Sunday, December 22, 2024

Pokémon Go Community Day Weekend, 12/21/2024 and 12/22/2024

Me: So, catching Pokémon and meeting people obviously means Community Day.

Goh: Right, it's the recap edition, like the one we talked about two years ago.

Me: Indeed it is. It could be a festive celebration for some, or it could be a "last chance" thing for others.

Ash: All the Pokémon from this year were interesting!

Pikachu: Pi pika! ["True that!"]

Me: So they were - we had Rowlet, Chansey, Litten, Bellsprout, Bounsweet, and Goomy from January to June, and Tynamo, Popplio, Ponyta (Kanto and Galarian), Sewaddle, and Mankey from July to November. They started appearing in the wild from 9 AM yesterday to 9 PM today, and during the usual main hours (2 AM to 5 PM), both sets appeared more often. New this year, there were two Collection Challenges, one for each set, for everyone to catch and complete.

Ash: I got them both!

Me: I know you did. Great work. Oh, and just like last year, during the last 10 minutes of each hour during main hours, the ones from Community Day Classic this year (Porygon, Bagon, Cyndaquil, and Beldum) also appeared more often. 

Ash: I got them too - just what you and I needed.

Goh: Nice. That is an improvement from back then.

Ash: I sometimes found the ones from last year too.

Me: Sure. You must have found them - Chespin, Noibat, Slowpoke and Galarian Slowpoke, Togetic, Fennekin, Axew, Poliwag, Froakie, Grubbin, Timburr, and Wooper (Johto and Paldean) - mostly by hatching 2 km Eggs.

Ash: And they all had their special moves if I evolved them.

Goh: Which you did, hopefully.

Ash: Yeah, for a few that our friend and I got outside Community Day. But it was mostly complete other than that.

Goh: You two did good work. 

Me: Well, we try our best. And, let's see... oh yes, there were all the usual bonuses (double XP, Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL chance, plus halved hatching distance, and extended Lure Modules and Incense) during the main hours, which you should have taken advantage of. There had to be discounted trades and extra Special Trades across the entire weekend too.

Ash: Not all, but as many as I could.

Me: That's fine. Then, for Research, you might have grabbed Unova Stones and a Rainy Lure Module for evolution to Eelektross and Goodra from timed tasks, and you found more Pokémon from this year from field tasks.

Ash: But there were other tasks too! 

Goh: What's the intel on this?

Me: Oh, yes! There were other timed tasks and some rare field tasks for Pokémon of this year's editions with special card images, something else new this year... but the timed tasks are completed each day, so I'll have to take care the rest of this myself. At least you might have found a few of the rare field tasks.

Ash: I did. You might need to work on them for me. 

Me: Sure enough. And the usual Special Research ("December Community Day 2024") has more Pokémon of this year's editions with special card images and other items... but I wound up not getting it because I'm a little pushed.

Goh: Aww.

Ash: That's fine! I don't think we need many more than we need.

Me: Finally, all the stickers from this year came back, there might have been a few showcases, and there were shop bundles.

Pikachu: Pi pika... ["That's a lot..."]

Goh: Doesn't it seem like this is all a lot to take in?

Me: It does, doesn't it. But then Community Day is now a lot of things itself.

Ash: Like the meetups you sent me to. 

Me: Sure, the one that was far away - the side agenda from ChibiCon yesterday - and the nearer one today in lieu of said convention.

Ash: I really liked the faraway one! The people were so friendly and nice. 


Goh: You might just meet them more often.

Me: Given they're far away, actually not very often, but if push comes to shove, I think we may need to make it happen.

Ash: The near one was OK, but good to meet our friend's old friends.


Goh: But of course.

Me: I think this one will happen one way or another, even if things happen. 

Goh: They might happen more often than you think?

Me: Outside of Community Day once a month (two if there's also a Classic edition), Pokémon (Go) things will happen, but at least there's a guarantee of regularity for Community Day.

Ash: I hope we can always have fun with it! 

Goh: A celebration - without it being too much of a "last chance", like you said.

Pikachu: Pika pika. ["Of course."]

Me: All things considered, many things are many - especially for Community Day - but at least a few can still be gotten.

Two years ago: Mixing In and Out of GBL
Six years ago: A Pikachu Hand Puppet
Seven years ago: I Claimed My Team

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