Pokémon Go is celebrating Halloween with its first Gen 3 additions

Pokémon Go is holding another Halloween event, and this time it’s bringing in some new creatures to help celebrate the holiday.

Niantic announced that Pokémon from the franchise’s third generation (often called Gen 3 by fans) are coming to the game for the first time as part of the event, which will run from October 20 to November 3. Specifically, this will add the ghost Pokémon Sableye and Banette. Other Gen 3 Pokémon will start appearing “as early as December.”

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.