I had noted in this year's anniversary post for Café Remix that the present one is a "visual" anniversary because of something recently added to the game. That feature is rightly called "customization", but it's also really about "redecorating" because... that's what it really is. It's still pretty early, but the gist of the feature seems to be readily understandable even now, so I thought I'd go ahead and make a discussion out of it.
The customization involves placing Pokémon and furnishings in different parts of the café in order to make it look unique, reflecting what the players may like. The ten different areas of the café can have specific Pokémon placed in them (some more than one), while the Entrance and Lounge (currently) can have different furnishings. It's pretty much a certainty that other areas might have furnishings later on as a development.
Customizations are made by going into the feature from the main café screen and selecting a specific area to start. Here, one then places Pokémon with specific outfits - and if applicable, furnishings for areas that have them - and then confirms the selection. Layouts can also be saved as "blueprints" and then restored at any time, and even Pokémon can offer layouts automatically. They're all pretty nice touches.
How does a player obtain furnishings? Many of them can already be obtained through certain achievements - including the star front signboard for completing main orders - and some can be obtained through exchanges at currently ongoing events, which has resulted in their shops expanding for this purpose. As such, the feature is essentially being ingrained as "spiffy extras" for those who can and do go the extra mile.
Although for some players the café already looks great with the way that it has always looked, some may certainly want to make it look even better, and so the addition of the customization feature satisfies the desires of those players. Yet everyone can still take advantage of the feature to make their café really their own, and with that, players are bound to go on a "redecorating" spree for celebrating this "visual" anniversary and beyond.
One year ago: Team Rocket Apparel from Pokémon Center
Two years ago: Possible Alternatives to (Preserve) Pokémon Go?
Three years ago: Taking on the Unite Challenge
Four years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 7/3/2021
Five years ago: More Pokémon Go "Goofs"
Six years ago: I Splurged, for Once
Seven years ago: Pokémon Yellow Pikachu Shirt
Eight years ago: Spicy Tamato
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