For the first time ever, Pokemon Go is hosting a Día de Muertos event globally, meaning that you do not have to be in Latin America to join in with any tasks or receive the associated rewards.
Dia de los Muertos (or "Day of the Dead" in English) is a holiday that originated in Mexico. While it overlaps somewhat with Halloween—running from late October 31 through to November 2—it has differences to the Western celebration.
Dia de Muertos is not dedicated to spreading mischief or giving people a good fright. Rather it is all about commemorating the lives of those who have passed on. Specifically, it is believed to be a special point in time during which the deceased can visit their living relatives via altars known as ofrendas. If you want to know more about the history of the celebration and its various traditions, Newsweek has you covered here.
As with Halloween, Pokemon Go has previously organized special challenges for Dia de Muertos. However, given the holiday's heritage, this content has never been available outside of a handful of territories.
That is until now, as 2021's Dia de Muertos update is being rolled out globally. The Pokemon Go celebration begins at 10 a.m. local time on November 1 and will conclude at 8 p.m. the following day.
All of the relevant details can be found below.
Dia de Muertos Event Bonuses
Throughout the Dia de Muertos event, all players—irrespective of their location—will benefit from these bonuses.
- Lure Modules will last for 90 minutes (as opposed to just 30 minutes)
- Incense will last for 90 minutes (rather than an hour)
- 2x catch stardust
- A special event box.
Meanwhile, trainers in Latin America and the Caribbean will get a few extras. For example, their lure modules and incense items will be given buffs, featured Pokemon will become even more abundant, and they will be treated to additional candy when transferring Pokemon.
These bonuses will last until 8 p.m. on November 2.
Dia de Muertos Event Featured Pokemon
As aforementioned, certain featured Pokemon will be easier to come across during the Dia de Muertos event. This applies to the following nine creatures.
- Cubone
- Sunkern
- Murkrow
- Houndour
- Sableye
- Roselia
- Sunflora
- Drifloon
- Yamask
Dia de Muertos Field Research Task Rewards
The below Pokémon will be available as field research task rewards as well.
- Cubone
- Sunkern
- Roselina
- Alolan Marowak
As for the breakthrough encounter, starting from November 1, players will have the opportunity to earn the flying type Pokemon Vullaby.
To help you complete the various field research tasks, there will be a free event box filled with useful goodies. It contains 20 poke balls and an incense item, as well as a free T-shirt for your avatar. The latter features a design inspired by the Mexican craft of papel picado, which was recently paid tribute to in Forza Horizon 5 as well.
To redeem this event box, simply visit the Pokemon Go shop anytime during the Dia de Muertos event.
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