Such as the Kanto celebration, which continued the theme of Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto with a week of Generation One spawns and raids, ending in Pokémon GO, let’s look back at this event to see what worked and what didn’t.
What worked for this Pokémon GO Event
- Extra time: The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto Collection Challenges instructed trainers to … do a lot in one day. Fortunately, many of these could be completed during the Kanto celebration. This was not something we knew when the Tour was initially announced, so this extra chance to complete these challenges was a nice bonus on top of a promising event.
- Wild vs. Frankincense: We’re dealing with an entire generation here, so it was a good move for that Pokémon GO to break down the types you might encounter. Some were primarily incense broods, while others were found in the wild. This was the perfect way for trainers to choose the direction of their hunt.
- Vote: This event seemed like an elaborate, low-key continuation of the Kanto Tour. After such a fun but intense day, that’s just the kind of low-key, with no pressure trainers needed.
What didn’t work for this Pokémon GO Event
- Raids: My only complaint here after playing the week is that the regionals should have appeared in raids worldwide. It seemed a bit of a turnoff to include them on the Kanto Tour, but removing them for the event, especially when the rest of the raid rotation outside of the Legendaries was so disinterested.
All in all
Niantic seems committed to getting the attention of Pokémon GO players after a relatively bare January that left many wondering what was going on with the game. With a series of enhanced events to their credit, their best outside event ever Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto, and an announcement with multiple Shiny Legendary releases in March, it feels like the game is really back on track.