Yesterday was Fletchling Community Day in Pokémon GO. After months of poorly received Community Days that drew significant disinterest at best and reaction at worst within the online community of the game, Niantic fulfilled promises to change Community Days with the March Fletchling feature. This time, we received a new release from Shiny, an interesting move and a non-Kanto Pokémon. Let’s see if this was really an improvement on this monthly event that was once loved.
What worked on that Pokémon GO event
- Fletchling: The choice of the Pokémon itself was fantastic. Players expressed that they wanted Pokémon that were not Kanto and that had not yet been released in their Shiny forms, and Niantic came up with just that. In addition to being a dynamic choice that changes the idea of what Community Day can offer players in 2021, Fletchling is an incredible Shiny with his light brown body and yellow wings. With regard to the sheer fun of hunting Pokémon, this choice made yesterday the best Community Day since Rhyhorn in February 2020.
- Ticketed Research: This was not a big change, but consistency applied correctly. The rewards here were more than worth the $ 1 ticket price, and if Pokémon GO you can continue, it will be worth it every month.
- Bonus: XP is important again for players of level 40+ in great shape with the GO Beyond initiative having introduced levels 41 to 50, so having triple XP capture on a Pokémon that was relatively easy to hit ‘Excellent’ moves was a big bonus. Personally, I managed to get around 1.5 million XP during my game and I consider that to be a big win.
What didn’t work in this Pokémon GO event
General
After months and months of lackluster Community Days, it seems that Niantic is on track to return this monthly event to a highly anticipated day for Pokémon GO players. As long as they keep the course now and continue to bring that level of fun and new content to Community Day, that is.