Niantic has finally revealed what the Ultra Bonus is! It's definitely exciting, but it may more exciting for some than others.
THE BIRDS ARE BACK
The Legendary Birds are returning later today to give Trainers one more shot at finding them in their Shiny form. They are also brining some Kanto-themed Raid Bosses and an increase of Generation 1 Pokémon with them. This part of the event will come to an end on September 20.
REGIONAL EGGS
Region-exclusive Pokémon have been a thorn in the side of Trainers striving for a complete Pokédex. But Niantic is attempting to alleviate some of the pain. Until the end of the month Farfetch'd, Tauros, Kangaskhan, and Mr. Mime will join the Alolan forms in 7KM Eggs.
In case of any confusion, it does not appear that the Gift that awards the Egg will have to come from the region where the regional normally spawns. For example, a 7KM from Madagascar should have the ability to hatch into a Tauros if it is acquired during the event window.
In case of any confusion, it does not appear that the Gift that awards the Egg will have to come from the region where the regional normally spawns. For example, a 7KM from Madagascar should have the ability to hatch into a Tauros if it is acquired during the event window.
MEWTWO GOES PUBLIC!
The final part of this Ultra Bonus is Mewtwo. It was highly-speculated that Mewtwo will get a special Raid day, just as the Legendary Birds have, but Niantic is taking it a step beyond. Mewtwo will take over for Regirock and the Legendary Birds on September 20. Mewtwo is coming out of EX Raids for the first time ever, and will be in regular Raids until the 23rd of October. We don't have any confirmation of Shiny Mewtwo.
PRELIMINARY THOUGHTS
We want to take this opportunity to share some of our early thoughts about the Ultra Bonus event. While we are excited for it, we are a bit underwhelmed and slightly irked. Ever since trading came out we've been haggling with our local community to register Pokémon like Mr. Mime and Shiny Zapdos to our 'Dexes and spending a sizable amount of Stardust. Now that we have a second chance at the Shiny Legendary Birds and a global opportunity for all Kanto regionals, we feel we've wasted a lot of Stardust.
And Mewtwo is another concern of ours. While we love the opportunity to catch more Mewtwo, we have taken time off of work and gone out of our way to attend EX Raids over this last year. Now that Mewtwo will soon enter public Raids for an entire month, we feel that time could have been spent better.
The one thing that would improve our thoughts on this event would be Shiny variants. If we have the opportunity to catch Shiny Mewtwo, hatch the Shiny forms of Kangaskhan, Tauros, Mr. Mime, and Farfetch'd, and / or find some new Kantonian Shiny Pokémon out in the wild (beyond the recently-added Growlithe) it would help people like us that have been fortunate enough to attend multiple EX Raids and traded for these 'Dex entries that are the stars of this event.
And Mewtwo is another concern of ours. While we love the opportunity to catch more Mewtwo, we have taken time off of work and gone out of our way to attend EX Raids over this last year. Now that Mewtwo will soon enter public Raids for an entire month, we feel that time could have been spent better.
The one thing that would improve our thoughts on this event would be Shiny variants. If we have the opportunity to catch Shiny Mewtwo, hatch the Shiny forms of Kangaskhan, Tauros, Mr. Mime, and Farfetch'd, and / or find some new Kantonian Shiny Pokémon out in the wild (beyond the recently-added Growlithe) it would help people like us that have been fortunate enough to attend multiple EX Raids and traded for these 'Dex entries that are the stars of this event.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! If you want to share your thoughts with us, please feel free to tweet us @PNN_APTV. Also be sure to monitor or Twitter for when the event goes live at 1:00 PM PDT for news about event.
SOURCE: Niantic