Exclusive Festival of Lights Event
In celebration of the Diwali festival happening at the end of this month, Pokémon GO is hosting a special event exclusive to the Indian region. Starting from November 1st up to November 4th, players will receive a few Event bonuses, increased encounters, and more.
We can expect more details about the Festival of Lights event on October 16th, so if you’re in the region, keep an eye out on Pokémon GO’s socials and site!
Event Bonuses –
- Double (2x) Stardust for catching Pokémon
- Double (2x) XP for catching Pokémon
- All Incense used for the duration of the event lasts for 3 hours. This does not include Daily Adventure Incense
- Team GO Rocket balloons will appear every 2 hours
- Team GO Rocket Grunts will appear more frequently at PokéStops
Additionally, players in India will also notice increased appearance rates for these Pokemon when using incense –
- Alolan Geodude
- Hisuaian Voltorb
- Slugma
- Volbeat
- Illumise
- Litwick
- Morelull
- Tadbulb
Of all the mentioned Pokemon, you’ll be able to find Shiny versions except for Tadbulb.
You’ll also notice these Pokemon appearing in Raids –
- Hisuaian Voltorb
- Dedenne
- Morelull
- …and an unannounced mystery Pokemon!
Lastly, there will be Festival of Light-themed Field Research tasks during which you may encounter these Pokemon for completing these Field Research tasks:
- Morelull
- Tadbulb
- …and an unannounced mystery Pokemon!
Yamask Research Day!
Additionally, starting from Saturday, October 19th, 2024, players can avail the new Yamask & Galarian Yamask Research Day. The event will only be available for three hours, starting from 2 PM to 5 PM of your local time.
During the event, you have encounters with featured Pokemon, tailored Wild Encounters, new Avatar Items available, and Paid Time Research to check out. Here are all the details for the Yamask & Galaraian Yamask Research Day –
Featured Pokémon
During the Pokemon Go event, completing the event-exclusive Field Research Tasks will reward players with encounters of Yamask and Galarian Yamask. Both of the featured Pokemon will also have increased chances to encounter a Shiny version.
Wild Encounters
In addition, during Wild Encounters, players will find these Pokemon more frequently –
- Zigzagoon
- Galarian Zigzagoon
- Duskull
- Cubone
- Shieldon
Each of the featured up-rated Wild Encounter Pokemon will also be available as Shiny versions.
Avatar Items
Starting from October 14th, the in-game shop will also include some new avatar items to check out. The new avatar item is the Lucario mask. There are also a few more avatar Pokemon Go items that’ll be featured in the shop so if you’ve been eyeing any of them, now’s the time to get one for your avatar –
- Banette Mask
- Festival Mask (Pickachu)
- Festival Mask (Eevee)
- Pickachu Mask
- Sableye Mask
- Solgaleo Mask
- Yamask Mask
Halloween 2024 Part I Event
Besides the above-mentioned updates and Pokemon Go events, Pokémon GO will also host the Halloween 2024 Part I event starting from October 22nd – October 28th, 2024. During the event, we’ll see the Morpeko make a debut in the game.
Morpeko has a unique mechanic that allows it to change forms during battles by using the Charged Attack. This form change mechanic will be available when playing GO Battle League or while battling Team GO Rocket.
During the event, players participating in this Seasons’ GO Battle League will find Morpeko as a reward encounters and will be encountered more often with the premium version of GO Battle League.
Additionally, we’ll also see Dynamax Ghastly making its Pokémon GO Dynamax debut during one-star Max Battles.
To round out the Pokemon Go event, we also have a few spooky Pokemon up-rated for Wild Encounters, Raids, new Free Timed Research, Field Research Task Encounters, new Paid Time Research with Pokemon wearing cute Halloween costumes, and much more. With all this said, October’s bound to be a busy month for Pokemon GO enthusiasts so get ready for the grind. But if you prefer a more ‘stationary’ gaming experience like Minecraft or other games, check out U7BUY to find Minecraft coins and other in-game currencies at a discount!
