Community Day is now two days away! Here are some tips to maximize your potential on Saturday.
LOCATION: Location is important. Where you choose will depend on how you want to play.
GOALS: During Community Day, here are some goals to be aiming for.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! As a reminder, the box sale will end soon. Niantic has said on Twitter that it ends on February 22, but their website says it ends on February 23 (both at 1:00 PM PT). In any case, buy them while you can!
- Have six Lucky Eggs, Incenses, and Star Pieces ready to go. That amount will last you the full three hours.
- Set a reminder on your phone every 30 minutes to restart your Lucky Egg, Star Piece, and / or Incense.
- Choose a Dratini now to evolve into a Dragonite with Draco Meteor. Favorite it and give it a memorable name, such as "Meteorite," to let you know which Dratini you want to evolve.
- Set a reminder on your phone to evolve that Dratini 15 minutes before the event ends.
- Don't use Pinap Berries on high-CP Dratini. The longer an encounter takes, the more Dratini you may not catch, or (hopefully) Shiny-check.
- Try taking the day off of catching. Spin PokéStops like there is no tomorrow! Start saving those Pinap Berries and Poké Balls (Great and Ultra, mostly) up now!
LOCATION: Location is important. Where you choose will depend on how you want to play.
- PARK: Parks are always a good option. They tend to have a decent amount of PokéStops, spawn points, and some Gyms. If you want to go to a park, try choosing one that is EX Raid-eligible (you never know).
- WATER BIOME: Dratini tends to spawn more around water. Since we don't know if Dratini will be as common as Pikachu was, going to a popular place with some water will maximize your encounter rate.
- LOTS OF POKÉSTOPS: Places with a lot of PokéStops tend to have a lot of spawn points around them. The PokéStops and three-hour Lure Modules will bring in even more Dratini.
GOALS: During Community Day, here are some goals to be aiming for.
- GET A GOLD DRAGON MEDAL: If your Dragon Tamer Medal hasn't reached the gold tier yet, this is your best opportunity to get it there. It's very important, as it helps with your catch-rate of Rayquaza. In the future, it will help with the Legendary Latios, Latias, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, and Zygarde.
- SHINY DRATINI (HOPEFULLY): Shiny Dratini is almost certainly going to be released. To do so, Niantic just needs to have the server automatically download the sprites and models for these Pokémon and flip the switch! If it is, make sure to tap on and check every Dratini you see!
Thanks for reading, Trainers! As a reminder, the box sale will end soon. Niantic has said on Twitter that it ends on February 22, but their website says it ends on February 23 (both at 1:00 PM PT). In any case, buy them while you can!