Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes Costume Raids: Pikachu, Espeon and Umbreon

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids bring four special-looking Pokémon into raids from 24 November at 10am to 30 November at 8pm local time. Pikachu has sun-crown and moon-crown versions in one-star raids, while Espeon with a sun scarf and Umbreon with a moon scarf appear in three-star raids.

Gengar’s Spooky Festival outfit and Halloween Mischief Drifblim are returning too, but through Field Research from 26 November rather than these raids. If you’re spending Raid Passes on the sun and moon costumes, the important details are the tiers and the type matchups.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids: all four outfits

Raid tier	Costume Pokémon	Elemental type	Simple weakness
One-star	Pikachu wearing a sun crown	Electric	Ground
One-star	Pikachu wearing a moon crown	Electric	Ground
Three-star	Espeon wearing a sun scarf	Psychic	Bug, Ghost and Dark
Three-star	Umbreon wearing a moon scarf	Dark	Fighting, Bug and Fairy

The announcement shows each of these Pokémon as Shiny eligible during the event, but does not give a specific Shiny rate. Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids therefore offer the possibility of a Shiny version, not a guaranteed one or a confirmed special boost beyond their ordinary eligibility.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids: sun-crown and moon-crown Pikachu

Look for the one-star raid boss showing Pikachu with the crown you want. Both variants appear during Twilight Wishes, and the game treats the two outfits as separate forms to collect. Check the crown on the raid boss before using a pass, especially if you’re missing only one of the two variants.

Pikachu is Electric-type, so Ground-type moves are the straightforward choice. A strong Ground attacker should make one-star fights much less demanding than the higher-tier bosses, though your own Pokémon and available moves still matter. A regular wild Pikachu is not advertised as an alternative way to receive either crown in this event.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids are a collecting opportunity rather than a new evolution path. Catching or evolving an ordinary Pikachu doesn’t add the event crown, and the sun and moon variants aren’t interchangeable when you’re aiming to fill a collection slot.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids: sun-scarf Espeon

Espeon wearing a sun scarf appears in three-star raids during the same 24-30 November window. This is the time-limited raid form, not an outfit you can add to a normal Espeon later. Evolving a regular Eevee into Espeon doesn’t give it the sun scarf.

Espeon is Psychic-type and weak to Bug-, Ghost- and Dark-type attacks. Bring powered-up attackers of those types and matching moves. Three-star bosses are more demanding than a Pikachu one-star raid, so if your team is still developing you can invite another Trainer rather than spending repeated passes experimenting.

Sun-scarf Espeon can be Shiny, though there is no event-specific rate published. If your goal is the scarf rather than a Shiny, one successful encounter can be enough to add the regular costumed form to your collection.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids: moon-scarf Umbreon

Umbreon wearing a moon scarf is the other three-star costume boss. The outfit matches Twilight Wishes’ moon theme, but it isn’t a reward for evolving one of the event’s Pikachu or an ordinary Eevee. Find the Umbreon raid, beat the boss and catch the special form from that encounter.

As a Dark-type Pokémon, Umbreon is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy. Strong Fighting attackers are a practical starting point, with Bug and Fairy alternatives when your team is better built around them. Don’t use the Psychic-type Espeon counter list unchanged: Espeon and Umbreon have different weaknesses.

The moon-scarf Umbreon is also Shiny eligible. You need to defeat the correct raid boss for this event outfit; an ordinary wild Umbreon is not listed as an alternative.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids vs Mega Raids

Mega Raid boss	Useful attack types
Mega Beedrill	Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock
Mega Houndoom	Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water
Mega Sableye	Fairy
Mega Manectric	Ground

The same week also features Mega Beedrill, Mega Houndoom, Mega Sableye and Mega Manectric. They’re not announced with the sun-and-moon costume accessories. If your main goal is the Pikachu and Eevee evolution outfits, don’t spend your remaining raid budget expecting a Mega boss to drop one of those costumes.

Mega Sableye is Dark/Ghost-type, leaving Fairy attacks as its weakness. Beedrill is Bug/Poison, Houndoom is Dark/Fire, and Manectric is Electric. Those type matchups are a useful basic guide, although a full counter ranking depends on available Pokémon, moves and weather.

Which costumes are in Field Research instead?

From 26 November at 10am until the event ends, event Field Research offers Gengar in its Spooky Festival costume and Drifblim in its Halloween Mischief costume, alongside Bramblin. These are not the four special outfit bosses in the Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids list.

The first Field Research phase, from 24 November at 10am until 26 November at 10am local, offers Applin and Maschiff. If you’re hunting Gengar or Drifblim in costume, prioritise the second phase and read our Field Research schedule rather than expecting to see either one in these sun-and-moon raids.

Best use of your Raid Passes

Start with the one-star Pikachu outfit you don’t already have, then decide whether Espeon’s sun scarf or Umbreon’s moon scarf matters more to your collection. If you’re short on passes, don’t assume you have to raid all four to participate in the event. Wild Staryu and Elgyem offer a separate Shiny-hunting route without raids.

Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes costume raids finish at 8pm local on Monday, 30 November. There is no announced second weekend exclusively for the outfits, and Niantic has not published numerical costume Shiny odds. Use the in-game raid listings to confirm the actual boss and outfit before each attempt.

Official event details: Pokémon GO Twilight Wishes announcement.