The dark happening, the "last dance", and the current Pokémon Go relevance I mentioned in yesterday's post are all certainly suggestive of something, and that something is the "true end" of this year's festivities of Pokémon Go Fest - which considering the preview I made for those festivities, would be an "addendum" to them. It's an actual finale edition that has been absent for a few years and has now returned for Trainers to take part in and bring things to a close. And as stated, the "Max" in the name brings some very huge things.
That's because this finale edition involves Dynamax and Gigantamax forms of Pokémon, the ones that have appeared up to today. Since Monday and through today, they have appeared more frequently in Power Spots, also through an accompanying "dark" event, which is mostly to be explained in the usual event rollup. Yesterday and today, though, it was (is) the time for the most supreme of these forms to appear, being the Pokémon with Gigantamax forms. They're also accompanied by the Pokémon whose soul gives rise to these forms and more.
All told, that Pokémon is Eternatus, and it too appears in Power Spots intermittently along with those Gigantamax Pokémon of yesterday and today. Like the other Pokémon, Trainers can and will need to battle against it - but not for the purpose of catching it, which will be explained shortly; they'll still earn rewards as normal from the Max Battle, but no capture challenge follows from that. All the other Pokémon can be battled and then caught as normal, which is expected for Trainers to make use of them as they do for Gigantamax Pokémon.
A word about Eternatus itself is also in order. The form that Trainers battle in the Power Spots is actually a special one called Eternamax Eternatus, and as in the main series games, it's so powerful that it cannot be caught. Trainers, however, will be able to catch a "regular" form of it from the associated Go Pass, and it's the only one they can have and catch. Befitting its enormity, it also has huge power up costs, including its enhancement for being able to be used in Max Battles, given that it's the soul of what allows Pokémon to take part in them.
Speaking of Go Pass, it furnishes mostly resources in its two tracks of free and Deluxe, and the few encounters that it has are all Dynamax Pokémon, perfect for those who rarely battle them. A lot of the resources, besides helpful items, are some Candy for Zacian and Zamazenta, and mostly for Eternatus to satisfy its enormous enhancement costs. Those who strongly want their Eternatus in the best position - especially if it's already pretty good in the first place - will surely have to spend for the Deluxe track for its assistance on the matter.
Since this is (associated with) Go Fest, the raids from this year's edition returned, being the three Pikachu with caps, the train costume Falinks, and both Zacian and Zamazenta in their Crowned form; this last one allows Trainers to earn the Crowned Energy of their respective variants. The Pokémon in the wild are of the current event's own characteristic Pokémon - being ones related to Dynamax and Gigantamax - rather than the ones from the event, but
that suits these overarching and enormous forms and its event progression.
On this occasion, I opted to participate in the event in two places: with my local group yesterday, and with a group that is somewhat far away. In both cases, there were battles against Eternatus as expected, but in the latter case, there were also battles with other Gigantamax Pokémon to vary things up and according to the needs of others. The execution of these two efforts was as starkly different as night and day... or the relevant forms compared to how the original Pokémon look like.
Of the finale editions (or ones that could be regarded as such) for Pokémon Go Fest in previous years, this one is arguably the biggest in terms of the Pokémon that are involved in it - perhaps not just because of the forms but also the effort that needs to be put in for battling and catching them. At least, the "royal mechanisms" of the main edition of Pokémon Go Fest might have helped out a lot in that regard, now to vanquish the darkness and further on in the brighter days ahead against others.
One year ago: Cosplay: Community Alliance Gathering 3
Two years ago: Ready System Not Yet "Ready"?
Three years ago: The Fighting Cup of GBL
Four years ago: Flashback to a "Voice Chaos"
Five years ago: Real Fights Over Imaginary Battles?
Seven years ago: Trainers and Musicians Alike
Eight years ago: Pokkén Downturn?
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