In and Out of Patterns

Frequent readers of this blog will occasionally recognize that sometimes my posts fall into a pattern (or patterns), maybe for extended periods of time. I've pointed it out explicitly about a year ago, and this time I'm about to do it again, since there is an existing one. Only this time, I'd like to couple it with a discussion about patterns with some related Pokémon things in general. Admittedly, though, this can be a rather enigmatic thing with how patterns and those Pokémon things can manifest.

It is appropriate to start with the pattern I've got going for my recent posts. Since the end of last month, I've had an alternating pattern of posts related and not related to Pokémon Go, being two posts off and two posts on. As a matter of fact, this is the second post off after yesterday, having followed two posts on. I will concede that this pattern is likely to be broken very soon and in a spectacular manner, particularly since there is a major Pokémon Go agenda coming up: the big "Go Fest for everyone" thing coming up this weekend, and my posts will surely have to adjust to that. As with last year's pattern, it is as much intended as it is unintended; things just seem to work well with it in place, at least until I have to break it.

Meanwhile, it seems conceivable that any Pokémon game can be played according to specific patterns. I've already detailed a plausible "schedule" of patterns according to daily routines, but that is simply just a conjecture. For those without a set routine, they could have a more diverse pattern, for example going from the Switch (like Sword and Shield) to mobile (like Pokémon Go) to a different platform (like revisiting a Nintendo DS Pokémon game) and then have the entire thing start up again. The point is that the patterns are likely to vary from person to person and from situation to situation, and the best that I can do is outline something rather general that may or may not apply.

Some patterns are good, but others may not be as good. This is what Niantic likely realized with the Wayfarer system as the system by which new PokéStops in Pokémon Go gets realized; if the system detects certain patterns in responses, it is likely to force a "cooldown" for a reviewer to rethink everything. It's like a research that demands one to work on things and then work on them again to eliminate certain biases. What applies there may have some merits for other things, including Wayfarer as it is related to Pokémon Go in many ways. It can become something to consider while playing other Pokémon games as well, in order to avoid patterns that may "entrap".

Patterns are natural things that may be present in different areas of life in different ways. Pokémon would be just one of those many areas, and in my case in particular at times, some of the posts on this blog that regard a variety of Pokémon things. While it may be judgmental to decide which ones should or shouldn't exist, the consolation is that they just may do so whether one intends them or not. With that, I and perhaps many other Pokémon fans are due to continue to be in and out of whatever pattern may become evident.

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