Community Day - at least the non-Classic edition - is rather late this month, which is highly unusual. Also unusual, but a little less so, is the chosen species (family) to be featured, but seeing its nature, it's still pretty much "par for the course". It might represent a "young" spirit of Pokémon in more ways than one, and the rest of its species family might be considered "hypnotic", "macho", and "zany". That's a lot of descriptors, so the effort to be put it in might be cut out as well, given that multitude.
Much, then, can be said about this edition's featured species and its family, Poliwag. It's a young tadpole and is said to be one of the early inspirations for Pokémon - "trading tadpoles through a tube". Its evolutionary next of kin is Poliwhirl, followed by the branches of Poliwrath and Politoed; the former gets the Fast Move of Counter and the latter gets the Charged Move of Ice Beam, both having a place in PvP dynamics and as such are rather suitable for that. The primary bonus is quartered Egg hatch distance, perhaps both as a nod to this month's Classic edition and to help Trainers make a dent in their stored Eggs - and to help if they somehow missed that from then (or last week's repeat).
Since the evolution to Politoed requires a King's Rock, Timed Research is available to furnish that should Trainers not possess a stock of them; they are also available in Field Research. Then as usual, there is the slew of other bonuses: double Candy and Candy XL chance, extended Incense and Lure Modules, extra Special Trades and discounted trades, photo bombs and local Poliwhirl raids for added encounters, and the extra paid Special Research titled "Slippery Swirls" this time for an insightful look into the species family - including the swirly belly that three of its members are known for.
In a break from the previous edition, my local meetup was relocated to a place that used to host others in the past due to last month's park being in use for another event, not wanting to cause interference. But that didn't stop many from attending, including current and past Trainers alike, some of which I am quite acquainted with. Lure Modules - more than the usual, it seems - were set up and everyone caught as many Poliwag as possible, which were then rounded up in a giveaway. I didn't win anything, but it was nice to see who won and got what; perhaps they were more deserving.
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| A group of good size in a great place. |
This edition presented a rather complex evolution effort for me. I wanted to have ones for both Great League and Ultra League for both Poliwrath and Politoed, and I got just that, though they might be a little subpar. I also evolved the best ones I had, one of them being a Lucky Buddy Pokémon. The Shiny form became a Politoed for PvP purposes as above. Finally, I evolved a Shadow and Purified forms into Poliwrath as they seemed to be more fitting as such. It was certainly complex, but fortunately Candy was in no short supply.
As something that represents a youthful spirit, both for itself and Pokémon in general, the featured species is whimsically appropriate for Community Day, and that becomes realized this month. It can (and does) mean a lot of effort to be put in, but they might just pay off, especially once PvP is taken into consideration. Certainly, there is also no better time to spend it in the company of many fellow and prospective Trainers, and that's just due course for this event and Pokémon Go in general.
One year ago: The State of Nominations, Part 17
Two years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 7/30/2021
Three years ago: Go Fest 2020 Crafts: Gift and Pikachu Visor
Four years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 7/30/2019
Five years ago: Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Six years ago: Cosplay: ACOLYTES 2017
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