Lavender Tower Night is PokeBonk’s first seasonal event and its Halloween special. You climb the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town one floor at a time, fight off waves of ghosts in the dark and collect Candles for exclusive titles, costumes and Stardust. It runs alongside Season 2 and ends in early November.
Event dates
| Date and time | |
|---|---|
| Starts | October 21, 2026 at 16:30 UTC (with Season 2) |
| Ends | November 4, 2026 at 17:30 UTC |
| Ends in UTC+8 | November 5, 2026 at 01:30 |
| Ends in Spain | November 4, 2026 at 18:30 local time |
Europe leaves summer time partway through the event, so the event is not exactly two weeks long in hours. If you want to squeeze in a last run, go by the UTC end time and leave yourself a margin.
How to enter
Open the main menu and press the Lavender Tower Night event button. The event page has five tabs:
- Play: your Candle counter, your best floor and the Enter the Tower button.
- Book of Candles: the reward track.
- Achievements: event-only achievements, such as No Light.
- Leaderboard: Tower rankings for trainers and clans.
- Prizes: the event’s prize list.
How the Tower works
Floors and waves
The main tower has seven floors. On each floor you face three waves, and the third wave brings a boss. Clear all three and the stairs open. Walk up them to reach the next floor.
Two bosses stand out:
- Ghost Marowak waits on floor 6.
- Gengar, Lord of the Tower waits at the top.
Unidentified ghosts and the Silph Scope
Some ghosts arrive unidentified. While hidden, they take only a sliver of damage, so focusing them is a waste of time. Fire the Silph Scope pulse to reveal them, then let your attacks do their job.
Darkness and candles
The tower is dark. Light candles to see what is coming. Gengar’s tombstones are scattered around, and each one can hold either a trick or a treat, so open them knowing it could go either way.
Offerings
On every floor you pick an Offering. Read each one before you choose. They shape the rest of your climb.
Floors of the Beyond and curses
Past the rooftop, the climb keeps going. The Floors of the Beyond are endless, and you can accept curses there. Every curse you take on raises the Candles you earn, so this is where strong builds farm.
How Candles work
Candles are the event currency. You earn them on every run in every mode, but the Tower pays more than ordinary Classic or Survival runs. Candles add up over the whole event, and each total you reach unlocks a tier in the Book of Candles.
All 10 reward tiers
| Total Candles | Reward |
|---|---|
| 50 | Tower Visitor (title) |
| 150 | 300 Stardust |
| 300 | Lavender Candle |
| 500 | Lucky Egg and Rare Candy |
| 750 | Channeler |
| 1,000 | 600 Stardust |
| 1,300 | Cubone Costume |
| 1,650 | Spectral look |
| 2,000 | Lavender Channeler (title) |
| 2,500 | Gengar Costume |
The Stardust tiers are worth grabbing early: 900 Stardust in total goes straight into Lab upgrades. The Lucky Egg and Rare Candy at 500 are useful items too. See items and vitamins for what they do.
Since v0.8.14 you can pick a Pokémon’s shiny look even if it also has the Spectral look unlocked.
Tips for climbing higher
- Scope first, shoot second. When a pack of unidentified ghosts shows up, reveal them before you commit. Otherwise you are dodging enemies you cannot really hurt.
- Light your way. Fighting blind in the dark is how runs end early. Keep candles lit around the area you fight in.
- Bring area damage. Each floor throws three waves at you in a tight space. Moves that hit groups make the waves shorter.
- Save your Ultimate for the third wave. Every boss comes in wave three. Arrive with a full Ultimate and spend it there, especially on floor 6 against Marowak.
- Plan a fusion. If you can bring two moves to max level before the top floors, a move fusion frees a slot and gives a big damage spike for Gengar.
- Choose curses you can handle. In the Floors of the Beyond, more curses mean more Candles, but only if you survive. Add them one at a time.
- Play a few short climbs early. The first tiers come fast, and the 300 Stardust at 150 Candles makes your next attempts stronger.
Known fixes during the event
The event got several fixes in its first days. If you hit one of these issues, reload the game to the newest version first:
| Version | Fix |
|---|---|
| v0.8.14 | No more walking through stairs or invisible walls, Meowth no longer blocks the stairs, Ectoplasm Armor is delivered and No Light can be earned |
| v0.8.15 | Tower wins that were wrongly rejected now count |
| v0.8.16 | Event ranking shows a Tower header, podium and your own position |
| v0.8.17 | Reward claims no longer fail on slow connections |
Your best floor, Candle balance and leaderboard position are separate records. If one looks wrong, check the others before reporting it. Your trainer card also shows your best Tower floor. More detail is in troubleshooting.
Ready to climb? Play PokeBonk and pick the event from the main menu.
Quick answers
When does Lavender Tower Night end?
The event ends on November 4, 2026 at 17:30 UTC (November 5 at 01:30 in UTC+8).
How many Candles do I need for the Gengar Costume?
2,500 Candles in total. It is the last of the ten reward tiers in the Book of Candles.
Do I only earn Candles in the event?
No. Every run in every mode earns Candles, but the Tower gives more than regular Classic or Survival runs.
Why do my attacks barely hurt some ghosts?
Those ghosts are unidentified. Use the Silph Scope pulse to reveal them, and they take normal damage.
My Tower win did not count. What now?
v0.8.15 fixed wins that were wrongly rejected. Reload to the newest version and check your best floor on the event page.
