Pokemon GO Halloween Part 1 2023 Timed Research: All tasks and rewards

The Halloween festivities have begun in Pokemon GO, with Part 1 of the celebrations finally coming online in Niantic's popular AR title. The event marks the debut of Greavard and Houndstone, a Gen IX family from the vast expanse of Paldea. Apart from these debuts, there's a plethora of Ghost-type and Dark-type Pocket Monsters milling around. Players can also participate in event-exclusive Timed Research.

Halloween Part 1 2023 runs from Thursday, October 19, at 10 am local time, to Thursday, October 26, at 10 am local time. This gives trainers around a week to enjoy everything that is on offer.

There are two free and one paid Timed Research questlines for Halloween Part 1 2023. Read on to find out all the details for each of them.

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How to complete Pokemon GO Halloween Timed Research: All tasks and rewards

The available tasks and rewards for Pokemon GO's Halloween Timed Research are as follows:

Halloween Timed Research - Step 1 of 3

• Catch five Ghost-type Pokemon - 1000x Stardust
• Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokemon - 1500 XP
• Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokemon - 1000x Stardust
• Rewards: Greavard encounter, 25x Poke Ball, 1000x Stardust

Halloween Timed Research - Step 2 of 3

• Take one snapshot of Ghost-type Pokemon - 1500x Stardust
• Catch 10 Ghost-type Pokemon - 2000 XP
• Catch 15 Ghost-type Pokemon - 1500x Stardust
• Catch 20 Ghost-type Pokemon - 3x Pinap Berry
• Rewards: Greavard encounter, 20x Great Ball, 1000x Stardust

Halloween Timed Research - Step 3 of 3

• Take one snapshot of Ghost-type Pokemon - 2000x Stardust
• Catch 25 Ghost-type Pokemon - 2000 XP
• Catch one Ghost-type Pokemon - 2000x Stardust
• Rewards: Greavard encounter, 5x Ultra Ball, 3x Pinap Berry

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How to complete Pokemon GO Spiritomb Timed Research: All tasks and rewards

The available tasks and rewards for the Spiritomb Timed Research are as follows:

Spiritomb Limited Research - Step 1 of 1

• Earn 1080 Stardust - Misdreavus encounter
• Earn 1080 XP - Yamask encounter
• Make 108 Nice Throws - Pumpkaboo (Average) encounter
• Use 108 Berries to help catch Pokemon - Shuppet encounter
• Earn 10800 XP - Litwick encounter
• Spin 8 PokeStops or Gyms - Gastly encounter
• Spin 10 PokeStops or Gyms - Drifloon encounter
• Rewards: Spiritomb encounter, 108 XP, 108x Stardust

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How to complete Pokemon GO Spooky Pose Timed Research: All tasks and rewards

The paid Timed Research costs US$5 and will provide Ghost-type Pocket Monsters like Phantump and Dark-type creatures like Alolan Meowth as reward encounters.

We will update this section with all the available tasks and rewards once they are available.

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Details regarding the second half of the Halloween festivities are already available. You can learn more about it in our Pokemon GO Halloween Part 2 guide.