Too Many Events for Pokémon Go??

Meanwhile, as Pokémon Go goes (ahem) to Scopely, there are still other present issues faced by the game. One of them is the presence - or rather the extreme multitude - of in-game events, both regular and special, not to mention ones with paid extras or tickets. As such, players or Trainers are seemingly facing the situation that there are just too many things going on, much like what went on last year for Pokémon Unite, though not necessarily at the same time. It's the problem that I mentioned at the start of the current season and it deserves some dealing with by exploration and discussion. 

Prior to the start of the season, the schedule of events for it was revealed, and it appears that the season will be one of, if not the busiest, with five Community Day editions (including two Classic ones), four Raid Days (including a Shadow one), three Max Battle Days (one for each month), and a few other events in between. In fact, it would seem that almost every week there would be a day event of some kind on either Saturday or Sunday (or both), in addition to the periodic events in between or accompanying them. Then, there are certain paid events that have become a hallmark of the game, not mentioned in the schedule but is expected to be understood to occur. By any stretch, that is a lot going on, not to mention to take in.

As for events overlapping one another, that has already happened, with this month's Community Day in the midst of a Max Battle Weekend for the G-Max Kanto starters. Further, another Max Battle Weekend was scheduled for the following weekend - that is, yesterday and today - with today coinciding with a Research Day. Then, in a couple of weeks, there will be a City Safari weekend, and its Sunday will coincide with yet another Research Day, similar to how the PIJ events also had something else going on on the Sunday of their execution. This too becomes a lot to take in as the events go on.

For some people in some places, other Pokémon Go situations may present other problems. One of my PvP fellows, who just happens to be a top contender, had been planning to attend one of the City Safari events - yes, there's more than one - but because regional qualifications would occur (or have occurred) at the same time, the person canceled the plans to go to the event. It too would be (or have been) scheduled at the tail end of the "break", which many people were up in arms about. The reason for the "have" is that since then, the qualifications have been moved well past the "break" period (a rare instance of acknowledgment), but unfortunately, the damage has been done, and it seems City Safari will still be off the table.

It may very well have been that the multitude of events were created as a "money grab" by Niantic (and a "desperate" or "last-chance" one, given the sale), owing to their claims of decreased revenue and the fact that the events can have paid tickets for that purpose. Still, for players or Trainers, it just may have the opposite effect by forcing them to be selective regarding what events they will go through and furthermore pay for their extras, if applicable. Even after the sale, things may not change much with so many events.

Regardless, the reality of having too many events in Pokémon Go seems to be at hand, and it may be one that is difficult to change. It is now up to Trainers to make sense of the situation what and how they will, for the best results and however much they can or are willing to spend on them. Certainly, there's also the looking ahead to the future under Scopely and how that might change some things - perhaps not ones in this season in progress, but in forthcoming ones, to lighten what's "too much" into something that's "just enough".

One year ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 3/16/2024

Two years ago: Starting and Restarting Pokémon Go

Three years ago: On the Intricacies of the Battle Pass

Four years ago: Localized Legendary Pokémon

Five years ago: Brushing Up on Pokémon Mythology

Six years ago: Cosplay: Neko-Neko

Seven years ago: Our Glory of Love

Eight years ago: Multilingual Pokémon