OK, so there's quite a bit of ground to cover for this month's events in Pokémon Go and not a whole lot of time to do that. There's also a reason why I've saved the rollup for the last day of the month, and that's because things indeed happen all the way to this point. And it's only the first month of the season, but the multitude of events may be reasonable as a way to pick up the pace as the season starts. Having said all that, it's time to get this rollup going - and succinctly (as possible) at that.
The first of these events was A Paldean Adventure, the breakthrough event for Pokémon of this region in Pokémon Go, from September 5 to 10. The starters (Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly) along with Lechonk - with Shiny in tow - led the pack and appeared in the wild, Field Research encounters, and 7 km Eggs. Thanks to the completion of the Go Fest run last month, Ultra Unlocks manifested as Unown in raids, a Lechonk Timed Research, and golden PokéStops, as well as quadruple XP and Stardust. Complements to the event were Showcases of Lechonk, select older Pokémon species in the wild and raids, a Special Research set, Collection Challenges, and a new fashion item based on the Scarlet and Violet DLC. As a starting point, it makes for a good adventure, but then there was more.
Things continued with Ultra Unlock: Paldea from September 10 to 15. This saw the debuts of four more species from the region (Nymble, Pawmi, Bombirdier, and Frigibax) and their families where applicable; Pawmi also appeared as Field Research task rewards, Bombirdier became a raid exclusive, and Frigibax became a rare appearance and a possible hatch from 10 km Eggs thereafter. The specific Ultra Unlocks as well as a few other features from the above continued here, along with a paid Timed Research for a fashion item and Showcases of Nymble and Pawmi. With this, Paldea and the ninth generation now has a foothold.
On September 17, there was another edition of Research Day from 2 PM to 5 PM, this time featuring Oddish. They were encountered by completing Field Research tasks from PokéStops, with greater Shiny as well as XXL and XXS chance, plus Sun Stone item drops if lucky. A handful of Grass-type Pokémon in the wild plus Showcases of the featured Pokémon complemented the event. This event also seemed to tie in to a general Oddish "mood" that Pokémon had at that time.
September also saw the return of the Psychic Spectacular event from September 20 to 24. The focus this time was on Solosis (which could now be Shiny) and curveball throws (which increased in XP during the event). As expected, this Pokémon and a bevy of other Psychic-type Pokémon became present in the wild, raids, 7 km Eggs, and Field Research task rewards. Showcases this time were of Spoink, while Collection Challenges furnished Mega Energy for four species (also available as Field Research rewards). True to the key type of the event, perhaps some things were already predictable for it.
Some things were taken care of by the Out to Play event. It started on September 27 and will last until October 2. A focus of this event is Growlithe - specifically, its Hisuian form, which can be hatched from 2 km and 7 km (now) Eggs and be Shiny as well. It too appears as a possible Field Research task reward, and in free and paid Timed Research sets (the latter with Kanto Growlithe as well); they are also the feature of Showcases. Some "pal-friendly" Pokémon join Kanto Growlithe (and Arcanine) in the wild, while other "regional pals join Hisuian Growlithe as Field Research task rewards. Complements for this event are increased Kecleon appearances, increased XP and Buddy Candy from Routes, a web deal, and a new fashion item. However, most importantly, this event celebrates improvements to Routes, to be discussed later on.
As the last event of the month, Hatch Day takes place (or in my case, took place) today. This time, the focus was on Azurill, which hatched exclusively from 2 km Eggs obtained during the event and had a greater Shiny chance. Hatching also rewarded double the Stardust and double the Candy. Field Research gave out useful item rewards and Timed Research gave out a Super Incubator, which is always useful in this case; there were also web deals on Incubators. In some ways, it was fitting to hatch a closure to all that was going on.
After all that has happened just in the first month of this season that promises one packed with adventure, it seems that promise has been fulfilled to a great degree. It began with Paldea and went through other regions, generations, and types - all of which are fitting for any Pokémon adventure. It even went as far as the final day, which may be telling of the pace this season will have (and be set with). Even with only the briefest of descriptions as time allows, the picture of adventures should already start to fall into place.
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