Community Note: Niantic Wayfarer beta coming soon!

Trainers,

As you may have read on the Niantic blog, we are very excited that the beta version of our new tool—Niantic Wayfarer—will soon enable Pokémon GO Trainers to review nominations for PokéStops and Gyms, helping determine places to play.

Eligible players in certain countries can continue to submit PokéStop nominations within Pokémon GO. Over the coming weeks, Wayfarer will start rolling out to a subset of the player base. Stay tuned to our Niantic channels for additional updates on future rollouts and availability of this new tool.

We hope that the launch of Wayfarer will help in our continued efforts to create an engaging experience worldwide and give Trainers like you the opportunity to shape Pokémon GO. Thank you for exploring with us, and as always, let’s GO!

—The Pokémon GO team

Prepare for a ghastly good time during Pokémon GO Halloween 2019!

Trainers,

October is here, which means it’s almost time to make things a bit spookier! This year, you’re all in for a spine-chillingly good treat.

Starting Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Features

• Rescue more Shadow Pokémon from Team GO Rocket — Be ready to rescue the following Pokémon from Team GO Rocket Grunts at PokéStops near you: Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Electabuzz, Magmar, Lapras, Mareep, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Sableye, Trapinch, Cacnea, Shuppet, and Duskull.
• Thrilling threads in the Style Shop — Play dreadful dress-up with new avatar items, including a Zubat Bag, a Pikachu Onesie, a Cubone Cap, a Litwick Cap, and a Mimikyu Bag!
• A Spooky Shiny Pokémon makes its debut — If you’re lucky, you might encounter Shiny Yamask.

From Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to Friday, November 1, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Features

• Don’t be scared! More Ghost- and Dark-type Pokémon will be appearing in the wild, in Eggs, and in raids — Gastly, Murkrow, and more will be appearing. Making its Halloween debut is Yamask, the Spirit Pokémon!
• Pokémon wearing creepy-cute Halloween costumes arrive in raids and in the wild! — Some Pokémon have donned costumes to celebrate Halloween this year! Look forward to Bulbasaur wearing Shedinja costumes, Charmander wearing Cubone costumes, and Squirtle wearing Yamask costumes in raids. In the wild, be on the lookout for Pikachu wearing Mimikyu costumes! If you’re lucky, you might even encounter these alarmingly adorable Pokémon as Shiny Pokémon!
• The Pitch-Black Pokémon makes its ominous debut in Pokémon GO! Darkrai will be appearing in five-star raids!
• Frightful and fun Field Research tasks will be available for a limited time during this event.
• You’ve received a spooky message. Check out your Special Research when the Halloween event begins, Trainer, and you might face a Forbidden Pokémon...

Bonuses

• 2× Catch Candy
• 2× Hatch Candy
• 2× Transfer Candy

Have fun, stay safe, and have a spooky good time, Trainers! Let’s GO!

—The Pokémon GO team

Original Stitch’s Pokémon Shirts come to Pokémon GO

Trainers,

Dress your best! If you haven’t heard, Pokémon Shirts is an online service that allows you to mix and match prints based on the first 151 Pokémon to create your own unique and stylish custom shirt. In collaboration with Original Stitch and in celebration of the release of Pokémon Shirts in the United States, Pokémon Shirts avatar items will be available in the Style Shop!

Date + Time

• Select Pokémon Shirts avatar items will be available in the Style Shop starting on October 4, 2019, at 9 a.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Features

• There will be four shirt patterns in all—a Vileplume pattern, a Lickitung pattern, a Magikarp pattern, and a Snorlax pattern.

Physical Pokémon Shirts merchandise is currently only on sale in Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States. Check out this link for more info on Pokémon Shirts. Happy exploring!

—The Pokémon GO team

Stardust Blast is back!

Trainers,

Stardust everywhere—what a sight! Look forward to some exciting Stardust bonuses coming soon that will help you power up and trade your Pokémon.

Date + Time

• From Thursday, October 3, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to Thursday, October 10, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7)

Bonuses

• 2× Hatch Stardust
• 2× Catch Stardust
• 2× Stardust from Team GO Rocket battles
• Guaranteed 2,000 Stardust from raids

Get to hatching, catching, battling, and raiding, Trainers! These bonuses will have their shining moment before leaving soon. Stay safe, and happy exploring!

—The Pokémon GO team

Get ready for spooky Legendary Raid Hours in October!

Trainers,

We’re excited to announce that there will be more Legendary Raid Hours taking place in October! For one hour every Wednesday evening, Raid Battles with the currently featured Legendary Pokémon will happen more frequently.

Date + Time

From 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in your local time zone on the following dates:

• October 2, 9, and 16, 2019: Altered Forme Giratina
• October 23 and 30, 2019: To Be Announced

Features

• There will be an increased number of five-star raids during the event hour.

As always, Trainers, be mindful of your surroundings and of others around you while playing Pokémon GO. Stay tuned for more updates.

Happy raiding!

—The Pokémon GO team