The company in charge of Pokémon GO, Niantic, offers a statement in which they postpone the events of the title community on the occasion of the coronavirus.
As other companies have done, Niantic has offered a statement in which they show their position regarding the measures being taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus. In this case, they have postponed the days of the community in March that were pending in Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, in addition to updating various blog entries. On the other hand, we remember that Genesect has been confirmed to appear in a mysterious weekend event and that we have brought you a series of tips to defeat and capture Giratina Modified Form.
Changes to Pokémon GO events
“The safety of our global gaming community is our top priority. COVID-19 challenges us and the world to adapt. We are focusing on expanding the features and experiences in our games that can be enjoyed in an individual setting and that also encourage exploration! ”Details Niantic's Twitter post.
The safety of our global player community is our top priority. COVID-19 is challenging us and the world to adjust. We're putting our focus on expanding features and experiences in our games that can be enjoyed in an individual setting and that also encourage exploration!
– Niantic, Inc. (@NianticLabs) March 13, 2020
In addition, they add a link that shows the list of events that have been canceled, postponed or changed. Among them we find the Community Day of Abra (postponed) and the following changes:
- Purchase of a pack of 30 Incenses for 1 PokéCoin
- 1/2 shading distance when eggs are placed in Incubators during this time period
- PokéStops will drop gifts more often
- Pokémon habitats will increase and more Pokémon will appear in the wild
Expansion of the incursions of Cobalion and Lugia
The event that features the legendary Pokémon Cobalion (with the exclusive attack Holy Sword) and Lugia (with Aerojet) has also been expanded. In this case, the raids will have these dates and times:
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Cobalion: From Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 9:00 p.m. CET (1:00 p.m. PDT), until Monday, March 23, 2020, at 9:00 p.m. CET (1:00 p.m. PDT, GMT −7). We can also find Cobalion as a reward for the GO Fighting League during this time.
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Lugia: From Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 9:00 p.m. CET (1:00 p.m. PDT), until Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 9:00 p.m. CET (1:00 p.m. PDT, GMT −7). We can also find Lugia as a reward for the GO Fighting League during this time.
