Pokémon GO’s October 20-26 schedule brings the spooky season month into the Tales of Transformation season! Enjoy the release of new levels in Pokémon GO, the end of the Pokémon Legends: ZA Celebration event, the start of Pokémon GO Halloween, GO Battle Weekend, and much more!
Plus weekly spotlight and raid hours, Dynamax battles and mega raids.
Highlights
Max Monday: Dynamax Gastly
Gastly
On Monday October 20, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, Dynamax Gastly will appear in Max Battles! Dynamax Gastly will continue to appear from October 20 to 26 in Max Battles.
Spotlight Time: Gastly
Gastly
2x Capture XP
On Tuesday October 21, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, Gastly will be the featured Pokémon of Spotlight Hour, with 2 × XP for catching Pokémon!
Raid Time: Normal Genesect, Shock Genesect, Extinct Genesect
On Wednesday October 22, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local timeNormal, Shock and Douse Genesect will be the star Pokémon of Raid Hour!
Events in Pokémon GO this week
Pokémon Legends: ZA Celebration Event
To celebrate the release of Pokémon Legends: ZA, Pokémon GO is hosting a special limited-time event from October 16, 2025 to October 20, 2025. Venture with your new First Partner Pokémon into timed branch research and enjoy increased frequency of Mega Raids!
Halloween 2025, part one
Pokémon GO for Halloween 2025, part one the event takes place from October 21, 2025has October 27, 2025and presents the beginnings of Poltchageist And Sinistchaand beginnings of Brilliant disaster!
GO Battle Weekend
GO Battle Weekend: Tales of Transformation is coming to Pokémon GOwhich runs from Saturday October 25 at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday October 26, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. local time. The Grand League and the Halloween Cup will be available, as well as Clémont-inspired glasses for your avatar.
Raids
Five Star Raids
From October 14 to October 21, Attack Forme Deoxys and Speed Forme Deoxys will appear in five-star raids.
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From October 21 to October 28, Normal, Shock, and Douse Genesect will appear in five-star raids.
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Mega Raids
From October 14 to 21, Mega Salamence and Mega Mawile will appear in Mega Raids.
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From October 21 to 28, Mega Houndoom and Mega Absol will appear in Mega Raids.
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Shadow Raids
One-star and three-star Shadow Raids will be available daily, while five-star Shadow Raids will take place on Saturdays and Sundays unless otherwise noted. Additionally, Shadow Latias will engage in five-star Shadow Raids during Tales of Transformation! You might even encounter a Shining Shadow Latias, if you’re lucky!
GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe
The Pokémon GO October 2025 GO Pass is valid from Tuesday, October 7 at 10:00 a.m. to Tuesday, November 4 at 10:00 a.m. local time. This month’s GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe feature exclusive rewards, including a meet-and-greet Terrakion with a Tales of Transformation backgroundXP and Stardust bonuses, and PokéCoins rewards!
GO Battle League Season 24
GO Battle League Season 24 begins on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT -7). At launch:
- 🎁 End of season rewards (from the previous season) appear on the battle screen.
- 🔄 Your GBL ranking is reset.
- 📈 Grading requirements remain the same.
Active cups and leagues this week
*4 × Stardust Win rewards active during these weeks (excludes end of set rewards)
Season of Transformation Tales
The active season this week in Pokémon GO is Transformation Tales season! Taking place from September 2, 2025 to December 2, 2025, this incredible season focuses on Resolute Keldeo and brings the highly anticipated debut of Mega Metagross!
Bonus all season 🎁
The following bonuses are specific to Tales of Transformation:
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Extra candy when trading Pokémon -
Trainers level 31 and above will receive a guaranteed XL Candy when they trade Pokémon, and a guaranteed XL Rare Candy when they catch a five-star Raid Boss during a Raid Hour. -
Increased XP for a seven-day PokéStop spin streak, from a higher friendship level, and for a seven-day Pokémon capture streak. -
Stardust increase for a seven-day Pokémon catching streak
During the Tales of Transformation season, you will be able to enjoy the following trading bonuses every Sunday from September 7 to November 30, 2025:
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An additional special exchange. -
Increased Lucky Trade chances for any trade. -
-10% Stardust cost for trades. -
Win two Candy XL through exchanges.
Tales of Transformation Egg Hatching
During the Tales of Transformation season, different eggs will be featured each month. Egg hatches throughout the season are listed below. These are just a few highlighted egg hatches, more Pokémon can hatch from each group of eggs.
October eggs
2 km Eggs
5 km Eggs
10 km Eggs
