Pokémon Go Community Day Classic, 5/24/2025

Let's get straight to it: today's edition of Community Day Classic might necessitate some Trainers to "punch above their weight", perhaps if they haven't already dealt with all the more recent shenanigans that Pokémon Go has given out. For those who have, they might still need to do so, but for the resources offered by the "second round", as any Classic edition is in technical terms. It too also gains recently introduced perks, so all of the reasons above may be fair game for putting in as much effort as possible in the event.

If the hint above hasn't made it clear, then let me clarify: this Classic edition brings back Machop, which was featured back in January 2021. Likewise, it also brings back the Charged move of Payback for Machamp, its ultimate evolution, as well as the triple Stardust bonus. Extended Incense and Lure Modules as well as photo bombs follow in similar capacity, while paid Special Research (just titled "May 2025 Community Day Classic" this time), background Timed Research, and Field Research all follow the current standard for the perks; the Special Research can also be gained for free through the perk of a current event. Showcases and item bundles in the game shops similarly close the deal.

Most of the rest of this discussion is to be carried with the help of two characters whose links to me and other fans are very well-known.

Ash: Machop is great!

Pikachu: Pika pika! ["Very great!"]

Goh: You can say that for the evolved forms too.

Ash: I caught lots of them for you to get the Candy and stuff.

Me: Thanks! I already have plenty from the initial run and catching more of them at times, but in this case more is definitely better.

Ash: And I took care most of the tasks for you.

Me: Very good. The rest is for me to deal with, as usual over the next week.

Goh: But if you're having Ash do it... then there must be something else.

Ash: I did all this while at a festival!

Goh: Oh, so not with our friend's community? 

Ash: No. Unless our festival friends count as a "community".

Me: Better not to risk it. In fact, we'll need their assistance tomorrow - as much as it pains me to say - so let's save things for that. And it looks like it will be an up-and-down day too.

Goh: Yeah, I sense a full-blown explanation for this tomorrow.

Ash: But I think we still punched it up today!

Pikachu: Pika! ["*punch*"]

Me: I'm sure you did, even if there were a few hiccups.

Goh: OK. That seems really great anyway.

All things considered, the Machop family is a real display of power, whether it's with two arms or four arms. This Classic edition of Community Day revives the fighting spirit involving that power in its previous incarnation, and with the situation of "punching above one's weight", there's more power to be had.

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