As of October 20, Pokemon Go has been updated to have a "Trick-or-Treat" event that will last until November 2.
The event causes ghost-type Pokemon and others with spooky designs to appear more to players. According to an article on Gamespot's website, this includes Cubone and Houndour, ghosts Gastly and Misdreavus and the newly introduced Sableye, Shuppet and Duskull. Other event bonuses include doubled candy rewards, special items available in the shop, a Halloween Pikachu and a hat of the Pokemon Mimikyu. With Sableye, Shuppet and Duskull involved, Niantic is also introducing the third generation of Pokemon from the series' Hoenn region and Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald games. This update comes only months after the second generation was added back in February, which some might see as moving too quickly. In an article on the Forbes website, writer Paul Tassi said the new Pokemon suffer from lack of popular awareness that even non-Pokemon fans had of the originals. While everyone knows Pikachu and Charizard, he said, those not as familiar with later Pokemon will not be as excited to raise a Nosepass or Zigzagoon. At the same time, there are likely still other areas of the game that could be improved or aspects that could be added before a whole generation of Pokemon are needed. The game's combat system is rather simplistic and suffers from lag issues and the possibility of stronger moves not working if the player's Pokemon is attacked while using them. The Halloween event will also bring in the "shiny" forms of different Pokemon, called so because they differ in color from their usual forms. This update likely could have raised excitement for the game without adding a whole new group of Pokemon, and adding not just these Pokemon, but also alternate forms of Pokemon, might cause bugs that need to be fixed later. While games have long had buggy problems, it's common for current games with massive multiplayer is recurring glitches and bugs that get little attention before creators move on to adding new content. One such game is Dead by Daylight, where some players still come across glitches as they play that range from momentary goofiness to lobby breaking. This includes getting stuck in objects, being launched into the air and leaving the map's boundaries rather than escaping in the end, which some YouTubers and streamers compile into videos, like player OchiDO. If Niantic hopes to retain excitement for Pokemon Go, creators need to make sure they balance adding new things to the game with maintenance and improving existing content. While there might still be issues with the game, I for one am excited for the event, as it gives me the opportunity to catch Pokemon I don't see as often. The chance to catch a special witch-hat-wearing Pikachu is also enticing, and possibly getting a new silly hat like my avatar's current Magikarp one is an entertaining idea.
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