The Halloween event brought new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. We show you which opponents are now waiting for you.
In Pokémon GO, the opponents in the arenas have changed. In line with the Halloween event, which has been running since October 23rd, you will now increasingly find ghost and dark-type monsters as raid bosses.
This overview shows you which opponents you can now face.
New Raid Bosses for the Halloween Event
It is particularly spooky in the level-5 raids of Pokémon GO. You can no longer catch Mewtwo there. Instead, a Pokémon from the 4th generation has now made its appearance. Giratina. We have already summarized the most important information and best counters for Giratina for you.
New opponents at all levels: Opponents have also changed in the lower difficulty levels. In level-1 raids, you can now find Shuppet and Zwirrlicht. Gengar greets you hauntingly in level 3 raids.
Overview of all bosses
These bosses are in level 1 raids / Tier 1
- Zwirrlicht
- Schneppke
- Sheinux
- Shuppet
These bosses are in level 2 raids / Tier 2
- Zobiris
- Traunfugil
- Sniebel
- Kirlia
- Flunkifer
These bosses are in level 3 raids / Tier 3
- Tohaido
- Gengar
- Granbull
- Machoke
These bosses are in level 4 raids / Tier 4
- Togetic
- Houndoom
- Alolan Marowak
- Absol
- Rayquaza
This boss is in level 5 raids / Tier 5
- Giratina
The exclusive raids: In EX raids, you can still expect Deoxys. These Pokémon are strong attackers against Deoxys.
Why so many ghosts?
The Halloween event is currently running in Pokémon GO, rewarding you with double candies for catching Pokémon.
New Special Research: There is also a new special research involving Crypuk, where you need to catch many ghost-type Pokémon. You can find the quests for “A spooky message” here.
Find all bonuses of the Halloween event 2018 in Pokémon GO here
