Ever since they've been introduced in March in Pokémon Go, Legendary Raid Hours have not disappeared; they in fact have persisted, even up to this point. The event - at least in its early incarnation - was dubbed an "experiment", but at this point, I'm not sure it should remain to be called one. Its persistence seems to indicate that this will be a regular event going forward. That persistence may also be helped or hindered by a few things.
The Legendary Raid Hours help because of their certainty; at the specified time, the majority of open Gyms will have a level 5 raid for a Legendary Pokémon, instead of them randomly appearing at all other hours of the day. It means that Trainers may be easily gotten to raid this attractive target, and there are more Gyms and more raids available to do so. In my area, the event has proven to be quite popular, which leads to the formation of several groups for doing so; it's likely to be this way in other areas as well. I'm sure that it's also an incentive for those who stock lots of Premium Raid Passes to use them here. All this seems to bode well for its persistence.
On the other hand, with many Gyms being rendered unavailable for anything else than raids, this limits the movement of those not interested to raid. And unlike certain special Raid Days, Gyms are not "sterilized" (prevented from issuing other raids) prior to the event, allowing for some Gyms to concurrently have raids of other levels; yet this hindrance may also alleviate the above. As well, unlike special Raid Days, no extra free passes are made available, forcing a Trainer to use up Premium Passes if no free passes are available or they have been used up prior to the event. Some of my raid group fellows have been known to pass up certain Raid Hours for this exact reason. Despite these obvious hindrances, many Trainers seem only too happy to raid rather than do anything else, which assists persistence rather than impeding it.
It seems that one way or another, Legendary Raid Hours are here to stay for the foreseeable future. It makes raids convenient and even more popular. Successive improvements to the concept can only make this more so. The concept was born out of a so-called "experiment", but by now it can be said that the "experiment" is pretty much over, and it happens to be a rousing success. That should mean and support a continued persistence.
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