It's one week before the peak of the "spooky season", and I thought I'd discuss (and preview) it a bit, certainly with the necessary Pokémon connections. Now, Pokémon and Halloween have always gotten along, for all the specific reasons (and more) that I've outlined way, way, way back in the first Halloween post I made. Even so, in most of the past years, they seem disparate, still belonging to their own realm. Over the past year, this has turned somewhat, bringing both realms closer together - so this post is a bit of a late thing as well - and that is done under the banner of "Pokéween".
For the occasion, the profile pictures of Pokémon accounts on social media have been changed to a Pikachu jack-o-lantern, and relevant content for the season is abound within them - an example being costume guides based on the latest anime series. Then there is supplementary content for fun activities like coloring pages and pumpkin carving stencils, which are especially fun if one finds out and keeps track of them through the e-mail newsletter. Indeed, the festivities began early and are coming out strong.
The thematic electronic games also get in on the fun. Pokémon Go has the now-pertinent Halloween decorations up (with a bit of a delay), and it as well as Café Remix and Unite have their traditional Halloween events with the usual bonuses; the one for Pokémon Go will be explained in due time while the others just demand playing through them and seeing what bonuses can be gotten from the events. Each of these has also been promoted under the Pokéween banner, making them emblematic of it.
A number of merchandise items has also been promoted. The seasonally appropriate "Trick or Trade" TCG booster packs are one of them, as well as a Cubone Funko Pop! figure, all kinds of Pokémon decorations and tableware, and selections of costumed plush dolls. They're all fit to be ordered - even now just to collect them or save them for next year - and add a Pokémon brand of spookiness.
Halloween is now not that far ahead, so it's time to consider the aspects that will make it a great one this year. That means setting the mood in the games and preparing all the fun stuff that fans can use to add Pokémon to the occasion as the peak of the "spooky season". With that, every fan (and other people) are now welcome to take part in the occasion as "Pokéween", the mutual celebration of the franchise and the most haunted time of the year.
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