Developer Niantic has confirmed the final 2019 Community Event for Pokemon GO, and it features a return of every monster that was featured in the same event this year. The mobile pocket monster title has long been ruled as a fad by some, but the game has been chugging along just fine. Recently, Pokemon GO passed $3 billion in lifetime revenue, cementing its status as one of the largest mobile titles ever released. Plus, the game has continued to grow in new and interesting ways.
Adding new Pokemon has long been a major part of the growing experience, while other ventures like adding Team Rocket to Pokemon GO have made for interesting iniatives. The one monthly draw that has often captured the attention of Pokemon GO users, however, are the Community Days that place a creature into the limelight and populate the game with increased odds of encountering it as a shiny. As expected, December will feature another Community Day, but this one will be a much bigger deal to fans.
All of the Pokemon that were previously featured in Community Days in 2019 will be returning for December's event that runs from December 15th through to the 16th. This includes a list featuring a number of fan-favorite mons, such as: Totodile, Swinub, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Ralts, Slakoth, Trapinch, Bagon, Turtwig, and Chimchar. Best of all, 2018's Pokemon GO Community Day creatures will be returning in Raid Battles, which include Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Eevee, Dratini, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Mareep, Larvitar, and Beldum.
The creatures and raids can be found roaming the world of Pokemon GO from 9am to 9pm for players' local times. It's also important to note that Totodile, Swinub, Treecko, Torchic, Slakoth, and Bagon can be more commonly found between 11am and 2pm on December 15th. Meanwhile, on the 16th, Mudkip, Ralts, Trapinch, Turtwig, and Chimchar are more likely to be discovered during that same 11am to 2pm window. All in all, there's enough to keep players quite busy.
It's been a weird time to be a Pokemon fan in recent months given the ongoing controversies surrounding Pokemon Sword and Shield. Fans were initially upset that the games cut the National Dex, and the backlash only snowballed from that point on. Fortunately for Niantic, Pokemon GO looks to have gotten through that unscathed and this event should do wonders in engaging a community that may have felt scorned. Shiny Pokemon are always a boon, after all.