The Pokemon Company will be running a new event for Pokemon Sleep this week.

The event is the 2024 edition of the Halloween event, featuring increased candy rewards and adding Mimikyu and Pikachu (Halloween) as new Pokemon visitors. It will kick off starting October 28th 2024.

Check out the full details below:

Outline

Trick or treat!

This week-long event is a special time when Ghost-type Pokémon are more likely to appear!

During this event, you may even meet a Pikachu wearing a Halloween hat.

You can get fun rewards—such as Handy Candy S—from limited-time missions.

You can also get at least 2 times the usual number of candies from sleep research. Try getting lots of candies during this event!

And during this event only, Gengar, Drifblim, and Skeledirge can appear on Greengrass Isle!

There will also be other bonuses.

We hope you’re looking forward to this event!

Event Period:

• Monday, October 28, at 4:00 a.m. to Monday, November 4, 3:59 a.m.

Event Area:

• Greengrass Isle

Mission Period:

• Monday, October 28, at 4:00 a.m. to Monday, November 4, 3:59 a.m.

Bonuses

Note: The following effects will trigger in the applicable areas during this event.

— All Days (10/28 to 11/3) —

• Certain Pokémon will be more likely to appear during sleep research.

• Each time a Ghost-type helper Pokémon brings you ingredients during regular helping, it will have one extra.

• The chance of a Ghost-type helper Pokémon’s main skill being triggered will be multiplied by 1.5.

• Main skill levels of Ghost-type helper Pokémon will be boosted by 1.

• The Snorlax in the event area will have Bluk Berries (Ghost type) set as one of its favorite Berries. The other two kinds of Berries are chosen at random.

• Many Pokémon of different sleep types will appear during sleep research regardless of the researcher’s sleep type for that day.

— Halloween (10/31) and the Last Day of the Event (11/3) —

• Researchers will gain 3 times the usual number of candies for the first sleep research of the day.

— Other Days (10/28 to 10/30 and 11/1 to 11/2) —

• Researchers will gain 2 times the usual number of candies for the first sleep research of the day.

Pokémon That Are Easier to Encounter during the Event

The following Pokémon are more likely to appear during this event!

Much Greater Appearance Rate

Pikachu (Halloween) and Mimikyu.

Greater Appearance Rate

Gastly, Haunter, Gengar, Shuppet, Banette, Drifloon, Drifblim, and Skeledirge.

About Pikachu (Halloween)

To commemorate Halloween 2024 — Double Candy Research, Pikachu (Halloween) will be appearing with a new purple hat! This is a great opportunity to use Pikachu (Halloween) Incense—which you can get as a reward for completing limited-time missions—to research this Pikachu’s sleep styles!

Note: It’s also possible during sleep research to encounter a different version of Pikachu (Halloween) that appeared during the previous Halloween event.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.