Through yesterday's discussion, Ash, Goh, and I noted that it frequently (recently) took place alongside a Pokémon challenge for communities to connect. That challenge would be none other than the Community Day event of Pokémon Go, which I've always devoted its own special coverage. In having the discussions alongside, I wouldn't call it planned, but I can't call it unplanned either; it just seems so convenient to place them alongside. But enough about the discussions - today's and this month's edition of Community Day is at hand.
For this edition, the featured Pokémon is Sandshrew. Yes, it's a species family with only two stages of evolution, but it's also one with a regional form (Alola), and this fits a previously proposed Community Day pattern. Therefore, it also becomes the first realization of the pattern. It also ties in with the current Season of Alola and is therefore a natural fodder. Unlike for the proposed pattern, which would have put Kanto Sandshrew in the wild and Alolan Sandshrew in other means, both Pokémon are concurrently available in the wild for the event. Also of note is that the Shiny forms of the families are already available but rare, and they subsequently become more common after today.
As always, there is also the usual slew of bonuses, perks, or "bones". Sandslash, its evolved form, gets two different exclusive moves: the Kanto form gets Night Slash as a Charged Move and the Alolan form gets Shadow Claw as a Fast Move. The regular main bonus for this one is quartered Egg hatch distance, particularly to hatch 7 km Eggs that may contain Alolan Sandshrew. Lure Modules and Incense are extended as currently usual with free choice. Snapshots, stickers, item packs, and the paid Special Research are also still the norm, with the last of these being titled "Gritty and Glacial" as a reflection on the sandy and icy properties of the Sandshrew of two regions.
Now, as it seems that today my fellow Trainers might be venturing out to different places, I decided to venture out myself for Community Day. That didn't stop me from meeting a few of them, including the very first friend who connected me to other friends, plus another who came later but is still somewhat close today. In our ventures, we set up Lure Modules (and activated Incense, if necessary) in different places and caught the featured Pokémon as it appeared, in addition to accomplishing the usual Community Day tasks. I evolved a bevy of Sandshrew for possible battle purposes, as well as the best and Shiny forms of either kind. I also caught 11 Shiny Sandshrew (8 Kanto, 3 Alolan) to round out the day.
By now, Community Day will remain a regular and therefore planned event, but the happenings that surround it can often be unplanned, as with what I did today. With the fragmentation of almost everyone today due to current conditions, the community challenge of connecting is apparent, though based on what happened today, it's not entirely impossible. What it may offer for particular editions like the one for this month will initiate the planned and unplanned happenings that will make it possible for Trainers to connect.
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