The first day of the brand-new Pokémon Go paid event is here, and true to its name, it's a wild one indeed. Now it's also time to divulge all (most of) the "bones" of the event and what makes it such a "wild" one. As stated, the event is somewhat influenced by a feature of the eighth generation games and their region of concern, so most concerns are obviously directed to that. Yet of course, there are other concerns, and those are all reflected in the "bones" - all the sub-features that make up and define the event for what it is.
For that, the event's main concern is the debut of the Toxel species family, including the Shiny forms, and in particular its evolved form of Toxtricity for this particular occasion. (Toxel itself, a "baby" or egg-only form, debuted earlier this week as part of an associated event - but that's to be covered later on.) These Pokémon are of the Electric and Poison types, so these define the primary structure of the event: alternating habitats of Pokémon of these two types from 10 AM to 6 PM, similar to a Research Day. Field Research tasks - with petty rewards - suit the habitats, and there are also two Collection Challenges, one for each type; the latter when completed also rewards an encounter with costumed Cosplay Pikachu of the Pop Star (representing Electric) and Rock Star (representing Poison) forms, marking the return of these forms since Pokémon Go Fest from three years ago. Either of them also appear in photo bombs throughout event hours, up to five times for those with tickets.
As for Toxtricity, it's a supreme Pokémon, so it has to debut in an equally supreme manner - that is, in raids and Max Battles. Both its Low Key and Amped forms can be battled in four-star raids (for normal ones) and four-star and six-star Max Battles (for Dynamax-capable and Gigantamax-capable ones respectively). The raids are trivial for as long as there are other Trainers, but the Max Battles are not so much the case, and the second of the latter two continues to show that immense efforts are still needed, in particular for those who are woefully equipped. As an alternative to these, particularly for those who are fed up with them, there are three-star raids featuring a costumed Snorlax wearing a jacket, five-star raids of Dialga and Palkia in their Origin forms, and six-star Primal raids of Kyogre and Groudon, the first being event-exclusive and the latter two being returns from past Go Tour events. They can be raided at will to look for Shiny forms, build up resources, and find usable ones for adventuring and battling (including Adventure Effects and Primal Reversion), as well as hunt for ones with special backgrounds, for which all of these except Snorlax have.
Other strong Pokémon are particularly present in the Wild Area, and for this event, they come in the form of Mighty Pokémon, as selected species appearing throughout the day that are either XL or XXL in size, have very high IVs and levels (at least 87, and some close to or over Level 40), and are more likely to flee, all of which are indicated as "!!!" where a CP would be present on encounter. To catch them, one may likely need to use the newly introduced Go Safari Ball for this event, which can be obtained during event hours in sufficient quantity and more abundantly with a paid add-on. Furthermore, they can only be used during the event; they disappear at 6:15 PM, which is after an extra 15-minute window where the Mighty Pokémon come in greater numbers. The selected species differ for today and tomorrow; the assortment (as well as what can be caught) might leave some in "mighty" wonderment.
By purchasing the ticket for the event, one also obtains a Special Research set that branches according to the type (and form) of Toxtricity as well as the Pikachu forms above. Completing the set will also reward bonuses throughout the following week up until Friday. They'll also get a pose, extra Go Safari Balls, and more Max Particles each day to a higher limit. Bonuses are also in no short supply: increased Shiny chance, double catch Candy, halved hatch distance, double hatch bonuses (XP, Stardust, and Candy), more raid bonuses (free passes, extra XP, and extra Candy XL), and trade bonuses (more Special Trades and discounted trades). Some bonuses also apply to everyone as well, but they are somewhat in shorter supply.
I myself experienced many of these first-hand, being able to raid or battle for all of the aforementioned Pokémon and encountering most of today's Mighty assortment, with a few (significant) misses in the latter. The Gigantamax battles were the most concerning ones, but thankfully they turned out OK... or better than OK in one case. Unfortunately, Shiny - including for the Pikachu forms - and special background ones were rather scant, and the caught Mighty ones only minorly made up for them; I also had a good number of Go Safari Balls left over before they disappeared. At least, now I know what I should be mostly looking for on Day 2.
Go Wild Area is in some ways already proving itself (even on this first day) to be a unique twist on prior paid Pokémon Go events, even if a lot of the framework and content is similar to - and is a "mashup" of - other events, if only with a good bit of novelty. Its repetition in the future is still an open question, but the repetition of the second day is at hand, and at least some other nagging questions of the current event may still be answered then.
One year ago: Celebrating Togetherness
Two years ago: The Willpower Cup of GBL
Three years ago: Quickies: Meowth for Pay Day
Four years ago: The Kanto Cup of GBL
Five years ago: Make a Wish for the Little One
Six years ago: The Amazing Pokémon Race
Seven years ago: Thankfulness
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