Pokémon Go Regional Event Rollup

OK, so Pokémon Go is well-known for all of its events, which I regularly recap or roll up, or even cover specially, as with one year ago today (see below). Lately, though, it has also been known to hold certain events for specific regions of the world, where Trainers in that region can participate in them. Since there have been quite a few of these events and since I roll up or cover global events, I thought it would be as well to roll up the regional events for an added perspective to how Pokémon Go ticks around the world.

In Latin America and the Caribbean (though mostly the former), there is a celebration called the "Day of the Dead" that coincidentally takes place just after Halloween (November 1, next to October 31), and last year, this was celebrated for Trainers in those regions. The celebration took place on November 1 and 2 for them. Some of the featured Pokémon - appearing in the wild and by Incense - were notably Ghost and Dark types, which bridged the Halloween celebration quite nicely. The Cubone family became a particular highlight as well, including in Field Research for its evolved form Marowak (both Kanto and Alolan) also featuring a couple of other Pokémon. The Poffin took on the symbolic role for pan de muerto, a popular treat of this celebration, and it became available in the GBL as well as a box in the Shop. All the elements of the event nicely complemented the heart of the celebration.

Still in Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a celebration called Carnival that is held in the times before Easter, and in a typical year, this tends to be very festive. Due to current conditions, it is much less festive and more restricted, so Pokémon Go stepped in to make things a bit more festive even with the restrictions. For two days on February 18 and 19, Trainers in the region had the opportunity to celebrate with 3-hour Incense and a Shop box featuring them, as well as a host of supporting items, to catch a number of festive Pokémon - among them Jigglypuff, Munna, and even Hitmontop - that appeared more frequently by Incense. They even had the chance for two Raid Hours on both days, one for Kricketot and one for Emolga. Carnival is known for being very celebratory, but with Pokémon Go in the mix, it seemed like it upped the ante, both for now and later on if (when) the real event can be very festive again.

Meanwhile, India has its "Festival of Colors", also known as Holi, and true to its name, its a colorful celebration of the good in life. To celebrate this unique festival, Trainers in the region on March 28 (yesterday) were able to partake in the celebration by being able to catch a number of Pokémon of all colors, attracted to Incense. Complementing this, a Timed Research set was included with very colorful rewards in addition to two Shop boxes, one paid and one free, with supporting items. Further support was given by a Wayfarer challenge to encourage Trainers to approve new PokéStops and consequently affect the celebration. For those not in India, two shirt items became available for all Trainers to show their spirit of the celebration despite not being in the location. But then again, the fame of this celebration around the world deserves at least some recognition, including by way of Pokémon Go.

The myriad of events in Pokémon Go are nothing new for any Trainer. But the events above may be a novelty, especially for those not living in the regions that become the location for the events. The hope is that other Trainers may be able to experience their own regional events as those who experienced the above, if not in lieu of participating in the above by coming directly. That would mean more festivity for them when the time is appropriate and something new for all to discover.

One year ago: Pokémon Go: A Drive to Investigate

Two years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 3/29/2019

Three years ago: Takara Tomy Pokémon MonCollé Friends: Pikachu

Four years ago: Pokémon Mechanical Fan