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Ultra Bonus Revealed - Get Hype

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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.

Asked by TheBiggestLeaf5 years 6 months ago
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by hkn 5 years 6 months ago

For once, Niantic managed to exceed our expectations!

Looking forward to more Tier 3 solo challenges (yet to challenge Jynx) and raiding Mewtwo for a month (time to max out a Dark Tyranitar)!

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Agreed! Even if some of the stuff isn't that enticing to me (enhanced Kanto spawns AGAIN...) the legendary availability and access to regionals is much, much more than I expected from them.

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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.

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Yeah I got 100% Articuno but no shiny. Got one on another account but didn’t want to trade (stardust cost). The chat boards will be active again. 300 seconds means groups will have to form, side accounts can’t take that much of a revive+potion hit. Still I can roll up with 50-75% of it beat

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I already jumped the gun and ended up trading for a shiny Moltres since I missed that one. I appreciate the chance to actually get one with passable IVs now, even if it doesn't have Sky Attack.

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The only way this could be better is if they announced that the EX system was being dropped completely. Very happy that everyone gets a fair shot at Mewtwo now.

As for me, I'm mostly excited about regional gift eggs. It's not clear in the announcement but when do these eggs become available?

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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.

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They already missed an ex raid wave that was expected on Saturday. I assume we won't see Mewtwo in ex anymore. I hope we won't see ex raids at all anymore. It was a bad idea from the start.

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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.

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I'm...underwhelmed. There's nothing new for me unless you count shiny Zapdos and Moltres

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I should feel more excited too. Maybe cause I'm exhausted of grinding stardust. It's another chance to my first shiny legendary in general (and maybe a good TS zapdos). It is probably the biggest reward ge got so far, we should enjoy it!

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It doesn't mention if they have their raid day exclusive moves. Unless proven otherwise once they enter rotation I don't think we'll be seeing Hurricane Articuno, Thunder Shock Zapdos, or Sky Attack Moltres.

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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.

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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.

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I imagine we will get Kanto raids only. Curious to see which ones they pick since there are so many to choose from. Excited by the possibility of finally beating Alakazam.

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Really hope Growlithe becomes a T1 or Arcanine returns. I havent seen one since they announced their shinies

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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.

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No Mewtwo day, Mewtwo month!
One month and a half bonus. This is probably the longest event we got so far? On the other hand, this confirms that Gen 4 are not coming yet. Impossible to see the first gen 4 before the end of October. Not announced, but possibility of new Kanto shinies.

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I wonder if they'll bring Scyther back to raids and/or if they'll take out tyranitar

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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.

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