Pokemon GO's wild success has carried the game into a fifth year as one of the premier mobile titles available today. A strong community has been built around the game's social features, and thanks to consistent updates from Niantic, players have rarely gone too long without something new to do. While it's hardly a perfect game at times, there's no doubting that Pokemon GO has firmly established itself as an experiment that evolved into a major success.
As October draws to a close, many Pokemon GO players are beginning to look towards what the game will offer for the month of November. After some Halloween-themed Research Breakthroughs and a Community Day that centered on Duskull, Niantic has divulged some information on the new events, Research, and Community Day that players can look forward to. There's sure to be a little something for everyone with each new month, so it's worth taking a look at what exactly is happening in Pokemon GO in November.
Pokemon GO November 2021 Research Breakthrough
For October's Research Breakthrough, Pokemon GO really leaned into the spooky festivities by giving players the chance to encounter Yamask, and November will be maintaining a similar theme of darkness. From November 1, 1 p.m. PST to December 1, 1 p.m. PST, players will be able obtain the Dark/Flying type Vullaby from Field Research Breakthrough rewards. This should be a big relief for players that haven't had the patience to get Vullaby from 12 KM eggs, and it will certainly help those trying to fill out their Gen 5 Pokedex.
Pokemon GO November 2021 Raids
November is also bringing with it a new slate of Raids for players to take on. As far as Mega Raids are concerned, Absol, Manectric, and Lopunny will be the offerings for those that want the challenge. Absol will be available until November 5, Manectric from November 5-16, and then Lopunny will be available from the November 16 to the end of the month. For the Five-Star Raids, players will be able to encounter Darkrai, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, and Cresselia in that order.
Pokemon GO November 2021 Community Day
One of the main things to look forward to with each new month in Pokemon GO is Community Day, and November's looks like it really could be something special. On November 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time, players will be able to catch a Shinx, with a chance to encounter a Shiny Shinx in the wild. If players are able to evolve Shinx into Luxio during or soon after the event, once they evolve it to Luxray the Pokemon will learn a new move called Psychic Fangs. There will also be an assortment of new Research, so November's Community Day should be a busy one for many players.
Other Pokemon GO November 2021 Events
Between all of the new Raids and Research, Pokemon GO will also have other events to round out the month and give players something to look forward to each day. From November 1-2 there will be a Dia de Muertos event, then from November 5-14, there will be a Festival of Lights event. Towards the end of November, Pokemon GO will be celebrating the release of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl with a special event, and in the very last week there will be a Special Research story for those who completed the Misunderstood Mischief Research.
After the festivities of October, it's nice to know that Pokemon GO is keeping the momentum going into November. As the year comes to a close, it will be interesting to see what direction Pokemon GO takes for its sixth year as one of the most popular Pokemon creations in franchise history.
Pokemon GO is available now for Android and iOS devices.