In true form, another rollup of events in Pokémon Go is made on this day, following the examples of many of the past years except one (see below). Also in true form, the challenge as with the past month is to unpack and repack the events of the month for the purpose of creating this rollup. That is never an easy matter, especially when considering that the resulting rollup has to be able to capture the nuances of the events and what makes them "dazzle" in that regard. That too becomes a personal challenge in some ways.
Up first in April is always a bit of tomfoolery, as the April Fool's Day event on the relevant day, as April 1. This was, in fact, the event that allowed for the debut of overworld items, being the capture balls. They appeared intermittently throughout the day at local time, and because it was a Tuesday, they also appeared as the Spotlight Hour feature. In a way, it could also be considered a large-scale "beta test" for other overworld items, the next one which will be pertinent shortly. The capture balls may or may not return, but they were still in good fun and useful to an extent.
Following the usual break, the Stunning Styles event ran from April 3 to 7. This event featured Pokémon with myriads of appearances, one of them being the debuting Paldean Tauros with specific forms for different places. A secondary focus was Marshadow for everyone - at least those who hasn't already gotten it from last year's Pokémon Go Fest. The other Pokémon of many forms appeared in the wild and raids, while there was all kinds of Research, including the paid extra. Double XP and Shiny boost for Shellos were the bonuses of the event. The weekend of this event was also supplemented by two all-afternoon events, a Mega Audino Raid Day on April 5 and a Tyrogue Hatch Day on April 6, both with the usual raid and hatching perks, particularly ones with paid tickets. The events told of many appearances, both old and new.
April in the northern hemisphere is associated with the seasonal development, so the Spring into Spring event from April 9 to 14 became a perfect match. For this, the Gossifleur family became the highlight as it made its debut. Meanwhile, thematic Pokémon appeared in the wild in two-day periods over the course of the event as well as in 2 km and 5 km Eggs; these became the subject of Collection Challenges, three for catching over each period plus one for hatching. To aid in all this, there were bonuses of extended Lucky Eggs, double Candy and half hatch distance for Eggs, and Shiny boost for Remoraid and Fletchling, as well as Field Research and a supplementary paid Timed Research. On April 13, there was also the Sparring Partners Raid Day, an unusual edition with three Pokémon (Scraggy, Makuhita, and Mega Heracross) and a new move, but with the usual perks. A certain renewal became evident throughout.
Meanwhile, the new face of the Pokémon anime keeps going, and this led to the next edition of the Pokémon Horizons celebration event from April 16 to 22. Its most significant aspect was the debut of the Tinkatink family in Eggs, here and onwards. Floragato with a hat joined Cap's Pikachu along with other thematic Pokémon in the wild, raids, and 7 km Eggs, plus photo bombs with the relevant characters. The half Egg hatch distance bonus came back, while Team Go Rocket balloons appeared more often and there was a Shiny boost for the costumed Pokémon. All this was also complemented with Field and Timed Research, the latter including an extra paid one for those looking for more Tinkatink and a special pose; Cap's hat also became a new avatar item. The weekend complement for this event was a Battle Day for Gigantamax Snorlax on April 19, which may be better suited for the predecessor but is still a fine addition nonetheless, especially with paid perks. While the anime adventure kept going, Trainers here also did the same with the event.
The final event of the month was called Sweet Discoveries and started on April 24 until its end on April 29 - today. This served as the debut of Applin and its first two evolutionary branches in apple form as the next overworld item, along with the specific items themselves; the item may appear more often at a Mossy Lure Module. With a double Candy catch bonus as well as Shiny boosts for Cherubi, Delibird, and Skwovet, plus Berry drops for the latter two and select half Egg hatch distance, a number of fruity and hungry Pokémon appeared in the wild and 7 km Eggs. Field and Timed Research, the latter plus an extra paid one, made the sweet things more enticing, as did some Applin avatar items. The sweet things also heated up with a Battle Weekend for Dynamax Entei on April 26 and 27 in the same fashion as Raikou last month, not to mention cooled down by Community Day. In a way, all Trainers were cooking some sweet delights over the course of the event as well.
Over the course of this month, the events may be considered to have particular effects with all their nuances, and those effects are their "dazzling" features. The challenges that each event offers and the challenge of rolling them up here seemingly go hand in hand, especially under the auspices of what has been regarded as possibly one of the busiest times for Pokémon Go. That seems to be dazzling enough for many.
One year ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 4/29/2024
Two years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day Classic, 4/29/2023
Three years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 4/29/2022
Four years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 4/29/2021
Five years ago: The State of Cosplay
Six years ago: Cosplay Team Projects, Revisited
Seven years ago: Cosplay: Isshoni Tanoshimimashou 13
Eight years ago: Cosplay: ComiCamp 2, Day 1
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