Just a day after Pokémon GO’s release on the Apple Watch, Niantic has revealed the holiday event for the ever popular mobile game!
December 25th until January 3rd
- Get a one time use Incubator each day on your first PokéStop spin of the day
- All the recently baby Pokémon’s eggs will be more likely to be obtained from PokéStops during this time period as well
- Previously only set to appear until December 29th, the Festive Hat Pikachu will be now be available in the wild until January 3rd
December 30th – January 8th
- Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and their evolutionary lines are more likely to be encountered during this time
- Lure modules will last for 60 minutes instead of the usual 30 minutes
Strangely, even though the presents are in the image they used, Niantic didn’t explain the mystery gifts found in the APK.
For the full statement check out their official blog!
Coolio, I’ll take it
Strangely, Ninatic doesn’t even mention that 90+ other Gen 2 Pokemon. You’d think they’d at least give them out as presents, but nope. Sometimes that company sickens me and damages my soul. What a pathetic group of humans.
I mean they must have some sort of plan, but it is a bit annoying.
It’s Niantic. Going by Ingress their plan is not having a plan.
Nintendo should just shut them down their Gen 2 intro video was basically half/half.
Going by ingress? All we needed to look at to say that was the launch of GO. Jokes aside though, I hope this isn’t their strategy for every gen.
75% of the people playing Pkmn Go right now will be DEAD by the time they roll out Gen 7 at this rate.
What greedy hogs.
Someone’s a little dramatic. It’s a simple marketing ploy. It keeps people coming back while ensuring stability in the app. They likely will not update large amounts of Pokemon just to make sure the app and their servers can handle it, then move up in small increments from there. Besides, this way, we’ll get more than 8 Pokemon updates.
I’m not dramatic, I’m just angry how Niantic’s such a greedy pig. Tell that to your 3 followers too, I have the perfect reason to be angry with them.
Also, if they don’t introduce all of a gen at a time how will they be able to introduce all of the gens?
Awkward moment where the Halloween event was better. Lol.
One time use Incubators? What?
Personally I think this Christmas was the perfect time to throw in all of Gen 2 Pokemon and increase spawn rates. But then again I guess they werent sure if the servers could handle it.
Holiday Pikachu originally ended on my birthday but yay!
I think for Sun and Moon, in the theme of dark and gory Entries, Delibird’s entire houdlve been this:
It has been rumoured before this fellow holiday bird, Pikachu with holiday hats were spotted everywhere. After the first Delibird, no more of those Pikachus were heard of again.
One week ago, a total of 1-2 new articles
Past two days: Three new articles
This place is perfect
Yeah and of course the super negative article about things people hate about the game lasted 4 whole days.
Oh yeah XD
Lemme know when Murkrow arrives
anybody want a tcg code?
got cards for my nephews for christmas and got a free code out of it, first come first serve 🙂
What is the fastest way to get Bottle Caps? I need them for A.Greninja
Buy lots of bottles.
Jokes aside, Poke Pelago or Lottery Shops in those online festivals.
I’ve tried those but haven’t found any yet. Isn’t there another way to get them, one that Doesnt involve luck?
Not that I heard of, but if you get that Magearna you’ll get 1 free Bottle cap.
I’ve done the magearna event though. Oh well, guess I’ll try to fish them next :/
Too bad you can only use Bottle Caps on lvl 100 Pokemon.
Yeah. They messed up hyper training but it’s still useful for event and legendary Pokémon, and my greninja is lvl100 so that’s not a problem right now
Go to poke pelago and try to get as many shards as posible, then trade them to the guy in the mall. This is the Best way to get Caps that I know
Is Alolan Vulpix/Ninetales based off of the arctic fox?
No it’s based off the aborigine snow shitting furred weasel, that come up to the mountains on every Tuesday of every month to blanket the area with ice cold poo
That’s so stupid of GF.
I’m trying to get a random encounter shiny as i have a shiny charm, but honestly if I get a stupid Trumbreak shiny I’ll scream.
I’m 4 boxes into a shiny Rowlet hunt. Going well so far, hopefully it won’t be another turtwig.
I don’t wan to do eggs, they fill up my boxes.
I have to, there’s no other way for me. Plus I can ensure nature and such.
Yuck nature hunters
??
You mean people who play competitive? Some of us enjoy it
Here are some Pokemon Alolan Form ideas I have if they implement them in Stars:
– Cloyster; based off of the mollusc that’s considered food.
– Kingler; Based off of a lobster.
– Jynx: Based off of Moana/Hula girl
– Mr Mime: Based off of a native tribesman
– Kangaskhan: Based off of a magma-burnt Kanghaskhan
– Clefable: Based off of a pixie
Because that wouldn’t be racist at all
Pff, Jynx has immunity on racism, it has the right to look how it wants.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1ca6adc85d7843abb0f7c48057e72fbde628fed8d00541f69490723b169aa0e9.jpg
Plus the opposite of purple is yellowy-orange anyways, so it’ll just be like a simple shiny swap. Like Muk!
A racist, inappropriate Muk
They would make it least racist as possible, just keep its purple colour but have it wear a lei and a hula skirt. Clothing items are not racist.
I mean I don’t believe in cultural appropriation and all that jazz but yeah clothing can be racist
I doubt that wearing a hula and lei are considered racist.
No, but on a native based creatures they could be
i don’t see how it would be?
Having native peoples represented as creatures with less intellect than the rest of the world’s humans
Tsraeena is based off of tsarinas though.
Tsareena isn’t based off of a particular race, its literally a pun on how the mangosteen is called the Queen of fruit
Jinx wasn’t based off black eople either, just a human.
No one is saying it is
i think there was a japanese yo-kai its based on, that takes the form of an old lady? can’t remember all the details, but yeah, not seen as being based on any actual human’s specificly
Ahhh you beat me to it
just barely, though your comment was better detailed 🙂
Details are my specialty
Not exactly
It’s based on a Japanese Yokai where it depicted a woman with a tattered red dress and riddled with frostbite and had powers of snow
Yes but technically Froslass is also a thinner Jynx.
they would be the pokemon still ,who upon moving to the islands, adopted the clothing and traditions of the people?
Could still come across as ill willed though
People thought Jynx was racist when it wasn’t even based on race (its based on a fashion style) so what would they think of Pokémon that deliberately mirror natives?
that it adapted to the new island life, rather than just moving to the mountains to stay in the snow. Just because it COULD be seen as ill willed, doesn’t mean anything. There are people who are going to be offended by everything, just gotta take references in a game with a grain of salt.
Those sound dumb
If I were to do so only Vileplume Grass/Flying petals become lighter and thinner and they can glide on air
Honestly what else makes sense
I’m not gonna just give Pokemon a tropical reskin, I want real reasons why they would change and adapt not making Pokemon imitate the stereotypical natives
Only 2 of them are based off of clothing though.
Well why would Cloyster go mollusk, or Kingler a lobster
Details man I want details
Because Remoraid becomes an Octillery.
Stop avoiding the question
Also it’s probably because of how remora fish and artillery
I don’t want to say it, nobody deserves to know any of my ideas here, too critical.
‘Nobody deserves your ideas’
No on deserves to experience them tbh
Goodbye!
Adios
The best thing I could’ve sid as that was clearly the turning point for an argument.
Yeah, over how you can’t take criticism
If that’s what you want to say go for it, I don’t mind.
there’s constructive criticism, and then there’s being rude
OK I’m sorry, I take a hint, I’m very pushy. Please let’s stop this, I don’t want to argue.
He’s defending you -_-
Oh! Well thanks Earthen.
Because you have no ideas just blurts
gun becoming canon
Nitpicks:
No Alola Forms have completely changed the species of an animal: Vulpix is still a fox, Sandshrew is still whatever the hell it is meant to be, heck Exeggutor is still a palm tree
Pangolin
I can see it and it’s defo it’s main source of inspiration, but it defo has traces of other animals
http://afrika54news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/pangolin.jpg
It’s a pangolin
I said I agreed, just that it obviously has other traits thrown in, even if not from other animals
Pangolin and armadillo what else is there
I dunno, just generic animal traits. The face and back legs feel like they’ve been mixed in with some generic small mammal features
Other ideas:
– Lapras; turns into a Water-Ghost type because it gets possessed by the water.
– Electrode: becomes a Beast Ball.
– Caterpie Line: Become Grass-Fire due to them starting to populate by volcanoes.
-Wut
-Beast Ball is too recent
-We’ve seen Caterpillar thrives just fine in Alola tho
UGH! Fine I’ll stop having ideas now.
Calm it bruv
Criticism is a fact of life, this isn’t your echo chamber
What’s so fun about criticism, your ideas just get shattered and you just lose inspiration to do anything.
Because it allows you to see flaws in your thinking and improve yourself
Sadly, some people just won’t see that.
Seriously stop trying to start arguments, it’s not my fault I was born with sensitivity to criticism, it’s a natural flaw. Not a thing to discriminate against.
there is a difference between criticism, and constructive criticism
Get you a man who can do both
to tell you you’re no good and its pointless
So off yourself and maybe the next person you reincarnate into will have original ideas
Not like I take you that serious you’re just hating my ideas just because I have a Water-Fairy icon.
I hate you regardless
I’ sorry
lapras could make sense, considering they believe the water to be a living thing in a lot of island cultures. electrode could either be an experiment by aether, or even just the mega?
I don’t really see these, especially Lapras. I feel like a few other designs would work well! Like water/grass
i think it was jwittz, had a video about alola forms, i liked his fire/water lapras idea. and grass could work, rather than ice, it adapted to the warmer area and started growing plants on its back
Yeah :3, basically
JWitzz would probably want a Hoppip form.
now that kinda stuff irks me
Now i can easily see how vegetation could grow on a Larpras’s shell but some kinda transformation must occur because it wouldn’t become a plant just by merely by letting plants grow on it
cloyster becoming a pure water mollusc to fit in better with local marine life, to better hunt, is a good idea.
kingler could have been counter to crabrawler.
jynx could have been cool hula dancers, helping welcome people, using psychic powers to put lei’s on people coming off the planes (as airport works do in real Hawai’i)
Mr Mime, i would have to see artwork
kangaskhan could have armor of dried magma, some burns from before it cooled all the way, better defense in Alola.
clefable, again i would have to see artwork and such
but al lthings considered, could have been viable 🙂
What if Kangaskan became part Dragon
but the whole Mega Evolution things kinda prevents anyone with one from having an Alolan Form
true, that hadn’t even crossed my mind
They should just make the baby in Kanghaskhan’s pouch a Pokemon, I mean why can we hatch a mother with a baby immediately, that’s stupid.
Some good ideas!
Please Fomantis, be shiny!
Just quickly nipped back in before leaving for the holidays to say this
Seraph Araquanid is a fucking monster 10/10 would catch five more and do a monoaraquanid run
I’m glad unlike Ariados they didn’t make it look like a real spider, I have arachnophobia yet I think the Araquanid line is cool.
May the araquanid force be with you
I TOLD YOU!!!!!
I HAVE BROUGHT YOU TO THE ARAQUANID SIDE!!!!
Ehh I was already kinda leaning there, you just pushed me in :p
YAS!! INTO THE WATER BUBBLE!
i wonder if the Water bubble is self contained with some kind of mucus or it itself is a large glob of gel like substance
like if you ran a knife through it would it cut parts off or merely glide through
Honestly? I picture… this is gonna sound dumb… like almost gel, but not quite
Like the knife would sink in and come out, but it would be a bit sli-
Oh wait cannonically it is made of just flat out water
my best theory is referring it to a gelatin mold
that you probably hack off pieces of it
or it has very thin hairs that it uses to hold the water in place
Why won’t Niantic release anything actually new instead of just painting a new coat of paint ugh.
Because it’s Niantic
Honestly I shouldn’t start up fights it’s break and I’d rather keep a healthy, good image instead of making enemies so I’m sorry Indian Tech Support and Earthen for harassing you two forgive my underdeveloped brain and my unnecessary existence.
Please stop with the guilt trip
But if that’s your genuine belief about yourself, get help
I’m genuinely saying sorry please accept it I don’t want to make enemies.
There was no need for the self depreciation though
OK I’m sorry about that. As long as you’re not being offended by my hair-trigger temper I’m relieved.
I came here to talk about that great Generations Episode but suddenly drama
http://i.imgur.com/gODA7sR.gif
FINALLY!!! SOMEONE MADE THIS JOKE!! HOLD ON!!!!
(Runs off to find Keemstar joke book)
leeeeeettss get roiiiiit into the
MEMES
https://media.tenor.co/images/32b127039fec3b4d7040d14651a24c09/raw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAl3wDDR58
If you are offended by certain words, do not watch!
I’m sorry about that please don’t make it as more obvious as it is.
Lets get roight in to the NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDS (This never gets old)
Between Fomantis and Lurantis, which of the two has a much better shiny? I mean that by saying which of them get a bigger change.
tsareena
As much as I adore Tsareena i’m a bit sad they didn’t make it all violet-isa.
Hmmmmm Golisopod
I guess that’s Fomantis’s second evolution secretly hidden. You probably need to feed it a berry that increases its speed.
@Best Indian Tech Support:disqus I hope all goes well for ya!
I didn’t screw up something… right? Your comment says it was removed
https://media.giphy.com/media/fHksqLjxlN4Fq/giphy.gif
D:
I can’t help but be concerned
Why does that guy have such a painful tan?
That’s the least of his problems tbh. His girlfriend turned into his son so
How did that happen?!
something involving him merging his dna with her and she shape shifted into a womb and gave birth to his son but at the same time sacrificing her physical body
RIP
So like
https://66.media.tumblr.com/e47df42473d18496d8e1877049232c58/tumblr_inline_nt89ljWjH81sfacc7_500.gif
This was rose and she is an alien who’s physical form comes from her magical gem
http://24.media.tumblr.com/56516f40db7220445c548370de656939/tumblr_n35fv36NEW1qkmqj8o2_500.gif
so to exist you gotta have your gem. so they fucked
http://i.imgur.com/h8FYINf.gif
and a bit later she gave up that form to birth Steven
http://67.media.tumblr.com/e6e1a26d3f4eccc832eb621919954395/tumblr_o0icxmSSyl1suni9po2_400.gif
and thats how babies are made
DAMNIT YOU SPOILED SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO POTENTIALLY WATCHHHHH
Its not a spoiler Greg explains it in the second episode
Oh… welp
Anyways, I think I’ll watch it once my schoolwork dies down a bit
All I gotta say is its a slow start. You gotta be patient. it may take a while to really get hooked because like, the beginning episodes aren’t that great. Don’t skip em though. Everything builds on eachother.
I saw episode 1.. and I heard it’s like that. About how long does it take before it becomes a beautiful regigigas and leaves the slow start
Episode 11(?) The one called Giant Woman is great. Mirror Gem and Ocean Gem (25?) is a two part special and is really good, then it takes a bit but the episode Alone Together(37) is great. So is Warp Tour(36). But then Rose’s Scabbard (45) Onward its great. It dips a bit in the middle of season 2 but once you enter season 3 its at its height
also keep me updated on your reactions :3
So it takes to around season 2?
Yeah but its worth it. Season 1 still is amazing though half way through. Season 1 for some reason is 50 episodes long (only 10 minutes each though) but all others are 25 episodes so its weird. But yeah dont go into it thinking its going to suck all the way until Season 2 because there is alot of good to it. Cat Fingers gets surprisingly dark btw
I’m gonna hope I can do it
ITS BEEN OUT FOR YEARS BUTTMUNCH GET WITH THE TIMES AND WATCH IT
He deleted every single comment he made in this article. I Wonder whats going on…
… um..
im scared
That’s kinda scary
And Im really worried :
Agreed…
Maybe he deleted his account? Or something personal.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2f403cb7a6e13344ac27d72bf8ce8f1850855466c7fe00d1ad4d9c9c2df4ae0f.gif
i actually dont know what to think
I’m pretty scared…. i hope he comes back soon
It does seem quite frightening.
I swear if I find a shiny TRUMBEAK I’ll explode…I’ll just give it to Ithusme, hopefully he has a shiny Lurantis.
but its garbaaaaggge
https://img.pokemondb.net/sprites/sun-moon/dex/shiny/lurantis.png
But it looks so cool in green!
puke green
https://www.google.com/search?q=puke+green&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjqyoe4novRAhVM6IMKHd3NA08Q_AUICCgB&biw=1920&bih=950
It still has a better green than Stantler.
that’s electric green much better
I didnt expect it to look that good
Not really. Looks pretty good.
nobody want a TCG code?
I got some good ideas for Pokemon evolutions/prevolutions for the new Alolan ones
Mimikyu:
Pre-Evo: Copimi
Typing: Fairy
Appearance: Extremely cute version, so cute that people cannot get their eyes off it easily.
Dex Entry: Upon evolving, Copimi loses its charm and cuteness due to the Dusk Stone sending horrific vibes through its innocent soul.
How to evolve: Use a Dusk Stone.
Pyukumuku:
Evo; Cucumbrrgh
Typing: Ice-Water
Appearance: Larger, squishier version. Spikes become frozen, and its top of its body gets a thin sheet of snow.
Dex Entry: Cucumbrrgh are known to live amongst tribes by cooler regions of the seas. It has been said that they are mass-populated in regions by Mt. Coronet in Sinnoh.
How to evolve: Using an Ice stone.
Drampa:
Pre-Evo; Kidragon
Typing: Dragon
Appearance: Very young; eyes visible. Tiny eyebrows and has a pure aqua colour scheme.
Dex Entry: Kidragon are known to get along best with Dratini and Jangmo-o. Sometimes, Kidragon also tries to fly, however due to its bone structure it is impossible for it to.
How to evolve: Level it up to lvl 45.
Ribombee:
Evo; Bowbeille
Typing; Fairy-Bug
Appearance; two bows attached on its elegant antennas; colours are a match of brown and yellow. Wings are the shape of hearts.
Dex Entry: When in harm, Bowbeile unties its bows to create two large whips. It scares off ramped Ariados by threatening them and gobbling up young Spinaraks.
How to evolve: Level it up to lvl.50.
No
Copimi sounds like it discovers rule 34 in order to evolve
Copimi = Copy + Me. It’s basically the opposite of Mimikyu.
Ehhhh, not a fan… I don’t see how it’s copying anything in its description
It hypnotizes people by its cuteness and tells them what to do.
The only gen 7 mon that needs an (pre) evolution is Turtonator
Eh he looks fine.
Ehhh
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a61aa3309f82964cd21d96b1a3755c65e3b74605566c9d69e148bb29daec9950.jpg
XD
Oh my god. I just learned Gengar doesn’t get Sludge Wave via TM. It was a special move in Gen 5 (via dreamworld) and an event in Gen 6
*facepalm*
Lol
what?!!! i blame smogon tbh
How many IV’s is Outstanding potential?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY1cOzP7KoM
Oddly cute
TBH I like the music in the background
I do too
I love chibi Silvally
Looks like a fight happened and I missed it?