If there is the indication that Pokémon in many ways resemble many animal (and partially plant) species of the real world, they're likely to be structured and made up of the same stuff, which biologically would be cells. Cells are literal powerhouses, for those who know their biology, and their micro scale power is just as great as the organisms that they make up on the macro scale. Coincidentally - or not - a particular Pokémon species family exemplifies their power like a big cell (or a mass of them for the evolved versions), and they're the subject of this month's edition of Community Day in Pokémon Go.
That species family would be that of Solossis, the literal Cell Pokémon, which evolves into Duosion (Mitosis) and then Reuniclus (Multiplying). In this edition, the last of these gets the special move of Charm, a familiar Fast move common to many Pokémon that now becomes available for the Pokémon in question; it's known for certain PvP plays, possibly making it helpful there. This gets complemented by the main bonus of triple Stardust from captures, always a lucratively useful one. Due to the incoming level cap increase, a double XP bonus from captures is also in play along with the current efforts to obtain more of that.
As usual, there are other applicable bonuses or aspects. They would be double Candy catch and Candy XL chance, extended Incense and Lure Modules, an extra Special Trade and discounted trades, and photo bombs. Then, there is also the paid Special Research - this time titled "Solossis Cell-ebration" - and Pokémon with the seasonal special background, which are now also available from random captures in the wild. Tasks in the paid Special Research have also been rearranged and slightly simplified for more convenient progression, and regular Lure Modules that are still active or activated after the main event can still lead to encounters.
Meanwhile, there are a few other changes, not all of which may be favorable. Due to the special background now being available in the wild, the week-long Timed Research becomes redundant and has been eliminated. Some Field Research tasks for the special backgrounds are also modified to be less "collaborative" - though certain other tasks are (and have been since the last Community Day), but this last bit is for a discussion outside of the scope of this post. Finally, the evolution move window is also restored to just within the day up to 9 PM, also partly the consequence of the elimination of the Timed Research as above.
For my own experiences, I thought about taking things somewhat farther away, but then I opted out of the plan due to other needs. Instead, I chose to meet a local friend to deal with the "collaborative" tasks after meeting other friends for other purposes, while the rest of the day was spent by myself - not exactly "community" in one sense but it still is in other senses. I obtained a good haul, including one with the best possible stats and a Shiny with a special background, both of which anyone could be proud of.
Of the featured Pokémon in the current "transformative" season, the one for this month may be considered its "highlight" in a way, as a rather big cellular wonder that can undergo two transformations to become something more than itself. It may also be a testament to the powerhouse wonder that cells are, whether they're ones that make up real-life organisms or possibly make up Pokémon species. Psychic powers may or may not be involved (being the type of the pertinent species family), but biological powers still certainly are in some ways.
One year ago: I'd Rather Be... With Pokémon
Two years ago: Performance Critique: Bunka no Tenkai J-Song
Three years ago: Pokémon Café Remix Personal Feature Wishlist
Four years ago: Thrills and Spills in Quick Unite Battles
Five years ago: The Deprecation of HMs
Six years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 10/12/2019
Seven years ago: Finding and Re-Finding Players
Eight years ago: The (De Facto) Series Mascot
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