Like the Kanto Celebration, which continued the theme of Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto with a week of Generation One spawns and raids, ends in Pokémon GO, let’s take a look at this event to see what worked and what didn’t.
What worked for that Pokémon GO Event
- Extra time: o Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Collection Challenges instructed coaches to do … a lot in one day. Fortunately, many of them could be completed during the Kanto Celebration. This was not something we knew when the Tour was first announced, so this extra chance to complete these Challenges was a great bonus on top of a promising event.
- Wild vs. Incense: We are dealing with an entire generation here, so it was a good move for Pokémon GO to divide the species you can find. Some were mainly incense spawns, while others could be found in the wild. This was the perfect way to allow trainers to choose the direction of their hunt.
- Humor: This event seemed to be a prolonged and discreet continuation of the Kanto Tour. After such a fun but intense day, this is exactly the kind of low-key, no-pressure coaches needed.
What didn’t work for that Pokémon GO Event
- Raids: My only complaint after playing the week is that regionals should have generated raids worldwide. It seemed a little disappointing to include them during the Kanto Tour, but to remove them for the event, especially when the rest of the rotation outside of the Legendaries was so disinterested.
General
Niantic seems dedicated to recapture the attention of Pokémon GO players after a relatively arid January that left many wondering what was going on with the game. With a series of enhanced events under its belt, the best remote event of all time Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, and an announcement that includes several Shiny Legendary releases in March, it looks like the game is really back on track.