Pokémon Go Fest has returned in-person after three years with a successful event in Berlin - and we were there
After a three-year hiatus due to Covid, Pokémon Go's in-person Go Fests have properly returned. The first of three music festival-sized city gatherings took place this weekend in Berlin and went off smoothly, with the usual mix of rare creatures, boosted Shiny chances and early access to new species.
I wasn't certain about Berlin as a choice for Go Fest, after the smaller German city of Dortmund hosted the game's main European events in previous years so successfully. Not only did Dortmund have a great city park to play in, but its main centre was small enough that when Pokémon Go players turned up, they absolutely- fans flooding its small squares and filling restaurant terraces.
Gameplay this year was kept focused almost exclusively on Pokémon spawns, with attendees able to hunt several regional species , the debut of Mythical creature Shaymin's Sky Forme, early access to the new Ultra Beast Pheromosa, new event-only Unown letters to find Shiny versions of, the debut of Shiny Pansage and Foongus families, a new Rotom form and - genuinely everyone's favourite - the release of a Snorlax wearing a cowboy hat.
A word too on the event's storyline, which continued Pokémon Go's ongoing seasonal narrative without introducing new story details for players who not present. Professor Willow has been left MIA for the whole of this summer and, in Berlin, the mysterious character Rhi once again took his place.
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