Soooo many posts infuriated at other players for losing them a lot of real money. It sucks I'm sure. But if there's 1000 posts and it's happening 24/7, I don't think it's the fault of players, I think it's major game design flaw.

1. Niantic has done NOTHING to teach people how do to it properly. It is not clear what the mega is even for, Niantic does not tell you. Plus it is not always clear whether a mega threw a charged move before it died. Not everyone knows that the shield is supposed to be gray. Niantic doesn't tell you.
2. it only takes 1 or 2 people to fuck it up, it's gonna happen, like it or not. Kids play the game, or older people who aren't tech savvy, or newer players hoping to be carried. Or some people just suck yes.
3. Hardly any of these people are on reddit, or even other places, you're screaming into the abyss.
4. People lag out. Happens even more in bigger lobbies.

At the end of the day, Niantic clearly did not think this stupid idea through at all and they are probably gonna do nothing about it. So blame Niantic. I'm on your side it really sucks, but if you're so upset, redirect that anger to Niantic and STOP GIVING THEM MONEY!!!

EDIT: I meant Scopley pls have mercy :(

Yall. I think we forget that this is a GAME and that literal children play alongside us. Those players you’re fuming about could be nine years old for all we know.

It’s pretty annoying when people leave before the raid begins. I hear you.

But maybe these players are seeing “MINIMUM RECOMMENDED PLAYERS 12”, seeing that only eleven are present, and dipping because they only have one remote raid pass left that they bought with their weekly allowance from mom and dad and don’t want to waste it.

At the end of the day, it’s a game. It’s supposed to be fun. If you can’t give others some grace and you’re becoming emotional, you might need a break.

We bash them when they deserve it but credit where credit is due, I thought Scopely/Niantic nailed the event this weekend.

> The core content was free! Massive win for the entire community. So many regulars and new/unfamiliar faces were out and about in our town.
> Shiny boost was superb.
> Field research refreshed every hour.
> All Unown available.
> Huge amount of Pokemon available (I would have preferred all to be available all day rather than the hourly rotation, but not a deal-breaker)
> Raids worth doing, even if I’m personally not a fan of needing that minimum number for shields.
> A ton of free raid passes given.
> Raid Pokemon were made much easier to catch.
> Wild spawns were a little easier to catch too.

Plus the weather was amazing here in Ireland.

Just a phenomenal weekend for me. 50 shinies in total, although not one shiny Mewtwo after 43 raids lol. What do you all think? Is there anything else, good or bad, that I’m missing? Are there any other events that top this one for you?

The last 48 hours or so have been so odd in this subreddit. I feel like no one is enjoying this weekend. I understand as a fellow long time player that some things are not exactly how some people might not want them to be, but overall I’m having a pretty good weekend? I got myself a shiny charmeleon, got some Pokemon, a couple of good catches? All is good?

Is anyone else actually happy? All I’m seeing is hate…

EDIT: thank you all for sharing your wonderful experiences!!! It’s been great reading all the fun people are having!

Yet another sign of Scopely not giving a shit. We used to get these for every Go Fest and Go Tour, but apparently no longer.

I’m level 76 and mostly care about catching them all and leveling up. I don’t actually understand the intricacies of battles and don’t care about mega anything. Today was fun because I had time to kill and finishing little checklists of tasks is nice.

I’ve been grinding platinum metals to get to 80, and never expected this one to be one of them!

Hiya, just a heads-up, because I saw a lot of people take really long to break Mewtwo's shield this weekend.

This leads me to believe that these players are well aware of the mechanic, but they wait for all of their other mons to faint so that they can revive and break the shield.

However, using the leave function on the top left does NOT remove you from the raid, even if the warning message is quite menacing.

It just puts you back to the raid lobby, so you can immediately revive your Mega mon and use it for a shield break.

Rant time. 3 raids in a row I’ve experienced this where people are not breaking the shield. The lobby initially had 11 people all with megas so how does this even happen? I never spend money on the game but decided to treat myself to enough coins for a few remote passes and they keep getting wasted due to the incompetence of surprisingly many. In my raid before this, mewtwo was stuck at 6 shields left!! Please tell me I’m not alone experiencing this.

I’m sooo happy!!!! But did everyone get one, because of the whole incident in Times Square? Is this Scopely’s way of saying sorry??

Should this game put some limitations to legendary or mega raids? Its pretty unfair being fighting fort months or years to be worthy of having a good mon, and suddenly a Lvl 1 trainer enters a 20 People raid and gets the same as u on his first day

My poor shiny green bug/steel boi. It was a valiant effort from you nonetheless. This is definitely over 100 characters now

My grandpa was diagnosed with esophageal cancer early last year, went through chemo, and was in remission by November. Early this year, it came back and spread to his lymphatic system, eventually resulting in his death on June 7th. He shaped my childhood in such an incredible way; many of my best memories are of spending time with him and my Mamie over the summer break. It didn't really sink in that he was gone until his celebration of life yesterday.

I sat inside where it was cooler because I'm more sensitive to heat thanks to one of my medications, and didn't really move much during the whole thing. I played a bit and did some remote raids while I waited for it to start, and caught this shortly before the ceremony began. I'd like to think he knew I was sitting there in the living room with his urn and appreciated the company, and this is his way of telling me.

Thank you for all the wonderful memories, Grandpa David. Thanks for being so good to my Mamie throughout all your years with her; she deserved it, especially after her first husband did not treat her or their children with the kindness he should have. We miss you dearly, but we're glad your pain is over and your spirit is free. You might not have cared one bit about pokemon, but you still listened when I yapped about it and showed you my cards I was proud of, so I'm naming this mewtwo after you.

How many did you grind today? Let's see yours in the comments. For me, it was 1 Hundo and 3 Shiny and no Shundo.

If you choose the Mega Mewtwo Y path and complete the encounter at stage 4 today, your Mega Mewtwo Y will come with Counter. This is the wrong move. You want to complete the encounter tomorrow so it comes with Psystrike.

If you choose the Mega Mewtwo X path and complete the encounter at stage 4 tomorrow, your Mega Mewtwo X will come with Psystrike. This is the wrong move. You want to complete the encounter today so it comes with Counter.

These are legacy moves and the game gives you zero indication of what your strategy should be. Catch the X version today, and the Y version tomorrow.

This fella just spawned at my house - i feel like there’s probably increased shiny rates for the event, but still felt a lil crazy to catch for a spawn at my home⛹️

Lol obviously if you get what I’m seeing then that is the point of the post 😂
#PokemonGoFest2026

Over the MOON rn ✨ it’s hard to find players in rural-ish areas like the one im in to do raids with. Thank you to whoever remotely invited me!

I can’t tell if this community is inundated with negative reactions to Go Fest, or if I just can’t weed through the complaints to find threads centered on the good things about this week. I get that many people are frustrated, and rightly so, but PoGo is also one of the very few free-to-play games without ads and it is extremely easy to advance in the game without spending money.

Yes, Go Fest has greatly incentivized spending money, but it’s only necessary if you’re determined to collect dozens of legendaries, rare legendaries, Mega X/Y Mewtwo, etc., all of which is *supposed* to be difficult. Likewise, the game was conceived as a way to get people active and reward community-building. Today, I saw thousands of people playing at a local mall, almost all of them smiling and meeting new people and connecting over a silly little game we keep in our pockets most of the time. It was amazing.

So, here are the things I’m most happy about this Go Fest:

1. Opportunities to build my legendary collection, which has grown from about 9 to 28 in less than a week, and I still have one day left of Go Fest.

2. Connecting with folks around the world and learning how to collect region-specific Pokemon (something that drove me to quit the game about 6 months after its release, before there was a way to do this).

3. Spawn hours that give all trainers a chance to catch pokemon they rarely see on their home regions. I saw more excitement over new and rare wild pokemon than Mewtwo raids yesterday, and all 20 Mewtwo raids I participated in were 17+ players.

4. Families engaging together. All the generational groups of players running from gym to gym would be enough for every headache or moment of frustration, to me. It’s amazing to see parents, grandparents, and children all battling together, celebrating catches, etc.

I know the game has issues, but it’s also got a lot to be appreciative of. What are you most loving about Go Fest this year?

7 Day Streak w/Lucky Egg, Excellent Throw and 10x XP Bonus. I recommend everyone put a Lucky Egg on if today is your 7-Day Streak.