Die-hard fans of Niantic's augmented reality mobile game Pokémon Go are likely readying themselves for tomorrow's event. Whether it be stocking up on egg incubators and lucky eggs, members of teams Valor, Instinct, and Mystic alike are prepping for this month's community day.
Last year's community day event featured Trapinch; the 2020 October Community Day Event will focus entirely on Charmander and his evolutionary line. Although Charmander has been the featured creature during previous events, Niantic likely wanted to give trainers another shot at getting candy now that Mega Charizard has joined the fray.
Newer players who haven't had the opportunity to get their hands on a shiny Charmander yet will be thrilled to see the golden hue the creature shines with, and many trainers covet the beautiful black Charizard as well. Check out the official announcement from Niantic below.
This month's Pokémon GO Community Day is sure to be a hot one. On October 17, between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in your local time zone, Pokémon Trainers will have their hands full catching Charmander—with a chance of obtaining an elusive, golden Shiny Charmander!
Evolve your Charmander into a Charmeleon and your Charmeleon into a Charizard during the event (or within two hours of its conclusion), and your Charizard will know Dragon Breath, a Dragon-type Fast Attack.
To help you on your quest to glory (and maybe a Shiny Charmander), some bonuses will be running throughout this Community Day. For the duration of the event, you'll earn three times the Stardust for catching Pokémon, and each Incense activated during the event will attract Pokémon for three hours.
A special Charmander Community Day Special Research story will be available in the Pokémon GO shop for US$1. Plus, the Pokémon GO shop will also be offering an October Community Day Box, featuring an Elite Charged TM, three Super Incubators, three Star Pieces, and 30 Ultra Balls for 1,280 PokéCoins.
Happy catching and evolving!
Will you be heading out tomorrow to partake in the festivities? Check out the trailer for Mega Evolution in Pokémon Go below!
It appears Mega Evolution has made its way to Pokémon GO! It was observed in some regions, including the Kalos region, that certain Pokémon could reach an additional Evolutionary stage and gain incredible power for a limited time in battle. This became known as Mega Evolution. After some research, Professor Willow has documented some notable differences in how Mega Evolution works in the world of Pokémon GO.
Pokémon GO is available on Android and iOS. October Community Day 2020 will take place on Saturday, October 17th, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm local time.