The current season of Pokémon Go is called the Season of Light, and as noted earlier, that has its entailments of brightness and darkness. For this month, the two seems to have to come together, and that is appropriately no better reflected than in the events for this month in Pokémon Go. There are (or were) a couple of elements of each over the course of this month's events, and they make for a fine interplay of contrasts, especially involving certain species of Pokémon that are always the norm for this time of year.
Early on in the month, from October 5 to 11, the Evolving Stars event took place. Its highlight was Pokémon that can evolve or have evolved. One of them is Cosmoem, which becomes the furthering of the Cosmog storyline that is presently unfolding through Special Research. Another is Gyarados, which got a Mega Raid Day on October 8 for those who may just need the Mega Energy. The rest of the event's selection of Pokémon comprised Pokémon with unique evolved forms or ways of evolution in the wild and raids; meanwhile, Field Research rewarded Stardust, evolution items, and Mega Energy in the spirit of fueling evolutions. The event was also complemented with Collection Challenges and the Evolution Cup that I covered earlier. The evolving spirit was brilliant and truly at hand then.
Just as brilliant, and not to miss out on that, was the Festival of Lights event from October 14 to 17. Here, some Pokémon showed off their glow - particularly at night on the map. One of them is Morelull, with this event being the debut of its species family. Complementing that was a bevy of other flaming, sparking, and glowing Pokémon in the wild (with more by extended Incense, and increased chances of Shiny Chinchou), raids, and Field Research tasks. Doubled Candy and XP, plus Timed Research and new stickers, pulled everything together into a bright and timely show.
After the light, then comes the darkness. That comes in the form of the customary Halloween event from October 20 to November 1. The event is actually split into two parts, but there are commonalities between the two parts. For the occasion, falling leaves litter the ground and PokéStops are decked out in pumpkins and an orange color. Two Timed Research sets are available to purchase - a novel addition - and a Special Research set is available to claim. Also, 7 km Eggs can hatch into a Shiny Noibat more often along with three selected species plus one form. In the style department, a pose is updated and new items are added. Candy is abound, with double from catching, hatching, and transferring, and guaranteed from Buddy walking. Giratina, the Legendary raid boss of the occasion, also gets the Shadow Force attack as a Charged Move, regardless of form. And of course, there is the Lavender Town theme remix for extra spookiness all throughout both parts.
Part 1 took place from October 20 to 27. In it, Mega Banette debuted, and ghostly and shady Pokémon took the spotlight in the wild, raids, and Field Research tasks, the last also having Mega Energy rewards. Part 2 takes place in the rest of the time from October 27 to November 1, and this time, a few species now appear with the Spooky Festival costume. Species with the Halloween Mischief costumes from last year also return where appropriate, with ghostly and shady Pokémon still present. Finally, just today, after a failed debut on Tuesday (October 25), Zorua now properly - more or less - debuts with its own brand of transformative mischief, along with its species family. Darkness had to occur in different ways.
For this month in Pokémon Go, brightness and darkness are (were) in no short supply, thanks to its two "light" events and the one overarching "dark" event in two acts. It's a perfect encapsulation of what this season is all about, at least according to its expectation, and the timing is perfect too in the second month of the season. The "light" will continue for another month, but for now, the "dark" is perfectly fine as well.
One year ago: Holowear Wonderings
Two years ago: Road to 25th Anniversary: Getting Warmer
Three years ago: Psyduck Is Missing
Four years ago: Expression of Care
Five years ago: Three-Line Episode Summaries
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