Pokémon Go players can add Greavard and Houndstone to their Pokedex this Halloween.
According to Pokemon’s official website, these two Pokémon became available to catch in Pokémon Go on Oct. 19 and will be available through Oct. 26. Introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the “Ghost Dog” Pokémon Greavard and Houndstone are among the more popular additions to Gen 9’s roster, serving as spooky canine counterparts to Fidough and Dachsbun. As part of its Halloween celebration, Pokemon Go is also hosting raids for various ghost and dark-type Pokémon while surrounding players with a festive Halloween aesthetic at PokeStops and Gyms. Trainers eager to flesh out their roster with powerful monsters can also participate in five-star raids for the legendary Pokémon Darkrai and the Ultra Beast Guzzlord.
According to its Pokédex entry, Greavard is believed to be the spirit of a dog Pokémon that died in the wild. Although it supposedly never interacted with humans during its lifetime, it has a naturally loyal personality, devoting itself to anyone who pays it even a small amount of attention. This personality carries over to its evolved form, Houndstone, which is easily recognizable due to the large tombstone-shaped protuberance sticking out of its head. Houndstone also has a special signature move called Last Respects, which deals an additional amount of damage for every ally Pokémon that has fainted within the same battle.
Throughout the month of October, players will come across certain Pokémon in droves, such as Gastly, Haunter, Poochyena, Shuppet, Drifloon, Zubat, Litwick, Phantump, Sandyghast and Alolan Meowth. Pokémon Go will reward trainers with extra candies for successful catches with nice throws, great throws and excellent throws. Players who complete special event-themed research tasks will similarly be rewarded with Pokeballs, as well as encounters with ghost-types like Misdreavus and Phantump.
Timed Research tasks, which began on Oct. 19 and will continue through Oct. 31, will earn players encounters with other ghost-types like Spiritomb. In addition to Darkrai and Guzzlord, players also have the chance to encounter Mega-Gengar and Mega-Banette in raid battles. Although Mega-Gengar’s raid window has already closed, Mega-Banette is currently available and will remain so until Nov. 3. Pokémon players interested in further developments with Gen 9 can also look forward to the release of The Indigo Disk, the second half of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s main DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The current release window for this DLC is Winter 2023.
Pokémon Go is available now for iPhone and Android devices.
Source: Pokemon’s official website
