Today is the last day of the month, so I have to get the event rollup for Pokémon Go going. One thing that's remarkable about the events this month - most of them anyway - is that they last for however long they last, and then are followed by roughly three "off" days with regular seasonal Pokémon appearances. That's unique because it does give a chance for Trainers to relax. Yet events are still the mainstay of many days here, so those are to be gotten through and then covered in this rollup.
As usual, a new year kicks off with the New Year's event, which in this case ran from January 1 to 3. New this year was a costumed Jigglypuff family; it joined Hoothoot from past years as well as Darumaka and Bronzor in the wild (which was also featured in Field Research), while hat-costumed Pokémon from past years appeared in raids and a bevy of baby Pokémon appeared in 7 km Eggs. Bonuses involved Egg hatches: half as normal and quarter for three Eggs with the hatch widget. Extra bonuses came in the form of a new fashion item, a special bundle, and paid Timed Research, and fireworks in the overworld sky added ambiance. The event was a fine start to the new year.
Brightness then came after the first "off" period with the Lustrous Odyssey event from January 6 to 10. Specifically, it involved times of day, as this event marked the debut of Dusk Form Lycanroc, which could be evolved from Rockruff obtained during the event - from raids, Eggs (2 km, 7 km, and Adventure Sync), and Field Research. A few other rocky and/or jaded Pokémon, including some Hisuian forms, joined in the wild, raids, and Field Research, while the seasonal Special Research continued. Bonuses took the form of Buddy bonuses: more souvenirs and presents, and longer appearances. Bundles from the web shop and in the in-game shop also complemented the event. While the "brightness" or "luster" could be said to be limited, at least a few things did gleam.
More brightness was also present in the Dazzling Dream event from January 13 to 16. This time, the brightness came from Fairy-type Pokémon, which were abundant in the wild, 7 km Eggs, and Field Research (along with Mega Energy for certain species). A Collection Challenge was also prompted with hatching the Pokémon from those 7 km Eggs, which might have been much for some. Brightness was also present as bonuses of double Stardust catch and hatch, along with a paid Timed Research and a new fashion item. It was also during this time that the Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day occurred on January 14, proceeding in much the same way as the previous Hisuian form (Samurott) to get its Raid Day back in December, with the usual bonuses plus a paid ticket for extra bonuses. There was some "shade", but the main event and the side event still did deliver at least some brightness.
For those who like battling, there was the Raging Battles event and its associated Go Battle Week from January 19 to 24. This event also marked the debut of Annihilape, Primeape's evolution from Paldea. A few fight-capable (including Throh and Sawk in all regions) and darkness-bringing Pokémon came in the wild and raids, while Mankey was featured in Field Research; they were also part of Collection Challenges with rewards useful for battling. Meanwhile, Team Go Rocket provided a challenge of their own by appearing more often for battles. As for Go Battle Week, there were double the number of battle sets each day, increased Stardust rewards, all leagues available, and free and paid Timed Research with even more useful rewards. The battling action was definitely there in one (preferable) form or another.
Capping off the month was the Taken Treasures event that started on January 27 and will end on February 1. Essentially, the event is a Team Go Rocket takeover, and it has all the usual components: more frequent appearances, Shadow Pokémon turnover, a Special Research (by way of the continued seasonal one), and usage of Charged TMs to forget Frustration. New this time, in addition to other Shadow forms, are Shadow Kyogre (through battling Giovanni when encountered), Shadow Ho-Oh (through a Raid Weekend on January 27 and 28), and the Varoom family (through 12 km "Strange" Eggs). Raids and their Shadow counterparts have an assortment of "darker" forms - including some regional ones - as does Field Research. The rest of the components are complementary showcases, web shop and in-game shop bundles, and yet another paid Timed Research. All this made an intense end to the month.
In essence, Trainers were "put through the paces" throughout this month with all the events and their elements, plus the "off" periods between all of them. Both are certainly needed, as well as determining which events - and their parts - Trainers should go for. As stated, events are still the main things to go for, and that's something that's not going to change, even though they themselves always do and will prompt the same reaction from Trainers.
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