Ultra Bonus Revealed - Get Hype
YOOO
https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/globalchallenge-ultrabonus/
tl;dr:
- Legendary birds come to raids from the 13th through the 20th. Shinies possible.
- Kanto Pokemon to spawn more frequently and appear in raid battles until the 30th
- A full MONTH of Mewtwo as the T5 boss once Regirock leaves - non-EX
-- No mention of shiny Mewtwo OR Psystrike
- Kanto regionals to appear alongside Alolans in 7k eggs through the end of September. These include: Tauros, Mr. Mime, Farfetch'd, Kangaskhan
I figured they'd do a Mewtwo day, but a solid month came out of nowhere. Not to mention the addition of regionals in 7k is a nice touch, I'm still hunting for a Kangaskhan.
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Gotta say that I love this. LOVE THIS. I was honestly only expecting that we would get a Mewtwo day, nothing else - but a full month of Mewtwo raiding? AND I can fill my dex without needing to trade and/or travelling internationally (which I would like to do, but nope. can't afford it.)? And I've got a chance to get a Shiny Articuno and Moltres (didn't get either one, grr)?
Yep. Yep this is good.
That actually brings up another point, what's going to happen to EX raids for the month now? Are they just going to stop or is a new boss going to be introduced? I can't imagine people meeting up for them if the EX boss is still Mewtwo while Mewtwo is also a regular T5.
I'm assuming it's effective immediately for the regional eggs? It's pretty vague but I figure we'll know soon enough when people start reporting regional hatches.
It would be a better system if EX raids didn't have the same time constraints as regular ones, such as having the raid be available all day or something. As is I've had to be lucky and hope they jive with my schedule if I don't plan to take work off to attend them. Luckily the last 2 have but that hasn't been the case for most of them.
Regionals from 7kms pretty cool, would be better if they took out the Alolans tho for this event. Rest of it not particularly impressed with, no dust, xp or candy bonuses, the birds (again) and do we really need another Kanto event? Best part is Mewtwo but it's been an ex raid boss for so long many have multiples fully powered up. Am quite surprised most on this thread are hyped for this, it's quite the opposite on my FB group.
Focused groups likely won't have anything new to look forward to but there are still tons of more casual players who have been burned by the EX system. I have ultra casual friends that have only picked up the game up in months for Charmander day that would probably rejoin for Mewtwo raids. Not to mention the opportunity to hoard Mewtwo candy with reckless abandon since some people may be trying to save rare candy for Gen 4, myself included.
I do agree that yet another Kanto spawn event isn't really needed. I doubt they'll pull the Alolans out since they're still Kanto Pokemon.
Arcanine sadly won't yield shinies if that's your target. If you haven't already I'd see if you have a nearby nest or get in touch with a local group that shouts out high-profile research. The "use 10 berries" encounter is a Growlithe. With the increased Kanto spawns we might see more of them in the wild too.
A ton of Gen 1 Pokemon have been in the raid scene, who knows who will be brought back and who won't. I would like Alakazam to return, I've yet to solo one and would like a crack at it. Tyranitar will likely go on vacation for the event, it's not the first time they've yanked him from the raid scene.