Pokemon GOannounced July’s Community Day Classic featuring Squirtle, spotlighting the Gen 1 starter for the second time.Pokemon GOoften holds several exciting events, giving players the chance to farm items and catch Pokemon that are sometimes available for a limited time.
One ofPokemon GO’s most popular events is Community Day, which once a month puts a spotlight on a specific Pokemon, and sometimes has some debut. This year players saw theChespin evolution line debut inPokemon GOin its shiny form, and the same happened with the Slowpoke and Fennekin lines. But because it is a limited-time event, sometimesPokemon GOplayers may not be able to participate in Community Day and miss the chance to capture the featured Pokemon.
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Pokemon GOannounced the July Community Day Classic, which will take place on July 9 from 2 pm to 5 pm local time. To celebrate the seventh anniversary ofPokemon GOthe event will feature Squirtle, which is Pokemon No. 007. OriginallySquirtle had its Community Day in 2018, one of the first editions of the event. Squirtle will appear more frequently in the wild, and lucky players will be able to find the Water-type Pokemon in shiny form. Players who evolve Wartortle into Blastoise during the event, or two hours afterward, will get a Blastoise that knows Charged Attack Hydro Cannon.
Community Day Classic will also feature a Squirtle-themed Field Research.Pokemon GOplayers who catch a Squirtle will earn an encounter with a Squirtle wearing sunglasses, an homage to theSquirtle Squad from thePokemonanime. As with other editions of the event, for $1 or local currency equivalent players will be able to purchase a ticket giving access to the Special Research story of the Community Day Classic.Pokemon GOwill also have an extended duration for Incense and Lure Modules activated during the event, a shorter distance required to hatch eggs, and surprises for those who take snapshots.
July’s Community Day Classic is the first of the newPokemon GOseason that arrived in early June. Named Hidden Gems, the season has brought exciting new features such as new events and Pokemon debuts. The Hidden Gems season is also gearing up to hold the highly anticipated Pokemon GO Fest 2023, Niantic’s annual celebration of the game. Recently several new features related to Pokemon GO Fest have been revealed. Other big related news isDiancie’s debut during Pokemon GO Fest, finally ending the wait for the mythical Pokemon.
Pokemon GOis available on Android and iOS.
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