How to get Pumpkin Tickets in Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween event

Halloween in Monster Hunter Now is the primary themed event to come to Capcom and Niantic’s monster searching AR recreation.

The essential draw is buying the Jack-o’-Head Halloween armor, which will be sourced from amassing Pumpkin Tickets, a foreign money particular to the event.

As effectively as this, the weekend introduces a pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku and the prospect to add a Halloween medal to your assortment.

Here’s every little thing we learn about Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween event — from how to get Pumpkin Tickets to dates, occasions, and different event bonuses.

Monster Hunter Now Halloween event dates, occasions, and bonuses

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Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween event 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:

• Start of event onwards: Pumpkin Tickets, Halloween Pumpkin Hunt Quests out there (energetic till finish of event)
• Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. native time onwards: Pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku in the wild, Halloween Medal Acquisition Quests out there (energetic till finish of event)

In abstract — you’ll be able to start incomes Pumpkin Tickets at any time by means of the questline, but it surely isn’t till Saturday morning the place you’ll be able to encounter pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku and earn the Halloween medal.

As effectively because the above quests, monsters, and currencies, the sport’s varied arenas additionally see a Halloween makeover — with the world map, encounter display screen, and battle area turning into adorned with pumpkins.

How to get Pumpkin Tickets in Monster Hunter Now

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Collecting Pumpkin Tickets is the way you supply the event-exclusive Jack-o’-Head armor piece. You can get Pumpkin Tickets in Monster Hunter Now by:

• Completing Pumpkin Hunt Quests in the Special tab throughout the Halloween event (18 complete: 1 per quest in step one, 5 per quest in the second)
• Defeating pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku (Saturday, Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. native time till the tip of the event)

This means till Saturday morning, you’ll be capped with what number of Pumpkin Tickets you’ll be able to earn till pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku makes its debut.

Both 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 can discover the next steps in Events a part of the Special quests display screen. All steps will expire on the finish of the Halloween event on the finish of Oct. 31.

Step 1 of three

• Obtain Lollipop Candy from gathering factors (10) — 1 Pumpkin Ticket, 100 HR Points
• Slay giant monsters (15) — 1 Pumpkin Ticket, 100 HR Points
• Slay monsters (30) — 1 Pumpkin Ticket, 100 HR Points

Step 2 of three

• Obtain Lollipop Candy from gathering factors (20) — 5 Pumpkin Tickets, 150 HR Points
• Slay giant monsters (30) — 5 Pumpkin Tickets, 150 HR Points
• Slay monsters (50) — 5 Pumpkin Tickets, 150 HR Points

Step 3 of three

• Obtain Lollipop Candy from gathering factors (50) — 1,000 Zenny, 200 HR Points
• Slay giant monsters (60) — 1,000 Zenny, 200 HR Points
• Slay monsters (80) — 1,000 Zenny, 200 HR Points

Thanks to FranklyNinja on reddit for serving to fill in the gaps with the above. As with the story objects you want to purchase from the wild, you’ll be able to acquire Lollipop Candy from interacting with any gathering level.

How to get Jack-o’-Head armor, improve necessities

To get the Jack-o’-Head armor in Monster Hunter Now’s Halloween event, you have to first earn 10 Pumpkin Tickets.

Here’s the way it appears in-game courtesy of minimi_249 on Twitter / X:

Upgrading the armor then requires additional Pumpkin Tickets, which may solely be sourced from the Halloween event. Developer Niantic has mentioned after getting spent 70 Pumpkin Tickets on Jack-o’-Head armor upgrades, additional enhancements will then solely common crafting supplies. As such, it is a good quantity to purpose for when you want to proceed upgrading after the event ends.

Jack-o’-Head armor talent defined

Once outfitted, the Jack-o’-Head armor has the talent Solidarity (Pumpkin Hunt). This is a party-based talent the place having a number of gamers with the talent energetic will increase assault energy. During the Halloween event, this impact is elevated by 5.

As such, it is a quite situational talent, as not solely do you want to be searching with different gamers, however doing so throughout the Halloween event (which ends after Oct. 31) will see probably the most profit.

It’s fully potential this talent will seem in future armor items to enhance its efficiency (corresponding to throughout subsequent yr’s Halloween event), so crafting one now might be a sound funding for these trying to play with different hunters. Otherwise, for solo gamers, it is likely to be merely a bit to add to your assortment, particularly if the power to transmog (change armor look) comes to the sport sooner or later.

Where to discover pumpkin rock Kulu-Ya-Ku in Monster Hunter Now

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A Halloween-themed Kulu-Ya-Ku holding a pumpkin rock will “appear in larger numbers than usual” 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) that means they will seem anyplace on the map.

Beyond 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 throughout the event will proceed to drop Pumpkin Tickets after the event ends — supplying you with further time if wanted.

Looking for extra guides? Our Monster Hunter Now suggestions and tips web page can provide you some further pointers, whereas our monster checklist delves into all different out there encounters.