Here’s a full rundown of everything you need to know about the October 2022 Pokemon Community Day featuring Litwick!
Community Days are always a highlight of every Pokemon GO player’s month and the one for October 2022 is one of the best in recent times.
This is because it features Litwick – an uncommon Pokemon that can be evolved into a powerful battling ‘Mon – Chandelure.
If that wasn’t enough, the Litwick Community Day will also feature more content like Raids, Research, and an exclusive attack for Chandelure!
- What is the Featured Pokemon for the October 2022 Community Day?
- When is the Litwick October Community Day in Pokemon GO?
- Litwick Community Day Bonuses
- Litwick Community Day 4-Star Lampent Raids
- Chandelure Featured Attack: Poltergeist
- Can You Catch Shiny Litwick in Pokemon GO?
- Field Notes: Trick of the Light Special Research Story
- Timed Research
- Litwick Stickers in Pokemon GO

What is the Featured Pokemon for the October 2022 Community Day?
The featured Pokemon for the October 2022 Community Day is Litwick.
This candle-like, Ghost/Fire-type Pokemon is a great choice for the October Community Day. Not only is it pretty spooky, but its final evolution, Chandelure, is a powerful Pokemon that every trainer wants to have.
When is the Litwick October Community Day in Pokemon GO?
The Pokemon GO Litwick Community Day is on October 15, 2022, from 2 PM to 5 PM local time.
For the duration of the event, Litwick will be spawning much more frequently, but that’s not all! There are limited-time event bonuses, Raids, Research, and more on the Community Day.
Here’s everything you need to know about Community Days in Pokemon GO if you need some more information about these monthly events.

Litwick Community Day Bonuses
- 3x XP for catching Pokemon
- 2x Candy for catching Pokemon
- 2x chance to receive XL Candy (level 31 trainers or above)
- Lure Modules activated during the event will last 3 hours
- Incense activated during the event will last 3 hours
- One additional Special Trade can be made (until 10 PM)
- Trades require 50% less Stardust (until 10 PM)
- Surprise snapshot photobomb encounter
Litwick Community Day 4-Star Lampent Raids
Following the community day, from 5 PM – 10 PM local time, Lampent will be in 4-Star Raid battles. This is the evolved form of Litwick.
Here’s how to beat Lampent Raids in Pokemon GO so you can defeat it on your first try!
You cannot use Remote Raid Passes in these Raids so you will have to take part in them in person. Find out how to get more Raid Passes in Pokemon GO here!
Additionally, after defeating a Lampent Raid will activate a bonus. Litwick will appear within a 300m radius around the Gym where Lampent was defeated for 30 minutes.

Chandelure Featured Attack: Poltergeist
If you evolve Lampent into Chandelure at any point from 2 PM – 10 PM on the Litwick Community Day, it will know the Poltergeist charged attack.
This exclusive attack has 140 power in both trainer and Gym battles and the only other way to teach it to your Pokemon is by using an Elite Charged TM.
Find out how to get Unova Stones in Pokemon GO so you can evolve Lampent into Chandelure.

Can You Catch Shiny Litwick in Pokemon GO?
Yes, there is a shiny Litwick in Pokemon GO and there’s no better time to catch one than during the October 2022 Community Day.
This is because Community Days have an increased shiny rate, making it more likely for you to catch shiny Pokemon.
Here are the exact chances of catching a shiny Litwick on Community Day!
Shiny Litwick looks very similar to standard Litwick, but its flame is light blue and it has green eyes instead of yellow.

Field Notes: Trick of the Light Special Research Story
Players can purchase a Ticket for the Trick of the Light Field Research Story for $1 (or local currency equivalent).
The Trick of the Light Special Research will reward players with plenty of Litwick Candy and encounters with Pokemon from the Litwick family.
Timed Research
The Litwick Community Day will also have Timed Research for every player to complete.
While we don’t know the exact Tasks, we do know that completing the Research will reward players with 5 Unova Stones!
Also, make sure you complete the Festival of Lights Timed Research that is also active during the Community Day!
Litwick Stickers in Pokemon GO
Finally, there are some Litwick-themed stickers available for trainers to collect on the Community Day. Players can get these by:
- Spinning PokeStops
- Opening Gifts from Friends
- Purchasing them from the in-game Shop

In other news, the 2022 Pokemon GO Festival of Lights event is still going on. However, you don’t have long to experience everything it has to offer!