October in Pokémon GO is all about ghosts. This is also fitting for the next research event.
What kind of event is this? Pokémon GO has announced a research day featuring Makabaja and Galar-Makabaja. You can go ghost hunting – just like most events in October 2024 in Pokémon GO.
When is the event? The research day will take place on Saturday, October 19, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
What makes this day special? You have a really good chance of encountering the Shiny variants of the two Makabaja forms. They can be found behind field research tasks that you can collect during the event period. The Shiny chance is increased – and research days have proven to be quite good opportunities to actually catch one or another Shiny.
Is Makabaja strong? Makabaja and its evolution Echnatoll are not known to be among the best attackers in Pokémon GO. Here you can rather expand your collection with a cool Shiny.
Research Day with Makabaja – What else is in the event?
How to play: On research days, you should plan a walk. Visit as many PokéStops as possible to get new field research tasks there. If you complete them, you will encounter Makabaja or Galar-Makabaja.
What does Shiny Makabaja look like? Here you can find the two Makabaja variants and their Shinys:
What else will appear? Five more Pokémon will appear in the wild, which obviously follow the mask theme, like Makabaja. The Shiny chance for these five is not increased. They are generally available as Shinys in the game and can theoretically also be encountered in shiny form. Just don’t count on it.
They include:
- Tragosso
- Zigzachs
- Galar-Zigzachs
- Zwirrlicht
- Schilterus
Ticket: The contents described above are all free. However, there will again be a ticket in the shop that will cost 2 US dollars (similar in euros). For this, you get a limited-time research task that must be completed during the event period. This will include additional specimens of Makabaja and Galar-Makabaja.
In general, the event is free aside from the optional ticket and also offers a very good chance of getting the Shiny variants of Makabaja.
What else is coming in Pokémon GO? October in Pokémon GO mainly revolves around spooky ghost Pokémon. Accordingly, many events this month are themed around ghosts. The main event is the Halloween event, which you can play at the end of the month. It will come in two parts, and the information about the first part of the Halloween event is already known.
