Niantic is continuing a new tradition they recently started in Pokémon GO which features limited time items during Community Day events - for a price. Of course, the event boxes are also paid-only, but that has always been the norm for them.
Many trainers think that players shouldn't be charged for research opportunities, while others make the exception to purchase in-game items for the fact that it is only a dollar cost. Regardless of whether or not a player decides to partake in either of those paid options, the Community Day festivities will be available for any and everyone who decides to log in between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm local time.
For further details and clarification, you can read Niantic's official announcement yourself below.
This month's Pokémon GO Community Day is sure to be a hot one. On October 17, between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in your local time zone, Pokémon Trainers will have their hands full catching Charmander—with a chance of obtaining an elusive, golden Shiny Charmander!
Evolve your Charmander into a Charmeleon and your Charmeleon into a Charizard during the event (or within two hours of its conclusion), and your Charizard will know Dragon Breath, a Dragon-type Fast Attack.
To help you on your quest to glory (and maybe a Shiny Charmander), some bonuses will be running throughout this Community Day. For the duration of the event, you'll earn three times the Stardust for catching Pokémon, and each Incense activated during the event will attract Pokémon for three hours.
A special Charmander Community Day Special Research story will be available in the Pokémon GO shop for US$1. Plus, the Pokémon GO shop will also be offering an October Community Day Box, featuring an Elite Charged TM, three Super Incubators, three Star Pieces, and 30 Ultra Balls for 1,280 PokéCoins.
Happy catching and evolving!
Will you be getting the paid research or the event box? Check out the trailer for Mega Evolution in Pokémon Go below!
It appears Mega Evolution has made its way to Pokémon GO! It was observed in some regions, including the Kalos region, that certain Pokémon could reach an additional Evolutionary stage and gain incredible power for a limited time in battle. This became known as Mega Evolution. After some research, Professor Willow has documented some notable differences in how Mega Evolution works in the world of Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO is available on Android and iOS. October Community Day 2020 will take place on Saturday, October 17th, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm local time.