After a really glitchy day at GO Fest, Niantic has released Legendaries! Because of all the issues at GO Fest, Trainers did not have to battle the Legendaries to release them. Lugia and Articuno are now available in Level 5 Raids worldwide. Articuno was released because Team Mystic contributed to the Challenge Windows (obviously, because they have the most members). Zapdos and Moltres will be coming out soon.
It seems like Lugia and Articuno have a very high, if not 100%, capture rate. It is worth noting that most video reports are coming from GO Fest attendees in Chicago, so it may not be this way for everyone. Certainly it won't be this way for very long. Make sure you get these Legendaries now, while the capture rate is high and the hype is strong. You're pretty much guaranteed a Legendary if you can find a suitable group (which will be easiest this weekend).
In other Legendary news, no reports have come in of Shiny Articuno and / or Lugia. Shiny forms of Lugia and the Legendary Birds were discovered in the game's latest network traffic. GO Hub discovered this, and wisely pointed out that Shiny Magikarp and Gyarados are the only other Shiny sprites downloaded.
Regarding the GO Fest Challenge Windows, Gold Tier was reached in all six of the Type categories. Double XP, Candy, and Stardust, reduced Egg and Buddy distances, as well as increased encounters are now all active until 5:00 P.M. (PDT) on July 24, 2017.
It seems like Lugia and Articuno have a very high, if not 100%, capture rate. It is worth noting that most video reports are coming from GO Fest attendees in Chicago, so it may not be this way for everyone. Certainly it won't be this way for very long. Make sure you get these Legendaries now, while the capture rate is high and the hype is strong. You're pretty much guaranteed a Legendary if you can find a suitable group (which will be easiest this weekend).
In other Legendary news, no reports have come in of Shiny Articuno and / or Lugia. Shiny forms of Lugia and the Legendary Birds were discovered in the game's latest network traffic. GO Hub discovered this, and wisely pointed out that Shiny Magikarp and Gyarados are the only other Shiny sprites downloaded.
Regarding the GO Fest Challenge Windows, Gold Tier was reached in all six of the Type categories. Double XP, Candy, and Stardust, reduced Egg and Buddy distances, as well as increased encounters are now all active until 5:00 P.M. (PDT) on July 24, 2017.