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Pokemon Go‘s next Community Day is just around the corner. The monthly event returns this Sunday, October 21, which means Pokemon Go players around the world will soon have another opportunity to capture rare Pokemon, take advantage of in-game bonuses, and even add a special event move to their repertoire.

While every Community Day lasts only three hours, the particulars of each event vary month by month. To help get you prepared, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know about October’s Community Day below, from its start time in each region to the bonuses and featured Pokemon that will be available.

What Time Does It Start?

Unlike most of Pokemon Go’s other real-world events, which are typically hosted at a particular location, each month’s Community Day takes place during a specific window of time, meaning you can participate from anywhere. The event is also available around the world, although its hours will vary depending on your region.

Regardless of where you live, the Community Day runs for three hours, during which time you’ll find increased spawns of the featured Pokemon and be able to take advantage of the featured bonuses. These hours are typically consistent each month, so if you’ve participated in previous events, you’ll already know when it’ll be available. If you’re new to the game or simply need a refresher on its schedule, you can see the event hours for each region below.

North America

• 11 AM – 2 PM PT
• 2 PM – 5 PM ET

Europe, Middle East, and Africa

• 11 AM – 2 PM BST
• 10 AM – 1 PM UTC

Asia-Pacific

• 12 PM – 3 PM JST

What Is The Featured Pokemon?

During each Community Day, one particular species of Pokemon will appear in the wild much more frequently than usual, giving you an opportunity to further fill out your Pokedex. This time, the feature Pokemon is Beldum, a Steel/Psychic-type first introduced in the series’ third-generation games, Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. You won’t want to miss your chance to get Beldum; not only is it fairly rare, it is capable of evolving into Metagross, an especially powerful Pokemon that would make a great addition to anyone’s team. You’ll also have a chance of encountering Shiny Beldum during the event.

There’s an added benefit to capturing as many featured Pokemon as you can. Typically, if you manage to evolve the monster into its final form (or meet some other pre-determined condition that Niantic announces) before the event ends, it will learn a move it isn’t normally able to. Such is the case with this month’s Community Day; if you evolve Beldum into Metang and then Metagross during the event hours, it’ll learn the powerful attack Meteor Mash.

Any Metang that evolves during the event will learn the move, even if you’ve obtained it before the Community Day began. However, it will only be able to learn the move if it evolves during the event, so you’ll have a fairly brief window of opportunity to get the attack. Fortunately, this time Niantic is giving players one extra hour after the Community Day ends to evolve Metang and learn Meteor Mash, so you’ll have a little more time than usual to get it.

What Other Bonuses Are There?

On top of increased spawns of a particular Pokemon, Niantic always offers players a helpful bonus to take advantage of during the Community Day. This time, Pokemon Eggs will hatch at a quarter of the distance they typically require, meaning you’ll be able to hatch Pokemon four times as fast while the event is running. There’s also one recurring bonus in each Community Day: any Lure modules that are used during the event will remain active for three hours, rather than their typical 30-minute duration.

It’s October again, and that means time for Halloween festivities throughout a whole host of online games. Many announcements have already begun to outline the upcoming festivities, so we’re keeping track of all the spooky specials. Many of these will be time-limited events with special rewards, like the Overwatch Halloween Terror event, so check out the active dates and plan your gaming accordingly.

Dauntless

The Dauntless Dark Harvest event will kick off in the middle of the month, casting a shadow on the hub city of Ramsgate. It will introduce a new cult known as the Unseen, who worship a Behemoth. Slayers can test their might against a new Behemoth in the Shattered Isles and stores will offer limited-time exclusive items.

• Dates
  • Begins October 17

Destiny 2

Destiny is bringing back its annual Festival of the Lost, the Halloween-themed celebration that offers some special masks and exclusive loot. This year, it will include a horde-like PvE mode, a special quest-line to solve a murder, and a unique currency to purchase masks and a special auto rifle called Horror Story. You can also earn new Ephemeral Engrams for exclusive cosmetic items. This will all be accompanied by the return of the Iron Banner event, with some tweaks to make it easier to obtain Powerful gear.

• Dates
  • Begins October 16

Fortnite

The entire season is somewhat spooky, with the Darkness Rises theme and skins like the Dire Wolf. Plus the game brought back the popular Skull Trooper skin and made it a little easier to get the Ghost Portal Back Bling. We’ve gotten a look at some special leaked Halloween cosmetics. Those include skins, back bling, gliders, and pickaxes. No word yet on what creepy world events might be ringing in the seasonal content.

• Dates
• Further Reading

Hearthstone

Hearthstone’s annual “Hallow’s End” celebration starts on October 17 and lasts through Halloween on October 31. Logging in during the event will net you a free golden Witch’s Cauldron card, and the Headless Horseman will return for a new Tavern Brawl starring the characters from the Monster Hunt mode. You’ll also be able to take part in a dual class Arena mode, and characters will use Hallow’s End emotes. Finally, the event will accompany the launch of a new Paladin hero for purchase with a new Witchwood bundle.

• Dates
  • October 17-31
• Further Reading

Killing Floor 2

Killing Floor 2 has already introduced its Halloween Horrors: Monster Masquerade update. The sprawling update includes a new Monster Ball map, along with Halloween-themed looks and effects for all the zeds and bosses. Plus you can access new weapons and limited-time items to take them all down.

• Dates
  • Available Now
• Further Reading

Overwatch

Overwatch’s annual Halloween Terror event is once again here. Each year the Halloween Terror event continues the story of Junkenstein’s monster, and this one serves up two separate PvE modes: Classic and Endless Night. The event is always a debuts several new Halloween-themed skins, emotes, sprays, and more. It is going on now through October 31, and Blizzard has revealed all the nifty new costumes.

• Dates
  • October 9-31

Rocket League

Rocket League is bringing back its Haunted Hallows event on October 15. You can earn “Candy Corn” currency for playing online matches, which can then be used to cash in for limited cosmetics like decals, toppers, and wheels. You can also gain a Golden Pumpkin that will contain a customization item from the Nitro, Turbo, or Player’s choice crates. The event will end on November 5, and your Candy Corn will expire on November 8, so make sure you cash it in fast.

• Dates
  • October 15
• Further Reading

Splatoon 2

The Splatoon 2 version of a Halloween gathering is a twist on its usual monthly Splatfests, appropriately named Splatoween. It will start October 19 and last through October 21, with players picking their sides in a Turf Wars between Team Trick and Team Treat. Inkopolis will also be updated with Halloween decorations, and the squid kids will get a chance at four special Splatoween headgear that can be kept after the event is over. You’ll have to go through the Nintendo Switch News app to get them, however.

• Dates
  • October 19-21