Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Announces Two Halloween-Themed Events

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Two Halloween-themed events are coming to next week. While won't feature any new Pokémon or new content, players will still get to enjoy some seasonably appropriate Mass Outbreaks next week.

Unlike other recent Mass Outbreak events,this one will solely focus on the Paldea region, with both Kitikami and Blueberry Academy left out of the action. The Paldea region will be filled with Ghost-type Pokémon to celebrate the arrival of Halloween, along with a new Ghost-Type Tera Raid featuring an iconic fan-favorite Pokémon.

Recent news has focused on a slew of high-profile leaks detailing either stalled-out projects or cut content from existing Pokémon games. However, the current flagship games of the franchise are still releasing a steady stream of new content for players to enjoy.

This year's Halloween event will feature a new 5-Star Tera Raid and Mass Outbreaks of various Ghost-type Pokémon. This year's Ghost-Type Tera Raid features Gengar as a Ghost Tera-Type. As a pure Ghost Tera-Type, Gengar loses its traditional weakness to Psychic-Type moves and Ground-Type moves, but remains weak against Ghost-Type and Dark-Type moves. While this Gengar won't have any special moves or features, defeating Gengar comes with a chance for special rewards including Rare Candies. The Gengar Tera Raid event will run from October 28th through October 31st.

Payers can also find Gastly, Misdreavus, Shuppet, and Bramblin in Mass Outbreaks throughout Paldea. Pokémon found in these Mass Outbreaks all have a greater chance of having the Crafty Mark, which adds «the Opportunist» title to the Pokémon's name. This event will run from October 29th through October 31st. While the event doesn't have increased Shiny chances, players can increase their odds by making a Sandwich with Red Onion and two Salty Herba Mystica.

Although new players are coming to all the time, a Tera-Type raid focused on Gengar with increased Rare Candy drop rates isn't going to attract any real interest from long-time players.