Niantic usually follows a strict schedule when it comes to their Community Day events - which have taken place every month since Janury 2018.
A pattern is usually followed which allows long-time fans of the game a chance to predict the upcoming creatures to be featured. However, there was recently doubt shed on the normal plan as Gible - who was thought to be the upcoming February 2020 Community Day creature got a shiny variant this month - which would be early and unusual for a Community Day feature.
Now, further setting confusion into the minds of trainers is a statement that was released by Niantic today regarding the state of Community Day events in 2020. Each Hemisphere will have their event in a respective time, as you can see in the release below.
Trainers,
Thank you for sharing your feedback when it comes to Pokémon GO Community Day hours and how it impacts different regions. The safety and wellbeing of our Trainers is of the upmost importance, so moving forward we plan on testing Community Day hours that are based on the hemisphere that you reside in.
For January Community Day, the event times are as follows:
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Northern Hemisphere—Sunday, January 19, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in your local time zone
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Southern Hemisphere—Sunday, January 19, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in your local time zone
Please note that countries located on the equator line will be impacted by the split by hemisphere. We ask Trainers plan accordingly if they are impacted due to their location.
We look forward to your continued feedback and support of Community Day as we continue to experiment with times that work for all Trainers to participate in the fun. Thank you and see you in 2020!
—The Pokémon GO Team
Some players have spoken up, stating that they're upset with this situation - with some saying that all trainers should be able to go out between 3 and 6. Meanwhile, others are complaining that the January date - which is slated for a Sunday - isn't on the usual Saturday?
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