Niantic Surprises Trainers By Creating A Democracy Surrounding February's Community Day In POKÉMON GO

Up until this point, trainers in Niantic's unbelievably popular Pokémon Go have had no say in which creatures starred on each month's respective Community Days. A tradition that has continued for multiple years now, Community Day events are monthly and always feature a special Pokémon, increasing their spawn rate, allowing them a special evolution move, and most importantly - introducing their shiny variant into the game.

Now, for the first time in the history of the mobile game, Niantic has announced that they want the trainers to choose which creature gets the spotlight for February's event. Players will be allowed to choose from Vulpix, Rhyhorn, Dratini, and Machop - all of which were introduced in Generation I, leading to speculation that March could see voting between Johto creatures. The Pokémon will learn the following moves upon evolution.

Vulpix - Weather Ball
Machop - Payback
Rhyhorn - Rock Wrecker
Dratini - Superpower
The voting process will take place all day on February 1st, and all Pokestops will have Field Research which will allow the trainer to vote. Each of the following Field Research tasks acts as an individual vote for the related Pokémon, and trainers are only limited by the number of tasks they complete, and players will also receive 200 Stardust in addition to each vote. Take a look at list of tasks and corresponding votes below!

Vote For Machop Community Day - Catch 20 Pokémon
Vote For Vulpix Community Day - Catch 20 Pokémon 
Vote For Rhyhorn Community Day - Catch 20 Pokémon
Vote For Dratini Community Day - Catch 20 Pokémon
Niantic will announce the winner in game on Pokémon Go two days after voting closes, on February 3rd, while the Community Day event itself will be held on February 22. Which of these creatures do you hope to see make the cut? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

In the meantime, have you tried the new Pokémon Go Buddy Adventure feature yet? Your Pokémon companion can now join you on the map bringing along a bevy of features such as feeding your friend and having them join you when capturing.

Check out the full trailer for the Pokémon Go Buddy Adventure feature in below!

Experience Pokémon in the real world with Pokémon Go! You never forget your first Pokémon partner. Share your journey with it again with the new Pokémon GO Buddy Adventure feature!