Pokémon Go Halloween 2023: All Eerie Echos, Spiritomb, and Timed Research tasks and rewards

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The end of spooky season is here as the Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Part Two event runs from Oct. 26 to 31. A lot of the content from the first part will carry over to the final event of October, including the Eerie Echoes Timed Research and Spiritomb Limited Research

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Combined, the two parts of this event have added new Pokémon like Greavard to the game along with things like Shadow Lugia raids and more. To help you take advantage of all of this content, we have a guide to every piece of Timed, Field, and paid Research in the Halloween 2023 event—including all of the event bonuses.

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Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 event guide: All encounters, Timed Research tasks, rewards, and more

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Timed Research tasks page one

  • Catch five Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 1,000 Stardust
  • Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 1,500 XP
  • Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 1,000 Stardust

Total Reward: Greavard encounter, 25 Poké Balls, and 1,000 Stardust

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Timed Research tasks page two

  • Take one Snapshot of a Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 1,500 Stardust
  • Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 2,000 XP
  • Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 1,500 Stardust
  • Catch 20 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • Three Pinap Berries

Total Reward: Greavard encounter, 20 Great Balls, and 1,000 Stardust

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Timed Research tasks page three

  • Take one Snapshot of a Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 2,000 Stardust
  • Catch 25 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • 2,000 XP
  • Catch one Ghost-type Pokémon (still confirming)
    • 2,000 Stardust

Total Reward: Greavard encounter, five Ultra Balls, and three Pinap Berries

With Part One of the Halloween event, page three of the Ticket of Treats research is now live—with page four set to drop on Oct. 26 alongside Part Two.

As part of the October Pokémon Go event schedule, Niantic put out a $5 set of Timed Research called Ticket of Treats that has tied into every big event this month.

All Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Spiritomb Limited Research tasks and rewards

In order to encounter Spiritomb, you need to finish all of the Spiritomb Limited Research tasks by Oct. 31 at 8pm local time

  • Earn 1,080 Stardust
    • Misdreavus encounter
  • Earn 1,080 XP
    • Yamask encounter
  • Make 108 Nice Throws
    • Pumpkaboo (Average) encounter
  • Make 108 Curveball Throws
    • Phantump encounter
  • Use 108 Berries to help catch Pokémon
    • Shuppet encounter
  • Earn 10,800 XP
    • Litwick encounter
  • Spin eight PokéStops or Gyms
    • Ghastly encounter
  • Spin 10 PokéStops or Gyms
    • Drifloon encounter

Total Reward: Spiritomb encounter, 108 XP, and 108 Stardust

If you are wondering why all the research tasks are themed around the number 108, that is because Spiritomb is said to be made up of 108 different spirits that reside within the Odd Keystone. 

All Pokémon Go Halloween 2023: Eerie Echoes Timed Research tasks and rewards

Yet another set of $5 ticketed research is available during Pokémon Go’s Halloween 2023 event. The Eerie Echoes ticket will net you encounters with a number of Ghost and Dark-type Pokémon, such as Galarian Zigzagoon, Alolan Meowth, and even a fully evolved Trevenant. 

You will be able to claim and complete this research from Oct. 19 to Oct. 31 at 8pm local time. If you get all the way through these haunting research tasks, you will also get a special Ghost Pose for your trainer avatar. 

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023: Eerie Echoes Timed Research tasks page one

  • Spin three PokéStops or Gyms
    • Gastly encounter
  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    • Misdreavus encounter
  • Make five Curveball Throws
    • Litwick encounter

Total Reward: Phantump encounter and five Silver Pinap Berries

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023: Eerie Echoes Timed Research tasks page two

  • Make two Curveball Throws
    • Poochyena encounter
  • Transfer 10 Pokémon
    • Galarian Zigzagoon encounter
  • Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • Sableye encounter

Total Reward: Phantump encounter and one Incense

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023: Eerie Echoes Timed Research tasks page three

  • Walk 2km
    • Purrloin encounter
  • Send five Gifts to Friends
    • Alolan Meowth encounter
  • Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • Umbreon encounter

Total Reward: Phantump encounter and one Incubator

Pokémon Go Halloween 2023: Eerie Echoes Timed Research tasks page four

  • Hatch an Egg
    • Drifloon encounter
  • Make 10 Curveball Throws
    • Yamask encounter
  • Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokémon
    • Greavard encounter

Total Reward: Trevenant encounter and Ghost Pose avatar item

All Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 Ticket of Treats Timed Research tasks, rewards, and parts

Up through Oct. 31 at 8pm local time, when the Halloween 2023 Part Two event ends, you can complete every page of this Timed Research even if the event it represents is already over. Each page will net you plenty of extra goodies like Rare Candies, Incubators, and encounters with rare Pokémon like Phantump.

All Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 event-exclusive Field Research tasks and rewards

  • Make seven Great Throws
    • Mismagius encounter
  • Walk 1km
    • Galarian Yamask encounter
  • Evolve a Ghost-type Pokémon
    • Phantump encounter
  • Power up Pokémon three times
    • Greavard encounter

All Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 event bonuses

This is the list of event bonuses for Halloween 2023 Part One. It will be updated to reflect Part Two once that event goes live.

  • Boosted Candy and Candy XL for successfully catching Pokémon with Nice, Great, or Excellent Throws
  • Double Candy for hatching Pokémon from any Eggs
  • Trainers level 31 and above will receive boosted Candy XL from hatching Eggs too
  • PokéStop Showcases featuring Shuppet, Banette, and Greavard
  • A remix of the iconic Lavender Town music will play during the event
  • Gyms will be decorated to match the Halloween spirit

All Pokémon Go Halloween 2023 boosted encounters and Eggs

All Pokémon marked with an asterisk(*) can be encountered as a Shiny in the wild or raids during this event.

  • Wild encounters
    • Pikachu* (Trick or Treat costume)
    • Vulpix* (Spooky Festival)
    • Gengar* (Trick or Treat costume)
    • Murkrow*
    • Misdreavus*
    • Sableye*
    • Piplup (Halloween)
    • Drifloon*
    • Yamask*
    • Zorua*
      • Shiny is available for the first time in this event.
    • Fennekin*
    • Pumpkaboo* (Spooky Festival)
    • Noibat*
  • One-star raids
    • Ghastly*
    • Misdreavus*
    • Phantump*
  • Three-star raids
    • Gengar* (Trick or Treat costume)
  • Five-star raids
    • Darkrai*
  • Mega Raids
    • Mega Banette*

Don’t forget all of this content is still part of the Adventures Abound season, which means there are other rewards to grab in the Go Battle League and other research that features Paldean Pokémon appearing for the first time.

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