Pokémon GO Players Get a Nice Treat This Thanksgiving - The UpStream

Pokémon GO Players Get a Nice Treat This Thanksgiving

posted Thursday Nov 24, 2016 by Michele Mendez

Pokémon GO Players Get a Nice Treat This Thanksgiving

Pokémon GO updates tend to create an air of celebration among players and this most recent update is no exception. Niantic has been particularly giving this go around by including a fun event for Thanksgiving week.

For the main course - the update includes Combat Power changes for nearly every Pokémon. Not all adjustments consist of an increase... for some of them, the CP went down. This change is meant to help provide a more balanced and consistent battling and training experience. For example, some like Beedrill and Snorlax scored seconds, Chansey and Sandslash scoring thirds, while others like Lickitung and Wigglytuff were nerfed and sent to the kid's table.

As for the tempting sides - there's an exciting XP event. So devil up those Lucky Eggs which are getting a nice boost during the Poké-feast. 4 times the XP to be exact because all XP is doubled. And let's not forget the sweets... a nice slice of additional stardust always hits the spot. All in all, the update will help pass the time during all phases of your Thanksgiving festivities... not only a nice distraction from shopping and meal prep but also getting you through the awkward political conversations after dinner. While friends and family are napping or catching up on football scores, you'll have extra incentive to hit the streets and catch 'em all.

Although, as usual, we do not know the exact duration of the XP event (speculation is that it will last at least through Sunday Nov 27th and maybe through the 30th), Niantic did share the following start times:

  • November 23rd, 9:00 AM for Japan
  • November 23rd, 0:00 AM for UTC
  • November 22nd, 7:00 PM Eastern
  • November 22nd, 6:00 PM Central
  • November 22nd, 5:00 PM Mountain
  • November 22nd, 4:00 PM Pacific

One thing we can count on from Niantic and Pokémon GO is change. You can rest assured that this update will not be the last. We look forward to upcoming changes as they work on updating things like trading, gym training street battles and more.

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