The Pokémon Company has officially confirmed that there will be a Halloween event in Pokémon GO in 2017. This is what is known so far.
The official website of the Pokémon Company published an article about all Halloween events that will take place this year in the Pokémon universe. This included a statement about Pokémon GO.
According to the article by the Pokémon Company, there will be “new Pokémon” to fill the Pokédex. Some suspect this hints at an announcement regarding the release of the third generation. However, this has not been officially confirmed!

Pokémon GO Halloween Event 2017 – This is what is known so far
These are the facts that have been officially confirmed so far regarding the Halloween event 2017 in Pokémon GO:
- There will be a Halloween event in Pokémon GO in 2017
- With the Halloween event comes new content to Pokémon GO. This includes “Ghostly Goodies” and new Pokémon to fill the Pokédex. Which Pokémon these are and from which generation they come is not known.
- The Halloween event will take place at the end of October. A specific date has not been provided.
- New information regarding the Halloween event should be coming soon.
What do you think, which new Pokémon will appear during the Night of Spirits?
Some trainers may find the Green Screen Bug in Pokémon GO scary enough.