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笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go gets a global event for franchise’s 25th anniversary

Niantic hosts 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Red and Green-themed celebration in February

Various Pokemon frolic in artwork for 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go’s Tour Kanto event Image: Niantic/The 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Company
Michael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment.

Niantic and The 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Company are holding a special event in 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go in February for 笔辞办é尘辞苍’s 25th anniversary. It’s called 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go Tour: Kanto and, like this summer’s Go Fest, will be a global, virtual ticketed event designed to celebrate the original 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Red and 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Green.

In fact, tickets for February’s 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go Tour: Kanto event will come in Red and Green options, with each ticket type offering access to exclusive groups of 笔辞办é尘辞苍. One of the major draws of the event will be access to shiny 笔辞办é尘辞苍 — all 150 original Kanto 笔辞办é尘辞苍 will be available as shiny that day (some for the first time), and an event-exclusive Special Research line will let ticket holders discovery shiny Mew.

笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go Tour: Kanto will take place on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time. Tickets are available for purchase in 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go now, and cost $11.99. Players who purchase a Tour ticket by Jan. 13 will also get free access to special research story lines for January and February’s Community Days, each of which costs $0.99 separately.

Niantic says that players can buy their tickets now, then choose which color ticket they want to play with closer to the event. Here’s what each ticket type will offer:

Red Version

  • Red Version–exclusive 笔辞办é尘辞苍: Ekans, Oddish, Mankey, Growlithe, Scyther, and Electabuzz will be attracted to Incense
  • Increased chance of encountering these Shiny 笔辞办é尘辞苍: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgey, Ekans, Pikachu, Nidoran ♀, Oddish, Diglett, Mankey, Growlithe, Ponyta, Shellder, Drowzee, Krabby, Hitmonlee, Lickitung, Scyther, Electabuzz, Eevee, Kabuto, and Dratini

Green Version

  • Green Version–exclusive 笔辞办é尘辞苍: Sandshrew, Vulpix, Meowth, Bellsprout, Magmar, and Pinsir will be attracted to Incense
  • Increased chance of encountering these Shiny 笔辞办é尘辞苍: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgey, Pikachu, Sandshrew, Nidoran ♂, Vulpix, Meowth, Psyduck, Bellsprout, Geodude, Exeggcute, Hitmonchan, Koffing, Tangela, Horsea, Magmar, Pinsir, Eevee, Omanyte, and Dratini

笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go Tour: Kanto ticket holders will see all 笔辞办é尘辞苍 from the Kanto region appearing in the wild, in raids, and in encounters after research tasks. Players will be able to track their Kanto-region catches from the Today View in 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go. Depending on the ticket, players will be more likely to encounter certain shiny 笔辞办é尘辞苍 in the wild.

Ticket holders will also get access to an event-exclusive Special Research story which promises “an encounter with a special 笔辞办é尘辞苍.” Certain 笔辞办é尘辞苍 caught during 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go Tour: Kanto will have exclusive attacks (e.g. Venusaur evolved from Ivysaur or caught during the event will know Frenzy Plant, Articuno caught during the event will know Hurricane).

But players who don’t purchase tickets will also see some changes during the event period. For all players, Niantic says that “some” Kanto-region 笔辞办é尘辞苍 will be appearing in the wild and in raids, with Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo returning to Legendary raids. All players will be able to access event-exclusive Timed Research and trade range will be boosted to 40 km.

More details about the 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go Tour: Kanto event are available on the official 笔辞办é尘辞苍 Go website.

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