I've covered Community Day of Pokémon Go almost since it began in all its various incarnations, from the originals to technical repeats, year-end recaps, revised formats, and even double editions. So, when a new incarnation of the event comes about, I feel that I have to cover it as well. That new incarnation takes place today, and it's called "Community Day Classic". The premise is that as part of the currently running Season of Heritage, it is also wise to look back on the "heritage" of Community Day and pull something out of that for another run, this time with a contemporary take, and so things end up with today.
This Community Day Classic features Bulbasaur, which was first featured in March 2018. Its first edition featured its final evolutionary stage of Venusaur getting the Charged move of Frenzy Plant, as well as a tripled XP bonus (which I neglected to mention in my post way back when); both of these remain the same for this "Classic" edition. This is, of course, in line with the intent of this edition, which is to bring back an edition of the past; it makes sense and is fitting, not to mention that it serves as a "second chance" of sorts.
Unlike the previous edition, however, now almost all the perks of current Community Day editions apply to this "Classic" edition: the option of using extended Lure Modules and/or Incense, Field Research tasks ("catch 3"), photo bombs with the featured Pokémon, additional item box sets in the Shop, and even the extra paid Special Research set - this last one with no unique title (just "Bulbasaur Community Day Classic") and a story recounting that time along with the traits of the species family. The paid Special Research even includes a good amount of Venusaur Mega Energy for its Mega Evolution. The only one that doesn't apply is that this edition is exactly the same length as its predecessor - three hours instead of six - though its scheduling (2 PM to 5 PM) is localized as it has been for the past three years and unlike the initial region-based scheduling prior to that.
Like the (main) Community Day from Sunday, I spent the event period with some of my raid fellows at a nearby park, which almost didn't happen. I particularly wanted to maximize my time earning as many Candy XL as I can for powering up an already-evolved Venusaur that was also Purified and had the best stats possible. What was unexpected is that I also caught a Shiny Bulbasaur with the best stats possible near the end of the appearances of the featured Pokémon; it becomes the first time I caught any Pokémon with this characteristic. After the Pokémon disappeared, I traded as many of them as possible with a friend to earn more Candy XL. Altogether, I evolved that Shiny Bulbasaur along with ones for Great League and Ultra League PvP, a Lucky one, and a Shadow one. With ones that I've evolved over the years, now I have a motley assortment.
After over four years, Community Day in Pokémon Go has become something established unto itself, even if earlier editions are less so compared to today. It can then become a good thing to take one of those editions and put a contemporary spin on it, resulting in a "Classic" edition, and it is, as is the case today. As a commemorative part of the Season of Heritage, it is wholly appropriate, and as part of Community Day in general, it becomes yet another variative edition that is defining of the Pokémon Go experience.
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