Pokémon GO Dia De Muertos Event Guide

Dia de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, has long held a bit of a tangential relationship with Halloween, since it’s on the day immediately following it. Contrary to Halloween’s spookiness, though, Dia de Muertos is actually a time for fun and jubilation. It’s a day to remember your cherished family members and ancestors who have passed on, throwing an all-day party in their honor. If you’d like to get in on the fun, then here’s what you need to know about the Pokémon GO Dia de Muertos event.

Pokémon GO Dia De Muertos Event Schedule

The Pokémon GO Dia de Muertos event will be held on the day itself, November 1st, starting at 10 AM local time and ending on November 2nd at 8:00 PM. You’ll have the whole day and change to enjoy various perks and hunt Pokémon with increased spawn rates.

Pokémon GO Dia De Muertos Event

For the duration of the event, all trainers will enjoy these perks:

• Double catch Stardust
• Lure Modules last for 90 minutes
• Incense lasts for 90 minutes
• GO Battle League victories earn 4x Stardust

Additionally, players based out of Latin America and the Caribbean, where Dia de Muertos is more widely celebrated, will receive a few extra perks:

• +1 bonus transfer Candy
• Featured event Pokémon will appear more frequently in the wild and will be attracted more frequently to Lure Modules and Incense

Speaking of event Pokémon, the following Pokémon will be appearing in the wild while the event is running:

• Cubone (Shiny chance)
• Sunkern (Shiny chance)
• Murkrow (Shiny chance)
• Houndour (Shiny chance)
• Sableye (Shiny chance)
• Roselia (Shiny chance)
• Sunflora (Rare encounter)
• Drifloon (Rare encounter, shiny chance)
• Yamask (Rare encounter, shiny chance)

These same Pokémon will also appear when Lure Modules and Incense are employed, with the addition of Alolan Marowak, which also has a chance to be shiny.

Completing Field Research Tasks will cause these Pokémon to appear:

• Cubone (Shiny chance)
• Sunkern (Shiny chance)
• Roselia (Shiny chance)
• Alolan Marowak (Rare encounter, shiny chance)

There will also be a collection challenge running during the event, though its exact contents haven’t yet been revealed. What we do know is that completing the challenge will reward you with a Shedinja encounter, as well as a Poffin and an Incense.

While this isn’t technically related to the event, since it encompasses the first Tuesday of the month, the Spotlight Hour will run as scheduled on November 2nd from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. This time, the star of the show will be Cacnea, and catching it will get you a 2x catch Candy bonus.

Finally, all players who log in during the event are entitled to a free event box with 20 Poké Balls and an Incense, plus a free Dia de Muertos Trainer t-shirt, decked out in the colorful papel picado style of the occasion.