Pokémon GO's 3-Hour Community Day Announcement Causes Player Backlash
The next Pokémon GO Community Day will return to the original three-hour time frame, and many players are outraged by this change. The alternate reality mobile game, developed by Niantic, lets players explore their community to catch Pokémon and participate in frequent events. The upcoming Pokémon GO April Community Day, set to arrive on April 23, will introduce the Flailing Pokémon Stufful to the monster collection experience.
Pokémon GO Community Days flood the streets with an abundance of pocket monsters, motivating trainers to leave their homes and gather together to take advantage of the event. On each month's Community Day a certain Pokémon will appear much more frequently, and there are typically additional bonuses like additional experience or extra items to obtain. Community Days ran for only three hours when Pokémon GO first launched, but in 2020 developer Niantic doubled that length to six hours. The upcoming April Community Day will see a return to the original three-hour time frame, however, which will have a dramatic effect on Pokémon GO Community Days moving forward.
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Pokémon GO's return to three-hour Community Days has angered fans who appreciated the larger six-hour window. Twitter user <a href=«https://twitter.com/JreSeawolf/status/1506681278715867144?ref_src=» https: screenrant.com target="_blank" rel=«noopener noreferrer»>JRESeawolf
explains that fans must now plan their weekend around the more restrictive three-hour Community Day. They also claim that Niantic's logic, which claims that trainers only participated in Community Days for three hours anyway, is «tone deaf» and needlessly removes flexibility. Twitter user <a
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