When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks The Pokemon Go Gengar Special Raid Challenge is an exclusive themed raid available for just one day. It will feature Tier 4 Gengar raids, with a Gengar that knows two exclusive moves: Lick Ghost and Psychic. The Shiny Gengar will become available to players ups completing the battles. Developer Niantic have however warned players they will only encounter a Shiny Gengar “if you’re lucky.” READ MORE: When is Adventure Sync?<doc-sep>When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Sign up forfor the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks Pokemon Go's next major event is about to go live, as Niantic releases another Special Raid Challenge. The next Special Raid Challenge takes place on Saturday, November 3 and focuses on Ghost-type Pokemon Gengar. The Gengar Special Raid Challenge has a 10am start time in the UK, and ends three hours later at 1pm. "Are you ready for a challenge?" reads a recent Niantic post. "On Saturday, November 3, there will be a Special Raid Challenge! For three hours, Gengar will be available in Raid Battles!" The best part about the new Gengar Raids is that you also get the chance to encounter a brand new shiny. You'll also receive up to five Raid Passes from nearby Gyms at no extra cost.<doc-sep>Ghost Pokemon have been a common sight in Pokemon Go this past week thanks to the recent Halloween 2018 festivities, and soon one will be the star of its very own special event. Niantic has announced it is hosting a Gengar Day on Saturday, November 3, bringing the Shadow Pokemon to Raid Battles for a limited time. [Update: Gengar Day has arrived; be sure to check out the schedule below to see when the event is underway in your region.] Like Pokemon Go's monthly Community Days, Gengar Day will be a brief event, only running for three hours. During that window of time, the Shadow Pokemon will appear as a Raid Battle at Gyms. These require a Raid Pass to join, but you'll be able to get five of them for free from a nearby Gym to help you participate. Not only will Gengar spawn frequently at Gyms during the event, you'll also have a chance of coming across a Shiny one. You may not initially be able to tell it's a Shiny at first glance, however; unlike most other Pokemon, Gengar's Shiny variant is only subtly different from its standard form. It's still worth getting one, though, particularly if you plan on picking up Let's Go Pikachu or Let's Go Eevee for Nintendo Switch when they launch next month. Shiny Mega Gengar artwork for Pokemon X/Y Any Gen 1 Pokemon you catch in Pokemon Go can be transferred to the Switch titles, where you'll then be able to recapture them at a new facility called the Go Park. If you do manage to find and get a Shiny Gengar during the upcoming Gengar Day event, you'll want to bring it over to Let's Go; Gengar is one of the few Pokemon capable of Mega Evolving, and Shiny Mega Gengar (pictured above) is one of the coolest-looking Pokemon in the games. You can find the hours for each region's Gengar Day event below. Pokemon Go's Halloween event is scheduled to end on November 1. It introduced a handful of new Ghost and Dark Pokemon to the game, along with the Gen 4 Legendary Pokemon Giratina, which will appear in Raid Battles until November 20. You'll also be able to encounter another Gen 4 Ghost Pokemon, Spiritomb, by completing a new Special Research questline. Meanwhile, Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee launch for Nintendo Switch on November 16. As previously mentioned, players can transfer monster from Go to Let's Go, and doing so is the key to getting the new Mythical Pokemon Meltan, which we recently learned is able to evolve into a Pokemon called Melmetal. You can read more about the games in our hands-on impressions of Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee. Pokemon Go Gengar Day Hours Americas, Greenland Pacific Time: 11 AM - 2 PM Eastern Time: 2 PM - 5 PM Asia-Pacific 12 PM - 3 PM JST Europe, Middle East, Africa<doc-sep>
Pokémon Go is continues its Halloween 2018 celebration with a day dedicated to one of the original Ghost types, Gengar. On Saturday, Nov. 3 from 2-5 p.m. EDT, Pokémon Go players will notice every Raid Battle will feature Gengar only. Trainers will get a chance to catch this Ghost and Poison-type Pokémon, and its Shiny Form will be available for the first time in the popular mobile game. Every Pokémon Go player will receive up to five Raid Passes from nearby Gyms during the event window to give them at least five cracks at getting a Shiny Gengar, which doesn't look much different from the normal form. Be sure to pay attention to the new Shiny label in the capture screen to see if you're trying to catch a Shiny Gengar. Gengar Day is similar to when Pokémon Go had special events for Articuno, Moltres and Zapdos over the summer. Those days were the first time the Shiny forms for the three Legendary Birds of Kanto were released in the game. Niantic also gave trainers five free Raid Passes for those days as well. If you're looking to get your team ready for Gengar Day, the Ghost and Poison-type is weak to Ghost, Psychic, Ground and Dark-type attacks. Normal, Poison, Fairy, Bug, Grass and Fighting-type attacks will do reduced damage to Gengar. As Gengar will likely have at least one Ghost-type attack, we suggest not bringing your own Ghost or Psychic types, unless they are powerful Legendaries like Mewtwo or Lugia. Pokémon like Tyranitar and Groudon are your best bets for dealing with Gengar. What do you think of Gengar Day coming to Pokémon Go? What Pokémon are you going into battle to take on Gengar? Let us know in the comments section below.