In the previous edition, Last Resort was the featured move for all forms available at that time, being Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, and Umbreon; Leafeon and Glaceon received it in the "recap edition" the next year, while Sylveon - which has only debuted this year - hasn't yet received it. Last Resort is (or was, by now) still available for Eevee this time, but all the other forms got different moves. Vaporeon gets Scald, Jolteon gets Zap Cannon, Flareon gets Superpower, Espeon gets Shadow Ball, Umbreon gets Psychic, Leafeon gets Bullet Seed, Glaceon gets Water Pulse, and Sylveon gets Psyshock. Not all of these moves suit a STAB framework, but some may be useful for PvP, where they might help to fend off counters.
As noted, this edition takes place over a couple of days with current standard features on each day, from 11 AM to 5 PM local time, with Trainers being free to use extended Incense and/or Lure Modules depending on the situation. The "move window" for evolving Eevee into its various forms, however, is extended, from approximately last Friday to Monday tomorrow. This was intended to give time for Trainers to evolve Espeon and Umbreon as they normally have a significant walking requirement, but due to a bug that was reclassed as a temporary bonus feature, they only need to become a Buddy Pokémon. Sylveon, meanwhile, has its evolution requirement of 70 buddy hearts temporarily reduced to just 7 for this event.
For the other features, the bonus was quartered Egg hatch distance, which ought to allow Trainers to catch up on hatching their Eggs, some of which could contain Eevee. The paid Special Research this time is called "What You Choose to Be", reflecting the fact that Eevee has a myriad of evolved forms. In fact, all of those forms can be gotten from this Special Research set, which might benefit some Trainers, as Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon still evolve randomly from Eevee in Pokémon Go, and that should alleviate some Trainers in not getting the evolved Eevee form they desire, albeit with variable stats. The entire set, as I cannot stress enough, is always worth buying for its value.
After two days, I substantially increased my Candy stock, gained many Shiny Eevee, and some usable ones with high stats or for PvP. On the first day yesterday, I decided to go out to try to hit up a couple of my friends in the nearby area, and that worked out well; it was then that I also focused on catching as many Eevee as possible within the event period. Today, I did the same but only met one friend instead, and I opted to take a more loose approach by partly employing my Poké Ball Plus to assist in the capture of the Eevee that appeared. Both of these were coupled with a few errands to make the trip outside more significant. As for evolution, I evolved a few Eevee with high stats that I already gained, as well as a few others for possible PvP usage. Although Last Resort has some niche PvP usage, this Community Day really warranted evolving, and I may evolve some more tomorrow.
Eevee remains a most unusual Pokémon, as it has many different evolved forms. Therefore, the Community Day featuring it and its extended species family this month has to be unusually designed as well, like that from three years ago. Fortunately, in many ways, it's also quite expanded from then, with many possibilities of the Eevee family for different Pokémon battles. It becomes the task of Trainers to choose and tailor the Eevee that they have caught for different purposes, and that's a certain usual business made greatly possible this weekend.
One year ago: Matters of Shadow and Light (Purification)
Two years ago: The Subtle Generational Spoiler
Three years ago: Don't Look Back... in Anger
Four years ago: Pokémon Desktop Wallpapers
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