Pokémon GO: All Events in October 2026 – Spotlight, Raid Hours, Dynamax in the List

This October, events, raids, and more content are waiting for you in Pokémon GO. MeinMMO will show you what they are.

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What are the highlights in October 2026? There are some interesting contents in October that you shouldn’t miss. These include:

Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus will be available in the game for the first time in shadow raids
the battle day with Gigantamax Cinderace, which you can obtain here for the first time as Shiny
a Spotlight Hour with Morelull, where you can collect a lot of Stardust

In the following tables, we have summarized all the contents and events for you. Monsters that can also appear here as Shiny are marked with a *.

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All Events in September 2026

Date	Event
September 29 – October 5	Harvest Festival: Applin Picking
October 2 – October 5	Harvest Festival: Taken Over
October 3	Max Battle Day with Gigantamax Cinderace
October 4 – October 10	Unknown Event
October 10	Community Day with Zorua
October 13 – October 19	Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek
October 17	Hatch Day
October 24	Dynamax Max Battle Day
October 27 – October 31	Halloween Event 2026: Part 1
October 31	Super Mega Raid Day
November 1 – November 5	Halloween Event 2026: Part 2

All Spotlight Hours in October 2026

Date	Pokémon & Bonus
October 1	Seedot* & double Catch XP
October 8	Elgyem* & double Catch Candy
October 15	Stufful* & double Transfer Candy
October 22	Morelull* & double Catch Stardust
October 29	Gastly* & double Evolution XP

All Raid Hours in October 2026

Date	Pokémon
October 7	Yveltal*
October 14	Dialga*
October 21	Palkia*
October 28	Giratina (Origin Form)*

All Dynamax Bosses in October 2026

Date	Dyna-Boss
September 28 – October 4	Sobble*
October 5 – October 11	Sizzlipede*
October 12 – October 18	Rookidee*
October 19 – October 25	Sneasel*
October 26 – November 1	Sableye*

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What are you looking forward to in October? Feel free to write it to us in the comments. While there are still a few days until October, there will certainly be various contents in the game until then. If you want to know what they are, feel free to check our overview with all events in September 2026 in Pokémon GO.