Halloween in Monster Hunter Now’s the primary themed occasion to return to Capcom and Niantic’s monster searching AR recreation.
The principle draw is buying the Jack-o’-Head Halloween armor, which may be sourced from accumulating Pumpkin Tickets, a foreign money particular to the occasion.
In addition to this, the weekend introduces a pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku and the possibility so as to add a Halloween medal to your assortment.
Right here’s all the pieces we find out about Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween occasion — from find out how to get Pumpkin Tickets to dates, instances, and different occasion bonuses.
Monster Hunter Now Halloween occasion dates, instances, and bonuses
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Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween occasion takes place between Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. to Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 11.59 p.m. native time, and has two phases:
Begin of occasion onwards: Pumpkin Tickets, Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Quests out there (energetic till finish of occasion)
Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. native time onwards: Pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku within the wild, Halloween Medal Acquisition Quests out there (energetic till finish of occasion)
In abstract — you possibly can start incomes Pumpkin Tickets at any time via the questline, however it isn’t till Saturday morning the place you possibly can encounter pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku and earn the Halloween medal.
In addition to the above quests, monsters, and currencies, the sport’s numerous arenas additionally see a Halloween makeover — with the world map, encounter display, and battle enviornment turning into adorned with pumpkins.
How you can get Pumpkin Tickets in Monster Hunter Now
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Accumulating Pumpkin Tickets is the way you supply the event-exclusive Jack-o’-Head armor piece. You will get Pumpkin Tickets in Monster Hunter Now by:
Finishing Pumpkin Hunt Quests within the Particular tab in the course of the Halloween occasion (18 whole: 1 per quest in step one, 5 per quest within the second)
Defeating pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku (Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. native time till the tip of the occasion)
This implies till Saturday morning, you’ll be capped with what number of Pumpkin Tickets you possibly can earn till pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku makes its debut.
Each of the above sources can be found to gamers who’ve reached Hunter Rank 11 and above.
Monster Hunter Now Halloween Pumpkin Hunt quest steps
You’ll find the next steps in Occasions a part of the Particular quests display. All steps will expire on the finish of the Halloween occasion on the finish of Oct. 31.
Step 1 of three
Get hold of Lollipop Sweet from gathering factors (10) — 1 Pumpkin Ticket, 100 HR Factors
Slay giant monsters (15) — 1 Pumpkin Ticket, 100 HR Factors
Slay monsters (30) — 1 Pumpkin Ticket, 100 HR Factors
Step 2 of three
Get hold of Lollipop Sweet from gathering factors (20) — 5 Pumpkin Tickets, 150 HR Factors
Slay giant monsters (30) — 5 Pumpkin Tickets, 150 HR Factors
Slay monsters (50) — 5 Pumpkin Tickets, 150 HR Factors
Step 3 of three
Get hold of Lollipop Sweet from gathering factors (50) — 1,000 Zenny, 200 HR Factors
Slay giant monsters (60) — 1,000 Zenny, 200 HR Factors
Slay monsters (80) — 1,000 Zenny, 200 HR Factors
Due to FranklyNinja on reddit for serving to fill within the gaps with the above. As with the story gadgets you might want to purchase from the wild, you possibly can acquire Lollipop Sweet from interacting with any gathering level.
How you can get Jack-o’-Head armor, improve necessities
To get the Jack-o’-Head armor in Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween occasion, you could first earn 10 Pumpkin Tickets.
Right here’s the way it appears in-game courtesy of minimi_249 on Twitter / X:
Upgrading the armor then requires additional Pumpkin Tickets, which might solely be sourced from the Halloween occasion. Developer Niantic has mentioned upon getting spent 70 Pumpkin Tickets on Jack-o’-Head armor upgrades, additional enhancements will then solely common crafting supplies. As such, this can be a good quantity to purpose for when you desire to proceed upgrading after the occasion ends.
Jack-o’-Head armor ability defined
As soon as geared up, the Jack-o’-Head armor has the ability Solidarity (Pumpkin Hunt). It is a party-based ability the place having a number of gamers with the ability energetic will increase assault energy. Through the Halloween occasion, this impact is elevated by 5.
As such, this can be a relatively situational ability, as not solely do you might want to be searching with different gamers, however doing so in the course of the Halloween occasion (which ends after Oct. 31) will see probably the most profit.
It’s completely attainable this ability will seem in future armor items to extend its efficiency (equivalent to throughout subsequent 12 months’s Halloween occasion), so crafting one now might be a sound funding for these trying to play with different hunters. In any other case, for solo gamers, it could be merely a bit so as to add to your assortment, particularly if the flexibility to transmog (change armor look) involves the sport someday.
The place to search out pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku in Monster Hunter Now
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A Halloween-themed Kulu-Ya-Ku holding a pumpkin rock will “seem in bigger numbers than ordinary” from Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. native time till the tip of Oct. 31.
By its very nature, Kulu-Ya-Ku seems in all three habitats (Forest, Desert, and Swamp) which means they’ll seem anyplace on the map.
Past the novelty of battling a Halloween-themed monster, taking down these particular pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku will reward you with Pumpkin Tickets.
Niantic has confirmed any pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku tagged with paintballs in the course of the occasion will proceed to drop Pumpkin Tickets after the occasion ends — providing you with further time if wanted.
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