Well, this is an ambitious start to the new year. This is now the earliest that Community Day has ever been scheduled in the year, and it's a Classic edition too, meaning the regular edition will come sometime later in the month. "Ambitious" might also describe the featured Pokémon species that returns for this Classic edition, which is a waddler with happy impressions that when fully evolved becomes something assertive - like a ruler - that can stand its ground in the face of certain adversities.
For those who haven't figured it out, this edition's featured species is Piplup, which was last featured in January 2020. Like it was back then, when I had Ash take care of quite a bit of the effort, the main bonus is quartered Egg hatch distance for those who want and need to clean out their Egg stock, and Empoleon as its fully evolved form (after Prinplup, of course) gets the Charged move of Hydro Cannon. Other returning facets are extended Lure Modules (back then extended Incense wasn't quite a thing) and Field Research, which was already a thing since way beyond this edition.
As for modern aspects, there would be extended Incense (with its three-hour length, whereas Lure Modules remain at one hour), extended Lure Module appearances (since the regular edition back in October last year), photo bombs (always a nifty add-on), and the extra paid Special Research (this time entitled "Piplup Parade"). Special backgrounds also return for the featured Pokémon, but this time they're not of the season; instead, the background is a unique nebulous image with a Poké Ball silhouette. As with the October edition, the background is randomly found for wild encounters and surely from some in the paid Special Research.
Evidently, this time I did things by myself instead of while sending Ash to a certain happening, since there were none to speak of anyway. This time around for Piplup, it was mostly to gather up the resources to enhance the Piplup I already have, including to fully evolve one with the best stats, which may be in the cards for further enhancement later on. Along the way, I evolved the best of my Lucky ones and a couple that had the special background, one of which is actually Shiny. In all, most things today were for preparing (for) the best.
(In the realm of "community", well... today I also needed to forego certain impressions for others, and that may or may not have had the desired results.)
Piplup is a Pokémon species that has made quite an impression over time along with other, more popular species, so it becomes a natural fodder for a Classic edition of Community Day. In particular, its earlier edition took place before many modern perks of the event were instituted, so bringing it back for a Classic edition helps in that regard. It's an ambitious Pokémon for an ambitious time (incidentally), and at the beginning of this year, that may just be a sign of things to come for the regular iterations.
One year ago: Card Rarity in TCG Pocket
Two years ago: Let's Talk About Being In and Out of Place
Three years ago: Three to Get Ready, Go
Four years ago: TCG 25th Anniversary (Plus Localized Content)
Five years ago: New GBL Novelties
Six years ago: On Third Parties
Seven years ago: The Loading Screen of Go
Eight years ago: Team Assistance and Secrecy
Nine years ago: "They can imitate you, but they can't duplicate you..."
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