Sometimes, Community Day needs to be all "sewed up" and ready to go - figuratively meaning that things have to be prepared. An example includes me having a Buddy Pokémon of the featured Pokémon ready before the date and some Candy stock to go with that, or it could also be having the necessary items and aids to catch as many of the featured Pokémon as possible. Either way - and in other ways as well - preparation is a given, and somehow.
The keyword for this edition, of course, is "sewed up"... because the featured Pokémon is Sewaddle, the Sewing Pokémon. As it evolves to Swadloon and finally Leavanny, it receives the Charged move of Shadow Claw, an oddity given its types but one that might just work for PvP. Meanwhile, the main bonus is quartered Egg hatch distance, which becomes another chance for some people to clear out their Egg stash. Apart from that, today is a run-of-the-mill edition for a Pokémon with three evolutionary stages.
Of course, that entails the usual cavalcade of bonuses: extended Lure Modules and Incense, double Candy and Candy XL chance, discounted trades and an extra Special Trade, photo bombs and bonus raids (this time for Swadloon), showcases and stickers, and item bundles galore on the Web Store and in-game shop. On the side of Research, Field tasks are the usual, while the extra Special tasks are given a unique title ("Sew Far Sew Good") for the edition, but the commentary (or banter) is still missing just like last month. It may be something to contend from this point onwards, but things go on.
Meanwhile, there was just me today to deal with this edition of Community Day. Last month, things were actually shuffled up a bit for one reason or another, and that was also true for this month. In both cases, they occurred at the beginning of the event, and the rest of the event proceeded as normally expected. Still, I've been informed that the happenings are specific to the event (and meetup) as it takes place in my local area, meaning that meetups in another place aren't (as much) affected. This leads to the wonder if going to another place might be good as a change of pace from attending in my local area.
For the results, I caught a good number of Shiny Sewaddle - 10 of them - but none of them won any of the giveaways held in the meetup. Knowing that the evolved ones might have a PvP future - even if not evident now - I evolved one each for possible Great and Ultra League usage as the primary effort, along with the usual others that didn't take as much effort. Whether they might get used for their various purposes at a later time is another matter, but I at least like to have them at the ready.
Like the Sewing Pokémon as the moniker for this month's featured Pokémon species (and its family), I always have to have some things "sewed up" for the occasions of Community Day, and this one was no different. While I can't say as much for all the other aspects that go into the occasions, everything is still sewn into the "fabric" that makes up the occasions and I can contribute to them uniquely in different ways.
One year ago: Warring for "Pokémon" Tickets?
Two years ago: Possible Future Unite Licenses? (Take Two)
Three years ago: Quickies: Nurse Joy, the Maintainer of Health
Four years ago: Circus You Create
Five years ago: Gym Progression in Pokémon Go
Six years ago: Starters and "Pseudo-Starters"
Seven years ago: The Old New Thing: Second-Generation Games
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hi folks! Feel free to comment, but know that I'll be selecting only the most appropriate and relevant comments to appear. Think before you post.