These Spooky Pokmon Are Headed to Pokmon Go for Halloween
As part of a Halloween promotion, Niantic and the Pokmon Company are adding a slew of new Ghost-type Pokmon to Pokmon Go. These will include critters such as Banette and Sableye that are found in the Hoenn region from the popular Pokmon role playing games for Nintendo's handheld consoles. The rest of the Pokmon that debuted in the Pokmon Ruby and Sapphire games will start rolling out in early December, according to the companies. In addition to adding new Pokmon like these, those playing Pokmon Go will have an increased likelihood of encountering creatures like Ghastly, Cubone, Misdreavus, and Houndour among others during the Halloween event, which begins on October 20 at noon PT and will run through November 2 at 1 p.m. PT. During that time, a special costumed version of Pikachu will also be available. Niantic and the Pokmon Company will be doubling candy rewards for hatching, transferring, and catching Pokmon as well, and players will be able to find candy twice as fast. The Halloween event brings a couple of other small bonuses too, such as special items available in the game's shop like Raid Passes and Super Incubators, and a new hat for a player's avatar that resembles the Pokmon Mimikyu. Although the event was just announced on Thursday, sharp-eyed fans noticed some of these new Pokmon in artwork for the game several days ago.