The first Pokemon GO Catch Mastery event will focus on Ghost-type Pokemon and feature, specifically, Drifloon. Pokemon Trainers will begin seeing event perks go live on October 25th, 2020, at 8 AM (local time,) with a worldwide conclusion on the same day, at 10 PM (local time).

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Players will not only receive Bonus XP when making successful Nice, Great, Excellent, and Curveball Throws, but also have the opportunity to complete a special Timed Research, and event-exclusive Ghost-themed Research tasks. The “Catch Mastery: Ghost” Field Research tasks are set to include Mega Gengar Energy, Ghost-type encounters as rewards, and Drifloon will be appearing much more frequently in the wild.

Shiny Drifloon is obtainable, but only Drifloon’s spawn rate itself is boosted so players unfortunately should not expect to encounter more Shiny Drifloon than usual. That said, the Catch Mastery: Ghost event gives players ample opportunities to capture Drifloon, so a Shiny isn’t totally out of the question.

Catch Mastery: Ghost

Note: All potentially Shiny encounters have been marked with an asterisk.

Part 1 of 10

Catch 1 Drifloon - Drifloon* Encounter Catch 3 Ghost-type Pokemon - 5 Razz Berries Make 3 Nice Throws - 10 Poke Balls

Rewards: Drifloon* Encounter, 300 Stardust, 300 XP

Part 2 of 10

Make 5 Nice Throws - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 3 Drifloon - 5 Nanab Berries Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokemon - Drifloon Encounter*

Rewards: Drifloon Encounter*, 300 Stardust, 300 XP

Part 3 of 10

Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 5 Drifloon - 5 Razz Berries Use 3 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokemon - Drifloon Encounter*

Rewards: Drifloon Encounter*, 300 Stardust, 300 XP

Part 4 of 10

Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws in a row - 10 Poke Balls Catch 5 Drifloon - 5 Pinap Berries Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokemon - 10 Poke Balls

Rewards: Drifloon Encounter*, 300 XP, 20 Drifloon Candies

Part 5 of 10

Make 3 Nice Curveball Throws - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 5 Drifloon - 5 Pinap Berries Use 3 Pinap Berries to help catch Pokemon - 10 Great Balls

Rewards: Drifloon Encounter*, 300 XP, Star Piece

Part 6 of 10

Make 3 Great Throws - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 5 Drifloon - 5 Nanab Berries Use 3 Berries to help catch Pokemon - Drifloon Encounter*

Rewards: Haunter Encounter, 500 XP, 20 Gengar Mega Energy

Part 7 of 10

Make 3 Great Curveball Throws - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 10 Drifloon - 5 Razz Berries Use 3 Nanab Berries to help catch Pokemon - 10 Great Balls

Rewards: Banette Encounter, 500 XP, 2 Rare Candies

Part 8 of 10

Make 5 Great Curveball Throws - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 10 Drifloon - 5 Pinap Berries Use 3 Razz Berries to help catch Pokemon - 10 Ultra Balls

Rewards: Dusclops Encounter, 500 XP, 20 Gengar Mega Energy

Part 9 of 10

Make 3 Great Curveball Throws in a row - Drifloon Encounter* Catch 10 Drifloon - Drifloon Encounter* Make an Excellent Throw - Drifloon Encounter*

Rewards: Drifblim Encounter, 1,500 Stardust, 1,500 XP

Part 10 of 10

Make 3 Great Curveball Throws in a row - Golden Razz Berry Catch 15 Drifloon - Silver Pinap Berry Make an Excellent Curveball Throw - 10 Ultra Balls

Rewards: Costumed Gengar Encounter*, 1,500 XP, 40 Gengar Mega Energy

As seen, players will have near nonstop opportunities to catch as many Drifloon as they can, and with all the passive XP bonuses, players should be sure to use their Lucky Eggs. By the end of this Timed Research, Trainers will have earned at least 100 Mega Gengar Energy, and if they’ve been taking advantage of local event-exclusive Field Research tasks as well, that number should be a bit greater.

Pokemon GO is available now on the App Store and Google Play.

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