Summary
WithPokemon GOin the middle of its Halloween event, many players are unhappy about Gengar’s sushi chef costume.Pokemon GOhas celebrated Halloween since its early years, but the latest event has upset fans in a few ways.
Since Niantic releasedPokemon GO, the mobile game has celebrated seven Halloweens. PastPokemon GOHalloween events included increased spawn rates for Ghost and Dark-type Pokemon, and that’s no different this year.PreviousPokemon GOHalloween eventsfeatured seasonal variants for starter Pokemon, Pichu, Pikachu, Vulpix, and more, Mega Bannette, and unique player outfit options. Among the Ghost-type Pokemon spawning inPokemon GOthis year is a Gengar in a special costume. With some differences from pastPokemon GOseasonal events, this Gengar has the community divided.
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Reddit user CuboneClique recently shared a screenshot of a Tricks and Treats Gengar with a moderate CP level. This Gengar costume is exclusive toPokemon GO’s Halloween 2023 event, and it features the Ghost-type Pokemon in a sushi chef outfit. The Gengar costume seems loosely based on a plush being sold at Pokemon Centers, but it has a strange alteration. Unlike the Gengar plush,thePokemon GOcostumeis missing the chef jacket. Without the iconic jacket, manyPokemon GOplayers are confused by its appearance. Though the seasonalPokemon GOcostume includes the chef hat and sushi decorations adorning Gengar’s head, some are suggesting that it looks like it’s wearing garbage.
The Gengar sushi chef is meant to be wearing a white and yellow coat that covers most of the Pokemon.Pokemon GO’s 2023 Halloween eventisn’t the first time that Gengar has received a costume for the holiday. In 2020,Pokemon GOplayers could catch a Gengar in a Banette costume, while the Spooky Festival of 2022 centered on the Ghost-type Pokemon with a witch hat on. WithPokemon GOplayers comparing this year’s Gengar costume to earlier years, 2023 seems to be the most underwhelming for Gengar fans. AsPokemon GOplayers are unable to catch Gengar in costumes from previous years, the sushi chef iteration is the only one currently available.
Because thePokemon GOGengar costume appears to be missing the jacket featured on thePokemonplush it’s based on, it may be adjusted in the future. WithearlierPokemon GOGengar costumesbeing celebrated more than the current one, this Halloween may draw fewer players than in previous years. Niantic rarely updatesPokemon GOto alter the appearance of Pokemon, but it may make an exception for this year’s costume which seems less seasonal than earlier ones.
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