Highlights
- Pokemon GO’s October Group Day that includes Timburr will not be as interesting as previous months as a consequence of its less-thematic selection and underwhelming shiny variants.
- In comparison with September’s Group Day which featured fascinating shiny variants, Timburr’s shiny variant is mediocre and should not entice as many gamers.
- Nevertheless, gamers shouldn’t dismiss October fully as there are different thrilling occasions just like the Harvest Competition and Halloween Occasion that will supply extra fascinating shinies and the potential addition of latest Pokemon.
Pokemon GO has been on a roll recently with thrilling new content material updates and occasions just like the introduction of Gen 9 critters from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, September’s Psychic Spectacular Occasion, and a incredible September Group Day that includes Grubbin. Gamers have been handled to a stable providing of fascinating mons together with their coveted shiny variants all month lengthy thanks to those occasions. Nevertheless, regardless of a line-up of occasions for October 2023 that features the Harvest Competition Occasion and the Halloween Occasion, one October occasion may need a tough time stacking up with September’s Pokemon GO occasions.
The hit cellular sport has given gamers loads of causes to dive again in regardless of a decline in participant rely since its large 2016 launch. A part of the draw that retains gamers coming again to catch extra critters is the frequent occasions that provide an elevated probability to discover a uncommon shiny variant of sure creatures in Pokemon GO. Every month, Pokemon GO highlights a selected mon that turns into the main target of that month’s Group Day occasion and offers it an elevated spawn fee and glossy probability in the course of the occasions runtime, however October’s Group Day for Pokemon GO may not be as engaging as previous months.
The Gen 5 Preventing kind Timburr has been confirmed to be the highlight critter for October 2023’s Group Day in Pokemon GO. Whereas there are certain to be some followers of this critter excited by the announcement, it appears like there might have been a extra thematically acceptable mon for the month of October, as Timburr would not precisely conjure autumn imagery like some critters do. It is seemingly that Pokemon GO is saving sure mons to be featured within the Harvest Competition and Halloween Occasions which might clarify a part of the explanation why Timburr was chosen for October’s Group Day.
Except for the odd thematic selection, what makes Timburr an underwhelming Group Day mon is the less-than-appealing shiny variants for it and its evolutions. Timburr and its evolutions Gurdurr and Conkeldurr have already got considerably controversial designs, and these designs aren’t enhanced by their shiny variants. Timburr and Gurdurr change from a tan and pink colour palette to a mustard and peach coloring, and Conkeldurr good points a dusty rose and peach coloring, neither of that are very interesting colour palettes, nor are they considerably totally different from their unique colours.
In comparison with September’s Group Day and Group Day Traditional, October’s occasion is rather a lot much less thrilling from a shiny collector’s standpoint. September’s Group Day Traditional featured Charmander who evolves into probably the greatest shinies within the collection in Charizard, and the celebs of September’s Pokemon GO Group Day, Grubbin and its evolutions, even have some incredible shinies. Whereas shiny hunters lacking Timburr from their assortment is likely to be trying ahead to the chance to search out one subsequent month, the mediocre shiny variant for Timburr seemingly will not be all that engaging for different Pokemon GO gamers to take a look at October’s Group Day.
The excellent news is that October nonetheless has different occasions that can seemingly be value Pokemon GO gamers’ time and supply extra fascinating shinies than Timburr and its evolutions. Whereas not a lot data is thought in regards to the Harvest Competition or Halloween Occasions but, October has traditionally been an incredible month for followers of Ghost and Darkish varieties who get a highlight throughout these occasions, and the potential for brand new Gen 9 Pokemon like Greavard and Houndstone to be added throughout this occasion is kind of seemingly. As such, Pokemon GO gamers should not write off October fully just because the Group Day for this month would not function as thrilling of a shiny in comparison with previous months.
Pokemon GO is offered for Android and iOS.
