A Pokémon Go season that is dubbed as "moving alongside memories" is coming to an end, and before that happens, it's got to be finished with one more event rollup for the last month of the season, being this one. With that being the case, it has to be said that the events in it are evocative of a "last dash", and as usual, that has to be made evident in what the events are (or were) and the content they offer, which is also the usual essence of the rollup.
Going back to last month, there was the Steeled Resolve event, which I had mentioned also held a dark secret... or not so secret, actually, since that would be a "Taken Over" portion by Team Go Rocket as its latter half, from April 31 to May 4. Much of the latter half of the original event and its Go Pass are dedicated to this portion, which also replaces the previously standard Special Research with the inclusion of a Super Rocket Radar. Meanwhile, this edition brings about Shadow Landorus (Incarnate) as Giovanni's target and Shiny Varoom in 12 km Eggs, as well as new Shadow Pokémon from the sixth and seventh generations. Then, there's the usual bonuses of more Grunts, changing out Frustration, leader rotations, and varied Shadow Pokémon IVs, plus Field Research tasks. Last month's "strong movement" thus also has a strong "last dash" to it.
In the middle of the month, Trainers had to really "dash", for the Spring Marathon event was at hand from May 12 to 18. The event featured the debut of the Flittle species family, as well as a Pikachu in a marathon costume... for those who can complete a task of exploring 42 km in a Timed Research set, the same as a real marathon. Flittle, meanwhile, is caught from Go Pass encounters and hatched from 5 km Eggs - alongside other Pokémon with flower crowns, also found in Field Research encounters. Speaking of, the Go Pass has 60 ranks and bonuses of more XP for spinning PokéStops and halved Egg hatch distance, along with premium items for all and ultra-premium items for those who pay for Deluxe.
Now, this month actually has one more event, but like for last month, I'm going to shove it into next month's rollup due to its thematic connotations and in a way to make writing the rollup much easier for it and other events. So, this is a "last dash" that isn't, in some way.
Of course, there are the Community Saturdays of this month, as with the previous two months, other than for the two Community Day editions on May 9 (regular) and May 16 (Classic). Those were for a Raid Day for Shadow Entei on May 2 in line with the "Taken Over" event as above, and then a Super Mega Raid Day for Mega Falinks on May 23. These had their usual bonuses (more free passes, extra paid ticket for premium bonuses, and so on) as well as an opportunity to use Link Charges in the latter - and hopefully to meet good people.
The "last dash" evident through the above events might seem like a mixed bag of "dashing" for things, but it also makes it evident that some things need to move, and Trainers also need to move for them. That is perfectly in line with "Memories in Motion" as it wraps up so that Trainers can stride into the next season.
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