Pokémon GO’s Nov. 2-8 schedule moves from Halloween’s final days to ticketed GO Wild Area events in Sendai and Mexico City, with Altered Forme Giratina replacing Origin Forme in five-star raids midweek. Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus also begins a new Shadow Raid rotation on Nov. 4, ahead of the city events opening Nov. 6.
Max Monday and the November GO Pass open the week
Dynamax Machop leads Max Monday on Nov. 2, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time, and may appear in Max Battles through Nov. 8. Completing an in-person Max Battle awards one Rare Candy XL, and extra Power Spots will be active Monday.
The November GO Pass begins Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. local time, featuring a Groudon encounter and PokéCoin rewards. The free pass includes 400 PokéCoins, while GO Pass Deluxe adds another 1,000 for up to 1,400 total.
Also on Nov. 3, the GO Battle League rotates at 1:00 p.m. PST (9:00 p.m. UTC). Great League: Mega Edition, Ultra League: Mega Edition, and Master League: Mega Edition will run through Nov. 10. The 4× Stardust bonus applies to win rewards, excluding end-of-set rewards.
Giratina and Shadow Raids change on Nov. 4
Origin Forme Giratina remains in five-star raids through Nov. 3 at 10 p.m. local time. Altered Forme Giratina takes over Nov. 4 at 6 a.m. and stays through Nov. 8 at 10 p.m. Its Raid Hour runs Nov. 4 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time.
From Nov. 4 at 6 a.m. through Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. local time, Mega Sableye remains in Tier 4, while Cofagrigus, Trevenant, and Dhelmise fill Tier 3. Tier 1 features Pikachu wearing a hat and capelet and Sinistea wearing a bow. This listed window covers the lower-tier lineup, while Altered Forme Giratina remains in five-star raids through Nov. 8 at 10 p.m. local time.
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Shadow Incarnate Forme Tornadus also enters the Shadow Raid rotation on Nov. 4 at 6 a.m., replacing Shadow Incarnate Forme Landorus. Tornadus’s first five-star Shadow Raid weekend is Nov. 7-8, with a chance to encounter its Shiny form.
Halloween events end as Wild Area begins
Halloween Part Two runs through Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. local time. Its Shiny Greavard and Shiny Houndstone debuts remain part of the event, while Mega Sableye can reach Super Max Level and use Night Shade+ while Mega Evolved.
The Halloween GO Pass also ends Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. local time. Rank 10 unlocks 2× Catch Candy and Rank 20 unlocks 2× Catch Stardust, with GO Pass Deluxe raising each bonus to 3×. Unclaimed rewards can still be collected until Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. local time.
Halloween Teddiursa takes over Spotlight Hour on Nov. 5 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time, with 2× Evolution XP. Halloween Part Two and the GO Pass both end an hour later.
The ticketed, in-person Wild Area events in Sendai and Mexico City begin Nov. 6 and run through Nov. 8. Gameplay is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, with Sendai’s times in JST and Mexico City’s in local time. Both events feature Steel- and Dragon-themed gameplay.
Which of the lower-tier Halloween raid bosses are you hoping to find before the Nov. 5 rotation window ends? Follow the raid changes into the Wild Area weekend through X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.
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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