r/TheSilphRoad • u/Amiibofan101 • 17h ago
r/TheSilphRoad • u/AutoModerator • 22h ago
Megathread - Q&A Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like!
Hey travelers!
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Research
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Final words
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r/TheSilphRoad • u/SilphScience • 1d ago
Megathread - Event Halloween 2026 Part 1 Event Megathread
Everything you need to know about the event, all in one place. A lot of these pieces will be verified by the Silph Research Group, so throughout the post we'll use the formatting:
- Italics: Reports from comments or single Research Group report
- Bold: Multiple Research Group reports
- (!s) will be used for species whose shiny form is not available
This verification isn't meant to replace reports here, rather to provide an extra level of verification and depth to the event. Travelers are always welcome to join here and help out with data collection: https://discord.gg/WpAvRRsaRT
Have fun and stay safe this week!
https://pokemongo.com/news/halloween-part-1-2026?hl=en
Event Date: Tue, Oct 27, 10am - Sun, Nov 1, 10am local time
Bonuses
- Debut of Top Hat Zubat, Bow Sinistea, and Hat-Capelet Pikachu
- Wild encounters with event-themed Pokemon or Candy
- GO Pass Tier 1: 2x Catch Candy (Deluxe 3x); Tier 2: 2x Catch Stardust (Deluxe 3x)
Boosted Spawns
Here's what is listed in the announcement. Anything else to report?
- Top Hat Zubat
- Duskull
- Halloween Piplup
- Halloween Drifblim
Field Research
Just looking for event tasks. You can find the full list here
| Task Text | Reward |
|---|---|
| Make 6 nice throws | Pumpkaboo, Misdreavus, Duskull |
| Catch 13 Ghost-type Pokemon | Costume Piplup, Noibat |
| Win a raid | Bow Sinistea, Top Hat Zubat |
| Win 3 raids | Hat-Capelet Pikachu |
Raid Bosses
You won't see any new bosses until 11:00am local time. Difficulty ratings
| Tier | Raid Bosses |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hat-Capelet Pikachu, Bow Sinistea |
| 3 | Alolan Raichu, Alolan Ninetales, Alolan Muk |
| 5 | Palkia (Tue), Origin Giratina (Weds-) |
| Mega | Charizard X/Y (Tue), Sableye (Weds-) |
Timed Research
Stage 1
- (Auto-completed): 1 Rare Candy
- (Auto-completed): 1 Rare Candy
- (Auto-completed): 1 Rare Candy
- (Auto-completed): 1 Rare Candy
- (Auto-completed): 1 Rare Candy
- (Auto-completed): 1 Rare Candy
Rewards: Hat-Capelet Pikachu
r/TheSilphRoad • u/micbytheocean • 10h ago
✓ Answered CP for Megas in GBL
I know they planned on this but I want to double check that this is confirmed before I power up my GBL megas
Update: so I tested with a mega I didn’t care if it was over the CP cap and it does adjust the cp to under whatever league you’re entering. My Mega Sableye 0/14/15 is ready
r/TheSilphRoad • u/aznknight613 • 16h ago
New Info! Level Scaling for Megas in GBL is live
r/TheSilphRoad • u/iTaIksick • 8h ago
Remote Config Update Assets for the PokéXciting! Pikachu in Thailand were added
( Credits: Pokeminers )
r/TheSilphRoad • u/CODMxOMEGA • 21h ago
New Info! New costume crobat looks different from normal
Has there been any previous case like this for a costume shiny ?
r/TheSilphRoad • u/Meringue-Relevant • 8h ago
PSA Pokemon GO App Version 0.435.0 is out!
I know it’s not ground breaking but just a heads up.
Some of the things I’ve noticed that it does fix is the audio sound when tapping bubbles in GBL for example and it fixes that annoying gift scrolling bug.
r/TheSilphRoad • u/dark__tyranitar • 16h ago
PSA Use showcases to prune excess Pumpkaboo
This is your annual reminder: scroll through your pumpkaboo at a ghost showcase and take some screenshots so you can get rid of your excess xxl's if you have been stockpiling during the event.
r/TheSilphRoad • u/destiny023 • 11h ago
PSA Marathon Research Reappeared
Reached out the night of the outage as soon as the game came back up. Was able to claim all the Xp as well. Will claim and pray to the shiny gods.
r/TheSilphRoad • u/water_fountain_ • 1h ago
Bug PoGo switches to high quality mode periodically, even though Enhanced Graphics and Native Refresh Rate options are disabled.
This has been happening for idk how long. A couple months? I didn’t take note of it when it started.
Is there a fix to this? I don’t use the high quality mode due to battery drain.
r/TheSilphRoad • u/poopystacks • 13h ago
PSA Pokemon Night Out Twitch Jersey still available
Howdy y’all! Hope this helps. The research is still available but, you’ll need to catch the various recommended streamers on Twitch. If you go to your “Drops” page, under “campaigns” you’ll find the list of streamers. Trisha is currently on and they’re going to try to stream as much as possible through the week. Make sure to follow the streamers to get live notifications if they aren’t online at the moment and make sure they’re streaming Pokemon Go. Once you’re done, you’ll need to go to the Pokemon website to redeem the codes. I’ll post in the pics as a guide. Don’t forget to hit “claim” on twitch!
STREAMERS:
https://www.twitch.tv/trishahershberger
CODE REDEMPTION:
r/TheSilphRoad • u/queenofthenerds • 10h ago
Discussion I suspect they forgot the Halloween stickers
I've been opening gifts all day, probably at least two dozen since 10 am when the Halloween event started, and I'm getting stickers but it's the same boring ones we always have. Has anyone gotten Halloween stickers today?
Edit: I guess I'm just having bad luck!
r/TheSilphRoad • u/Gaias_Minion • 20h ago
New Info! Dia de Muertos Timed Research + Bg Costume Cubone
Just time-gated catch pokemon.
It took me about 15 encounters for a Cubone bg, can't try Party Play at the moment but maybe those encounters have higher odds.
r/TheSilphRoad • u/dustiwang • 5h ago
Question Research Breakthroughs stuck in a loop?
Anyone else getting the exact same rewards every week for research breakthroughs? Every week I get 20 pokeballs and Donphan. Its been this way since the season change and the spawn pool for these rewards was changed. Is this just insane RNG or anyone else stuck in a loop?
r/TheSilphRoad • u/state-of-dreaming • 9h ago
Battle Showcase Mega Sableye solo (Shadow Claw/Drain Punch) with Cloudy weather boost, no Adventure Effect
r/TheSilphRoad • u/Round_Insurance_7596 • 1d ago
Idea/Suggestion Cleaning Storage
How i clean my Pokemon storage before Big Events and survive on 1500 Storage as F2P Player.
4* (check hundos)
0attack&0defense&0hp (check nundos)
if you want you can use "Can Evolve" to evolve for XP Before anything
- Shadow&!Shiny&!4\* (sort by #Number > mark whatever you want to Keep as favourite, purify {and unfavourite} what can go)
- Lucky&!shiny&!4\* (pain because they Need to be manually removed > favorite what you want to Keep and remove the rest by hand)
- dynamax,gigantamax&!shiny&!4\* (mark as favourite what you want to Keep and unfavourite what can go)
- legendary,ultrabeast&!shiny&!4\* (i know its hard to let go sometimes but be real you dont Need 20 terrakion{totally not me btw} > unfavourite what can go favourite what you wanna keep)
- Costume&!shiny&!background&!4\*(mark your favourites unmark what can go !! Be carefull not to unmark rare costumes !! {this was really hard for me i said goodbye to 300 Pikachus o7})
- shiny&!4*&!background&!legendary&!Ultrabeast (this is gonna be a real pain if you Keep every shiny, you can choose to Keep them still if you would like to trade them to Friends or just Keep them in your Collection > i personally sort by #Number and remove dupes)
- Sort by CP and mark your highest cp pokemon you would like to keep for PvE as favourite
- if you are into PvP im sure you marked all your PvP Mons already otherwise you can use something like CP1400-1500 to look for this CP range or look for them manually and mark them as favourite
- check "Can Mega Evolve" and mark your megas as favourite and unmark what you dont Need
- check for 4* one more time there could be some from purifying earlier and mark as favourite
- !Favourite (We should have ruled out everything worth keeping now, everything we unmarked will Show up here > select all and say Good Bye)
r/TheSilphRoad • u/GO_FRIEND_APP • 19h ago
Infographic - Raid Bosses Raid Boss Rotation Update|From 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, to around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (Local Time)
Raid Boss Rotation Update
From 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, to around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (Local Time)
・TIER 5: Giratina Origin Forme
・TIER 4: Mega Sableye
・TIER 3: Cofagrigus, Trevenant, Dhelmise
・TIER 1: Pikachu wearing a hat and capelet, Sinistea wearing a bow
r/TheSilphRoad • u/Cyrylnam • 1d ago
Official News The free lucky egg was for the network issues
r/TheSilphRoad • u/Ok-Proof7287 • 22h ago
Bug Is anyone else also facing issue where you are unable to click mystery boxes but everywhere else.
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r/TheSilphRoad • u/Amiibofan101 • 1d ago
Infographic - Event Pokémon GO Halloween 2026: Part I (LeekDuck)
Full Details: https://leekduck.com/events/halloween-2026-part-1/
r/TheSilphRoad • u/CaptGoldfish • 1d ago
Infographic - Raid Counters Giratina and Mega Sableye raid guides. Info from pokebattler.com
r/TheSilphRoad • u/Jade0319 • 1h ago
Question No more adding friends from weekly challenge?
I actually had some people added to my weekly challenge this week (friends of my friend) that I washed to add. One had 750,000 pokemon caught and I was hoping they would turn out to be good for remote trading. I noticed right away that I couldn’t add them while the challenge was ongoing like I usually could, but assumed I would be able to add at the end once it was completed. It never offered me the chance. I am not thrilled. It has literally been months with no one I wanted to add and the one week someone good joins, I can’t add them?
r/TheSilphRoad • u/POGOCleanup • 10h ago
Discussion Copied a search string and it does nothing? Check your game language first
If your Pokémon GO is set to anything other than English, most search strings you copy from Reddit won't work as written. The search bar reads keywords in your game's language, and the words are different in each one.
shadow&4* (shadow hundos) in the six biggest non-English languages:
| Language | String |
|---|---|
| Español | oscuro&4* |
| Deutsch | crypto&4* |
| Français | obscur&4* |
| Português (BR) | sombroso&4* |
| 日本語 | しゃどう&4* |
| 繁體中文 | 暗影&4* |
What stays the same in every language:
- Symbols:
&(and),,(or),!(not) - Star appraisals:
4*,3* cpandhpranges, likecp1500-2500evolve, and the move tags like@1move
What changes: basically every word. A few that show up in a lot of strings:
| English | Español (España) | Deutsch | Français | Português (BR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shiny | variocolor | schillernd | chromatique | brilhante |
| lucky | suerte | glücks | chanceux | sortudo |
| legendary | legendario | legendär | légendaire | lendário |
| traded | intercambiados | getauscht | échangé | trocado |
| favorite | favoritos | favorit | favoris | favorito |
| attack | ataque | angriffs-wert | attaque | ataque |
Some of these aren't the obvious translation. Shadow is crypto in German, not schatten. Lucky is
suerte in Spanish, and キラ in Japanese. Even Spanish splits in two: shiny is variocolor if your
game is in Spain's Spanish and brillante in Latin American Spanish. Guessing usually gets you an
empty result.
Pokémon names change too, in some languages. Charizard is Glurak in German, Dracaufeu in
French, リザードン in Japanese. Spanish, Italian and Portuguese keep the English names for many
Pokémon, so name-based strings carry over there more often than keyword-based ones.
The fix:
- If you're cleaning up storage, https://pogocleanup.com builds each search in your game's language for you. Pick your language, follow the steps, and paste.
- If you just want to convert one string you found, the translator takes an English string and gives you the version your client expects: https://pogocleanup.com/tools/search-string-translator.html
- Full keyword list for all 15 game languages, pulled from the game's own text files: https://pogocleanup.com/tools/search-keywords.html
If you play in Hindi or Thai, there's a second problem. Some of the public keyword lists that
search-string tools are built on have those two languages scrambled. The text looks right on screen, but the
characters are stored in the wrong order or have marks missing, so the game never matches them.
"Pikachu" in Hindi, for example, is stored as िपकाचू (vowel sign first) instead of the game's
पिकाचू. They look nearly the same on screen and never match. We rebuilt our lists from the game's own text files, so
our Hindi and Thai strings match the game. If another tool's Hindi or Thai strings come up empty,
that's a likely reason.
The corrected data is free for anyone to use. If you build or maintain a search-string tool, you can pull the fixed lists directly instead of the scrambled ones. No key or sign-up, and they're served with open CORS so you can fetch them straight from a browser:
- Search keywords, 15 languages: https://pogocleanup.com/data/filter-keywords.json
- Pokémon names, 14 languages: https://pogocleanup.com/data/pokemon-names.json
(I run POGO Cleanup, so take the links with that in mind. The tables above are the useful part either way.)