This month and the next two months have been established as being part of the Pokémon Go season that is called the Season of Mischief, and Trainers ought to know by now who's responsible for all that - Hoopa. It would be expected that the events would have some correlation to the Mischief Pokémon, and they do - some albeit more distantly than others, but many of them do. Thus, the rollup this month is intended to explain that and a whole lot more related to that.
Being a Mythical Pokémon (though a minor one), Hoopa is expected to be begotten through a Special Research, and it is. Unlike other Special Research sets for other Mythical Pokémon, this one is being revealed gradually using the "episodic" framework that I described as an "evolution" of Special Research. Specifically, the Special Research set is being revealed by the events in this month and throughout the Season of Mischief, which is why it is being mentioned here. Hoopa itself in its Confined form can already be encountered on the second full page, but that is of course not the whole story; that will come later on as more of the set is gradually revealed.
After the initial reveal at the start of the season, the reveal continued with a dedicated one-day event on September 5 to mark the coming of the Mythical Pokémon, which is titled Hoopa's Arrival. Though dedicated, the event actually uses the Incense Day framework with alternating type hours (Psychic and Ghost/Dark) corresponding to the types of Hoopa. The event was made more enticing with a Collection Challenge, double transfer Candy, and helpful Field Research tasks with lots of Poké Balls as rewards. It was in many ways a fitting welcome for the Mischief Pokémon, as well as its species of kin that may have their own brand of mischief... which is then spectacularly followed.
True to one of its types, the reveal continued with the return of the Psychic Spectacular from September 8 to 13, with two of Hoopa's kins taking the stage: Inkay and Malamar, the Psychic-type Pokémon with affinities for turning over, literally. They are joined by other Pokémon of the Psychic type and appear in the wild, in raids, and as rewards for Field Research tasks; Inkay also appeared in photobombs once a day and new stickers were available. The event celebrated Pokémon of the type along with an "overturning" of its own with certain Pokémon, certainly with Hoopa itself included.
As an aside from the Hoopa-related events, Go Battle Night returned on September 18, only it wasn't for a night, but for an entire day; the event has become Go Battle Day as a result, with other particulars remaining the same. This change ought to have freed the constraints (that may lead to a "burnout" as I have experienced) of the event and made it more accessible to more Trainers, though they'll have to wait until November until they can get in on the event again, twice at that point.
Hoopa has a certain "style" to it, and style is definitely part of fashion; with that, Fashion Week returned from September 21 up to today, also revealing the next part of the Hoopa story. This edition also had a story all its own, with Furfrou debuting and taking the stage with its various trims, some available globally and others in certain locales with a new mechanism called Change Form. Certain Pokémon with fashionable outfits, including some from last time and with Shiny possibilities, also appeared in various means. Other lively parts of the event were a Special Research set for Meloetta for everyone, the return of NPC Trainers - in the same fashion as Pokémon Go Tour - this time known as "Fashion Challengers", a Timed Research set with stylish challenges, and stylish possibilities in the shop, all for a celebration of style with some mischief included.
The Season of Mischief will continue with certain events, as will the Special Research with Hoopa, which will also have its further parts revealed by then. Until that point, it is safe to sufficiently say that there has been a lot of mischief in this month, from both the Pokémon of concern and many other things as well. It's a lot for Trainers to deal with, but that much is to be expected when mischief is in play.
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