Pokémon Go Interview: How The Wild Area Global Event Brings New Mechanics to Pokémon GO & How It Differs From Previous Live Events

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is getting ready to launch a brand new kind of global live event, with several new intriguing mechanics and challenges in stores for players. Global live events are a hallmark of, with events like Pokémon GO Fest and Pokémon GO Tour offering players a chance to catch new species of Pokémon, try their hand at challenging raids, and receive special limited-time bonuses. As the game has grown over the past several years, Niantic has looked for opportunities to expand these global offerings without burning out their still engaged fanbase.

This weekend, will launch its first-ever Wild Area Global event, an event meant to capture the grandeur of 's Wild Area. The new event will feature several brand-new mechanics in, some of which only last during the event and others that can be used permanently. These new mechanics help the Wild Area Global event stand out from other global events, while also offering some teases about the upcoming direction of the game.

To get an idea of what the Wild Area Global event was all about, Screen Rant recently spoke with Tiane Bella, Senior Marketing Manager, Live Events for . Not only did Bella provide us with a preview of the new event, she also spoke about some of the new features, how to get the most of the event, and spoke about the general philosophy of how and why Niantic plans live events for .

Screen Rant: How does the Wild Area Global Event differ from Pokémon GO Global Tour or the Pokémon GO Tour Global?

Screen Rant: As part of this event, GO Safari Balls are making their debut. That's a new mechanic, and I was hoping you could go into detail about that and why Niantic decided to bring in these specialized Poké Balls. Obviously, we've had the Beast Ball, but that was very specifically for Ultra Beast raids and the Safari Balls is more of a general item that can be used.

Tiane Bella: Yes. So as the Wild Area does feature these very challenging encounters, the Go Safari Ball is meant to help trainers better be able to tackle and