There are only two days left in the month, and one of them - the end of the month - has another "end" (related to Pokémon Go primarily) going for it, so my event rollup for said game has to go on the other day, being today. That said, before those "ends", it may be expected that some things have to come out in "full force", and that seems to be the characteristic of the events of this month - whatever the "forces" may be.
Leading the pack of "forces" were those of the agricultural kind, through the "Harvest Festival" event from November 7 to 12. As with the event's incarnation last year, Smoliv and Pumpkaboo continued to be highlights of the event, with the former getting its Shiny form, and both being Field Research task encounters. They were joined by some plant-related Pokémon (not necessarily of the Grass type) in the wild as well as some in Mossy Lure Modules, with showcases for a few of them as well as Collection Challenges to be "harvested". Those who wanted to harvest more could also pay for a Timed Research set with bonus items and encounters, and bonuses of double catch Candy and increased Shiny Pumpkaboo chance complementing the "harvest" of these fine "forces".
For three days from November 15 to 17, there was the "Simply Groundbreaking" event. This short-period event was mostly focused on the debut of Dynamax Drilbur (and Excadrill as its evolved form) in Power Spots, and getting the most out of that. Complementing this primary point was an assortment of down-to-earth Pokémon species in the wild (not necessarily of the Ground type), including the aforementioned species family, as well as more Drilbur in Power Spots the day after the event ended, with Rare Candy XL bonuses; there was also Field Research and Timed Research with encounter and Candy rewards, plus a double Candy XL chance bonus. The "force" might have been minor at the time, but it may have had a major effect on the major happening of the month.
Preceding that major happening - the Wild Area event - was a "fanfare" event called "Into the Wild", which took place from November 18 to 22. Like the main event, this event featured Pokémon of the same types and that are relevant to it. That meant wild Pokémon of both of these types, raid bosses of Nihilego and Tapu Koko plus a few others (representing the types) as well as the Origin forms of Dialga and Palkia (representing feature raids), and continued appearance of Drilbur in Max Battles as above; for raids, remote raid limits were also raised. Toxel also debuted - along with its Shiny form - as part of this event in 10 km Eggs. Trainers also could deal with thematic Field Research and had to complete Collection Challenges; those who wanted more intensity could purchase two paid Timed Research sets, awarded daily with bonuses. It was a veritable chance to build up the "forces".
While not specifically an event, it is helpful to discuss the "remnants" of the Wild Area event (November 23) as if it were one. "Remnants" in this case mean the "freebies" that anyone could earn or take part in. While they can still battle, raid, and catch most of the same Pokémon as the ones who paid for a ticket, they might have trouble catching the Mighty ones due to not having the Go Safari Balls, but they could make up for some of them by evolving the ones with special moves; they also wouldn't be able to encounter the Cosplay Pikachu. They can also still buy the fashion items, take advantage of extended Lure Modules, get some of the Gift stickers, raid remotely indefinitely, and of course hatch Toxel as part of the "fanfare" event above. The "remnants" may not have been as interesting as the core paid event, but at least some is better than nothing, even force-wise.
Closing out the month and the run of events within it is the "Max Out Finale" event, which started on November 27 and will run to December 1. Heralding this finale is Galarian Corsola, its evolved form Cursola, and their Shiny forms, with the first being available from 7 km Eggs. It accompanies Galarian forms of other species, some of which need to be hatched to complete Collection Challenges along with catching other Pokémon. Native species of Pokémon from Galar are also present in the wild and raids, notably the two "box legends" and two new "titan species"; some can also be encountered through Field Research tasks. Paid bonuses and Timed Research tasks can also be obtained to get more out of this event. Fleshing out the event are bonuses of extra XP from raids, half hatch distance, and increased remote raid limits, as well as showcases and a Web Store item bundle. As it's a finale, it's the last chance (for now) to obtain these "forces", so they have to come out in "full force".
Much of the events this month have shown different "forces" and different ways of obtaining them; they are also helped and to some extent motivated - especially as "full forces" - by the major happening of the month, as the Wild Area event. They too are rather fitting of the "end" that tomorrow brings, if that hasn't been made evident by the last of the events above, but certainly will be so once tomorrow is at hand.
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