Trainers that participated in the 2020 Pokémon GO Fest have caught around 1 Billion Pokémon.

A look at the numbers of the 2020 Pokémon GO Fest shows impressive numbers, despite the move to a fully virtual event. These stats show the following: Nearly 1 billion pokemon caught, 58 million defeated 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Team Rocket membe𝓀rs, 55 million sent gifts, an average of 15 kilometers each (or about 9 miles for our U.S audience).

Many people were skeptical about how the state of Pokémon GO will fair this year. The game's core fundamentals and appeal were going outside and interacting with people, but the on-going pandemic made it so that these core fundamentals would be almost impossible to exercise. With careful planning and ex꧙ecution, Niantic managed to show to us that they are still ki🐷cking, with over 1 million people buying the virtual ticket.

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According to the official Pokémon GO , you can find several key changes and returning features from past Pokémon GO Fests. Instead of a select couple of cities worldwide that people would travel to participate, the event was open to everyone an🧸ywhere. Ticket purchasers also have the luxury of an increased global spawn rate of Pokémon and access to exclusive special research missions. Instead of themed areas that had specific types of Pokémon, the game would rotate types after a specific amount of time. A global challenge arena was also added to allow trainers to work together to unlock bonuses.

Many of the real-world features that appeared in previous fests were converted to make a virtual appearance. During the previous fests, an actual hot air balloon would be shown to signal the arrival of Team Rocket. During the fest, the hot-air balloons were shown in-game through the overworld. Just like the hot air balloons, virtual fireworks were then shown once the event has concluded. Past 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Pokémon GO Fests also give attendees a Pikachu visor, which now can be worn in-game. On the official website, print out DIY decorations and items were also available to players to help hold their own ﷽festivals.

Niantic's 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:virtual Pokémon GO Fest showcases the companies adaptability to overcome these troubling times. It was amazing to see them pull off a stunt like this. They had to make a game that is centered around going out and interacting with people and adapt it to fit with the current pandemic. With over 1 million virtual tickets sold, it is safe to say that the Pokémon GO Fest rekindled the💯 love for the game that many people thought was lost. With that in mind, we all should look forward to what is nex♏t.

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