Pokemon GO followers are asking Scopely and The Pokemon Firm to make a serious change to the sport’s Group Days, increasing the timeframe for gamers to take part. The beloved monster-catching cellular sport affords a big selection of various occasions with an assortment of Pokemon, starting from greater seasonal occasions to recurring spotlights for particular Pokemon. Pokemon GO‘s month-to-month Group Day occasions are a mainstay of the sport’s calendar, boosting spawn charges for particular Pokemon, whereas Raid Days and Max Battle occasions pit followers in opposition to among the sport’s strongest creatures. Nevertheless, one level of Group Day occasions has been a selected ache for a lot of gamers.
Regardless of using “Day” within the tagline for Pokemon GO‘s Group Day occasions, every occasion usually accommodates its elevated spawns to a selected time slot. Group Day festivities usually final for roughly three hours on the day of the occasion, starting at 2:00 P.M. and ending at 5:00 P.M. native time. The restricted timeframe of the occasion has usually been cited as creating difficulties for Pokemon GO players seeking to take part, with real-world commitments getting in the best way of gamers partaking within the occasion. Some followers at the moment are suggesting that Pokemon GO‘s Group Day occasion ought to change to higher match its title.
Pokemon GO Fans Have One Big Complaint About Events
A Pokemon GO fan factors out a difficulty relating to sure restricted occasions, prompting gamers to agree on the necessity for an answer sooner or later.
A submit shared to the Pokemon GO subreddit by Reddit consumer Entire_Pineapple4732 means that the cellular sport wants to increase its Group Days. The submit shares the participant’s personal frustrations with Pokemon GO‘s rigid time slots for its Community Day events, with the occasion usually clashing with different commitments, like work shifts and household gatherings. The Reddit consumer means that Pokemon GO ought to think about shifting to a construction that encompasses extra of the day, even proposing that the occasions ought to run from 6:00 A.M. till midnight.
The concept of extending Pokemon GO‘s Group Day occasions was a well-liked one among different followers of the sport. Many replies echoed the unique poster’s issues, with their participation affected not solely by working in the course of the timeframe but in addition by gamers working night time shifts. Some followers additionally cited the winter months as taking part in a significant component of their participation, with earlier sunsets inflicting fewer gamers to exit and participate in the Pokemon GO events. The prompt change to the timeframe for Group Day occasions wouldn’t even be the primary time Pokemon GO has adjusted its Group Days.
Whereas followers have complained about Pokemon GO‘s quick Group Day occasions, the occasions haven’t at all times seen such quick timeframes. Earlier than April 2022, Pokemon GO beforehand provided six-hour home windows for gamers to make the most of the Group Day boosts, with Group Days all through a lot of 2020 and 2021 operating from 11:00 A.M. to five:00 P.M. native time. The timeframe of the occasion was initially modified as a solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, with many gamers not in a position to exit and play Pokemon GO as a result of journey and gathering restrictions.
Pokemon GO just lately held its ultimate Group Day occasion of 2025 in a trend just like earlier years, celebrating every Pokemon featured all year long. December’s Community Day event is offered for 2 days on December 7 and December 8, with 12 completely different Pokemon showing at boosted charges in the course of the festivities. The primary day’s lineup included a pair of Gen 9 starters with Fuecoco and Sprigatito, amongst others like Pawmi, Vanillite, and Karrablast, whereas the second day included Pokemon like Quaxly, Flabebe, and Pikipek. The occasions even provided some particular spawns over the last ten minutes, with Machop, Eevee, Totodile, and Ralts all displaying up for the conclusion. Pokemon GO extending its Group Day hours may very well be a welcome change that might give much more followers the prospect to participate within the enjoyable.
- Launched
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July 6, 2016
- Engine
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Unity
- Multiplayer
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On-line Multiplayer, On-line Co-Op
