We have received new details from Niantic about Pokémon GO Fest 2018, plus some leaks about a future update. Let's dive into today's news!
GO FEST DETAILS: Niantic has revealed further details about GO Fest 2018. They are the following:
TICKET BUYING: When tickets go live, you'll be able to choose which day you want to attend. You can purchase a maximum of six tickets. When buying them, each ticket must be register a valid account name to correspond to.
BAB BEHAVOIR: During this announcement, Niantic reiterated their statement from Reddit where they said you can only attend one of the two days. If you are caught trying to attend both days or sell tickets, your access to the event will be declined.
WORLDWIDE EFFECTS: Like last year, Trainers around the world will be able to participate in GO Fest in some way. Niantic's announcement does not tell us what those ways are, but said that they will be revealed soon.
SATURDAY ATTENDEES: If you attend GO Fest on Saturday, you won't have an advantage over those who attend on Sunday. The special effects will disappear the next day, and you will not be able to catch Pokémon inside the park on Sunday.
SPECIAL SPAWNS: Like GO Fest 2017, GO Fest 2018 will feature special spawns. Certain areas of the park will be separated into type-themed zones. Additionally, based on the promo artwork, we can infer that Unown and Torkoal will also be available at the event.
NEW SPECIAL RESEARCH: This is the most exciting part of Niantic's latest announcement. Attendees of GO Fest will get new Special Research. Details about the newest quest are unknown.
Since the research is classified as Special Research, we expect it to involve a Mythical Pokémon, maybe a Legendary Pokémon, in some way. Whatever the case turns out to be, GO Fest will most likely act as a preview tool to this new research. Think of how Mewtwo was first revealed at Pokémon GO Stadium, then released globally in EX Raids not long afterwards.
NEW CODE: New code has been found in the network traffic for some quests and error messages. The research task refers to catching Charmander, signaling that it will be for the upcoming Community Day. The other code was for a variety of error messages, which may signal that a new update is inbound.
Thanks for reading, Trainers!
GO FEST DETAILS: Niantic has revealed further details about GO Fest 2018. They are the following:
TICKET BUYING: When tickets go live, you'll be able to choose which day you want to attend. You can purchase a maximum of six tickets. When buying them, each ticket must be register a valid account name to correspond to.
BAB BEHAVOIR: During this announcement, Niantic reiterated their statement from Reddit where they said you can only attend one of the two days. If you are caught trying to attend both days or sell tickets, your access to the event will be declined.
WORLDWIDE EFFECTS: Like last year, Trainers around the world will be able to participate in GO Fest in some way. Niantic's announcement does not tell us what those ways are, but said that they will be revealed soon.
SATURDAY ATTENDEES: If you attend GO Fest on Saturday, you won't have an advantage over those who attend on Sunday. The special effects will disappear the next day, and you will not be able to catch Pokémon inside the park on Sunday.
SPECIAL SPAWNS: Like GO Fest 2017, GO Fest 2018 will feature special spawns. Certain areas of the park will be separated into type-themed zones. Additionally, based on the promo artwork, we can infer that Unown and Torkoal will also be available at the event.
NEW SPECIAL RESEARCH: This is the most exciting part of Niantic's latest announcement. Attendees of GO Fest will get new Special Research. Details about the newest quest are unknown.
Since the research is classified as Special Research, we expect it to involve a Mythical Pokémon, maybe a Legendary Pokémon, in some way. Whatever the case turns out to be, GO Fest will most likely act as a preview tool to this new research. Think of how Mewtwo was first revealed at Pokémon GO Stadium, then released globally in EX Raids not long afterwards.
NEW CODE: New code has been found in the network traffic for some quests and error messages. The research task refers to catching Charmander, signaling that it will be for the upcoming Community Day. The other code was for a variety of error messages, which may signal that a new update is inbound.
Thanks for reading, Trainers!
GO FEST SOURCE: Niantic | CODE SOURCE: Chrales