Pokémon GO’s 2026 Día de Muertos celebration in Mexico will run from Oct. 27 at 10 a.m. to Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. local time, with Cubone wearing a cempasúchil crown and Gigantamax Gengar in Max Battles. The event was announced in a Mexico-localized notice on Pokémon GO’s official site.
[Mexico] Celebrate the spirit of Day of the Dead in 2026!
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Incense will last twice as long, and Cubone will appear more often when Trainers use it. Special event stickers will be available from PokéStops and Gyms. Timed Research rewards an encounter with crowned Cubone, five Día de Muertos stickers for each team, 2,026 XP, and 2,026 Stardust. Completing event-themed Team Challenges can also lead to a Cubone encounter.
Mexico City adds a Duskull stamp hunt
Along Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City, Trainers can spin selected PokéStops and Gyms to collect stamps through a GO Stamp Hunt. Rewards include encounters with Duskull wearing a cempasúchil crown and a Location Background, as well as Duskull Candy. The activity’s listed schedule gives a 2 p.m. start on Oct. 32, an impossible date, and an end on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. local time, so its actual start day needs clarification.
Local bonuses cut trade Stardust costs by 50%, extend Lure Modules to three hours, and increase the chance of Buddy assist while catching Pokémon. Mexico City Timed Research offers encounters with Cubone, Duskull, Sunflora, Drifloon, Litwick, Fuecoco, Flabébé, Phantump, Fidough, and Greavard, along with 10 Poké Balls, 2,026 XP, and 2,026 Stardust.
Mexicráneo exhibit runs through Nov. 16
Mexico City’s Mexicráneo skull art exhibit will be on Paseo de la Reforma from Oct. 17 through Nov. 16. Mexican illustrator Vania Bachur designed this year’s exhibit. Visitors can press a button and scan a QR code to find out which event Pokémon matches their Día de Muertos spirit, then encounter that Pokémon in the game.
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Pokémon Go
Developed by Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participate in Raid Battles cooperatively, and compete in the Go Battle League's player-versus-player format. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases and features Pokémon from across multiple generations of the franchise.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Platforms Android, iOS
- Perspective Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view
- Modes Single player, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release July 6, 2016
- Publisher Niantic Labs
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