Thursday, June 29, 2023

Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 6/29/2023

Sometimes, a little differentiation is in order. I thought about making this event rollup for Pokémon Go as I had done in earlier years on June 27, but I knew another event was going to come up in this month, so I opted to postpone it to today. But that may be a good thing, since in later years there might not be a guarantee that I can do it on the same day anyway, and it may be nice to have an option. Anyhow, "differentiation" also seems to be the order of the events of the month, and that is something to be explored.

First in line this month was an event called "Searching for Gold" on June 3. Its framework is a Research Day event to find and complete Field Research tasks that reward Pokémon, whose Shiny forms are... gold! That meant the likes of Caterpie, Magikarp, Sableye, and more, including a few that only appear in the wild for the event. Even PokéStops could turn gold during the day at times and give out Gimmighoul Coins. Trainers with a little spending power could also opt to spend for a Timed Research focusing on more tasks to encounter a Pokémon of their choice. It was an overall differently themed Research Day that turned out rather gleaming for many.

Next was an old event making its return, this time with a theme. Water Festival made a return on June 6 to 12, with "Beach Week" as its theme - something I had effectively teased in an earlier post. True to that, many of the featured Pokémon could conceivably be found on a beach, including the Sandygast species family, for which this edition marks their debut. The rest of the featured Pokémon appear in the wild, in raids, and as Field Research task rewards. Unique to this event were a Global Challenge that tested throwing skills and rewarded Candy and Candy XL, a multi-Pokémon Spotlight Hour with tripled XP, extended Rainy Lure Modules, new beach outfits, and a Timed Research set with the ultimate reward of a new pose. "Fun at the beach" was definitely in order.

The midsummer peak is the solstice, so its associated event also returned, this year as "Solstice Horizons", from June 16 to 25. Two sets of Pokémon were featured: one for the day, which included Solrock and Hisuian Sneasel, and one for the night, which included Lunatone and regular (Johto) Sneasel. They appeared in the wild and formed two Collection Challenges, which also rewarded Fomantis. This Pokémon could also be found as Field Research task rewards and in raids, the latter along with some selected Pokémon. Complementing the event were a Special Research set rewarding Cosmog called Starry Skies, which could be purchased for a second go as well as a second Cosmog, an exclusive online offer, and a doubled Stardust bonus for a rather sparkling time.

Unfortunately, what is not so sparkling is Team Go Rocket, who conducted another Takeover from June 21 to 25, concurrent with the above. This time, they have Shadow Regirock in tow, and as usual, Trainers are provided with a Special Research set to get there. Also as usual were increased appearances of the team in all places and the capability to remove Frustration with a Charged TM, as well as new lineups (including Shiny Shadow forms) for the Grunts and Leaders, plus Shiny Pancham from 12 km Eggs that come from the latter. It's a contrast to the above event in its run.

Lastly, there is that one final event, called "Dark Flames", which runs from today to July 2. As can be discerned, the two main types of this event are Fire and Dark, and Pokémon species of the types appear in the wild, raids, and Field Research task rewards. The debut hallmarks of this event are Turtonator, Mega Sableye, and Heatran with the Magma Storm move, befitting the featured types. A Timed Research set frames this event, with a branch that determines which Collection Challenge a Trainer will get and what Pokémon will be attracted by Incense. The other perks of the event are bonus XP, Candy, and Candy XL from raids, as well as more TGR Grunt appearances with the Fire and Dark types, all in the brightness and darkness.

Considering all the events above, "differentiation" really was the name of the game for them in one guise or another, from contrasting contents to involvement of different themes. While that may not bring complete justification for me to make the event rollup on this day instead of a couple of days ago - and in particular because of the last event above - something may at least be gained from all the differentiation, which would be a totally changed Pokémon Go from what it was previously.

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