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Pokemon: Go for Halloween + Sun/Moon Final Starter Evolutions Leaked
I’d heard about the Pokemon Go update previously, but lots of thanks to Wilhelm for reminding me about the Halloween event! I know that it only lasts for a few days, but I have to say that the bonuses it gives was enough to entice me to pick the app back up (though I already had plans to use it more with the cooler weather rolling in).
So they’ve added a number of spooky Pokemon to the list that show up more often, and you get double the candy for captures and transfers. Your buddy Pokemon also gains candy at a highly accelerated rate. See video below.
While they list a number of ghost type Pokemon here, I’ve also noticed a vast increase in Meowth and Cuebones.
How is this working? Oh man… the game is so much more fun this way. I launched it to see what I could see and actually have been able to catch Pokemon from my desk at work, which was never the case before this. I can walk around my work parking lot and just rack the catches up because the spawning Halloween Pokemon have a high rate in between the Pokemon who are generally out there.
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Look at this guy. Right out there in the parking lot next to my desk at work.
I took advantage of the double candy rates, too, cleaning out my stock of commons and earning some evolutions I didn’t have before.
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And, of course, catching all the ghost type Pokemon that I’ve never seen anywhere else before…
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It’s exciting to see my Buddy Pokemon earning candy so fast. I’ve been out there walking as much as I can since the weather is nice and the rewards are high.
I earned a new achievement from all this yesterday…
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And I leveled up, too!
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Yes, I know. Only level 19. But I’m not in a rush. 🙂
Pokemon Sun and Moon Evolutions
So it seems that the final evolution for the Sun and Moon starters have been leaked, and then released right after I wrote this. I’m a little disappointed that the previously-leaked designs were actually true. Early stages mean nothing if the final evolution, which you’ll be looking at for the rest of the game, isn’t appealing.
I wanted to pick Litten as my starter, but I’m just not a fan of the final evolution. I loved it all the way up until that point. So, while I’ve never picked a grass type Pokemon starter before, I think this time around, I’ll go with Rowlet. I was teetering on picking him anyhow, so let’s see how this goes!
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I haven’t yet checked out the demo, but I hope to this weekend.