Mobile Games Weekly Update Roundup: 26 Oct-1 Nov 2026

Welcome to this week's roundup of the biggest mobile game updates on iOS and Android. It's Halloween week, so most of the list is spooky events, alongside a new Pokémon TCG Pocket expansion and a fourth anniversary.

Pokémon GO has costumed Pikachu, Zubat and Sinistea debuting for Halloween, and Pokémon TCG Pocket adds dual-type cards for the first time in its Dual Fusion expansion. Monster Hunter Now has its Halloween gear back, and GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE is giving away up to 259 free recruits for its fourth anniversary.

Here's the full list.

Mobile Games Weekly Update Roundup: 26 Oct-1 Nov 2026

Pokémon GO

Update: 27 October-5 November 2026

Halloween 2026 Part I runs in Pokémon GO from 10am on 27 October to 10am on 1 November, local time. Three costumed Pokémon make their debut: Pikachu in a hat and capelet, Zubat in a top hat and Sinistea with a bow, and all three can be Shiny.

Pokémon leave spooky surprises in the wild for you to tap as part of Trick or Treat. Wild encounters include Duskull, plus Piplup and Drifblim in Halloween Mischief costumes, and the costumed Pikachu and Sinistea appear in one-star raids.

The bonuses come through the GO Pass: Halloween 2026, which runs until 5 November. Reaching Rank 10 gets you double Candy for catches and Rank 20 doubles Stardust, both rising to triple with the $7.99 GO Pass Deluxe.

Part II follows from 1 November to 5 November, with Shiny Greavard making its debut and Mega Sableye able to reach a new Super Max Mega Level.

Pokémon TCG Pocket

Update: 29 October 2026

The Dual Fusion expansion arrived in Pokémon TCG Pocket on 29 October (the evening of 28 October in the US), and it brings dual-type Pokémon into the game for the first time. Mega Mewtwo X ex is Psychic and Fighting, and Mega Greninja ex is Water and Darkness.

Mega Rayquaza ex leads a new Dragon-type Elite Deck, and six Dual Fusion Rental Decks are available until 15 December. A First Partners Special Pack is on the way as well.

It's also the game's second anniversary. The Second Anniversary Celebration Campaign runs from 29 October to 14 December and gives you a ticket for a booster pack with a guaranteed two-star card. A PROMO Reissue Event runs until 12 November, and Mega Greninja covers and backdrops arrive on 31 October.

Monster Hunter Now

Update: 26 October-8 November 2026

Halloween 2026 runs in Monster Hunter Now from 26 October to 8 November. Limited gear returns, including the Ghost Balloon armour and the Skullwhistle weapon. Equip the pumpkin head armour and its Halloween skill is boosted ten times over during the event, adding 50% more damage to breakable parts.

There's new gear to earn too. The Harvest Cloak layered armour is in the event exchange, paid for with tokens from slaying large monsters and breaking their parts. Materials from small monsters and gathering points are doubled, and your interaction range is 1.5 times bigger.

From 2 November, the second half brings in a Kulu-Ya-Ku carrying a pumpkin, plus an EX exchange for its tokens. Upgrading limited-time gear also needs fewer materials until 15 November.

Goddess of Victory: NIKKE

Update: 29 October 2026

The fourth anniversary update for GODDESS OF VICTORY: NIKKE launched worldwide on 29 October. Marian: Queen leads the new characters, and Scarlet: Goddeath is an Eden-enhanced version of Hongryeon.

The rewards are big this year. You can earn up to 259 free recruitment attempts during the event, and Rapunzel: Sanctuary is a free SSR, with up to four copies to claim through the anniversary events.

Main Chapters 49 and 50 cover the 3rd Surface Recapture War and bring the Underground Ark storyline to an end. There's also the MARIA-n story event, a choice-driven visual novel minigame called Fading Affection, and a 22-track music collaboration with Stellar Blade, with four of the tracks free. Full Spanish text support arrives with the update too.

Solo Leveling: Arise

Update: 22 October 2026

Netmarble's 2.5 anniversary update, Beyond, landed in Solo Leveling: Arise on 22 October. It adds Holy Guardian Barrier Go Gunhee, a Water Buster Hunter, and Velvet, a Fire Successor of Fangs.

The new Deep Containment Zone mode has you team up with three other Hunters to take on Experiment versions of familiar bosses. Battlefield of Infinity is in as well, and seasonal cards now replace Special Commissions.

For the anniversary, there are up to 300 special draw tickets to earn with this update, and up to 200 more are coming with the November update.

Stumble Guys

Update: 22 October-2 November 2026

Stumbleween is on in Stumble Guys until 2 November, as part of the Cursed Fair update. It's a community event: everyone collects candy to fill Dear Fred's candy bag, then follows the Haunted Candy Trail to the House on the Hill.

Community challenges there unlock shared rewards for all players. Separately, Clubs Season 16 runs until 19 November, and it's where you'll find the Captain Cursed Heart skin.

Pokémon Sleep

Update: 26 October-2 November 2026

Misdreavus and Mismagius make their debut in Pokémon Sleep during its Halloween 2026 event, which runs from 26 October to 2 November on Greengrass Isle. Both are Ghost types.

Candy from research is doubled from 26 to 30 October and tripled on 31 October and 1 November. Ghost-type helpers bring an extra ingredient, their main skills trigger more often, and they gain three skill levels when they activate.

You'll also find Eevee in a new purple Halloween hat, and Halloween Pikachu turns up more often too.

The King of Fighters AFK

Update: Running until 11 November 2026

Netmarble's Halloween update for The King of Fighters AFK is running now. Halloween Angel is the headline fighter, and KOF 2001 Heidern can be picked up from the Ranking Event Exchange Shop.

The Pumpkin Festival runs until 4 November and includes the Pumpkin Tower dungeon. It also brings a new Legendary pet, Pieris, and the return of Demonio.

Halloween Mature and Iori Yagami are back until 11 November, and a Lucky event from 2 to 6 November features the Legendary supporter Jubei Yamada.

Crystal of Atlan

Update: 28 October 2026

Crystal of Atlan has teamed up with Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and the collaboration went live on 28 October.

The highlight is a four-player minigame where you pilot a Tachikoma, with rewards based on how well you do. Motoko Kusanagi, the Major herself, joins as a pet.

Dunk City Dynasty

Update: Halloween Trip until 10 November 2026

Season 10 Part 1 is live in Dunk City Dynasty, and it brings Manu Ginóbili and Lauri Markkanen to the court.

Its Halloween Trip event runs until 10 November, with quests and an event map to explore for free rewards. There's also a Treasure Hunt event offering the Pixel Pumpkin & Full Moon set, and a Triumph Reaper outfit in the new Costume Supply Crate.

That's the list for this week. Next week is a big one for Genshin Impact fans, with Version 7.2, "Hour of Ruin", arriving on 4 November.