Pokémon GO Fest 2017

Pokémon GO Fest in 2017 was the first Pokémon GO Fest event in Pokémon GO. There were challenges for both attendees and Trainers around the world.

Featured Pokémon
These Pokémon had increased spawn rates in the wild and from Incense or Lure Modules:

Trainers worldwide features
As a result of all the hard work put in during Pokémon GO Fest, plenty of in-game bonuses was unlocked for the entire Pokémon GO community.

Featured Pokémon
These Pokémon were released at the start of the event. Since Team Mystic captured the most Pokémon during the event, Articuno joined Lugia in Raid Battles immediately upon completing the challenge.

The Lugia obtained during this event is an Event Pokémon.

The other two Legendary Birds - Moltres and Zapdos, were also unlocked, but they would be available in the latter weeks.

Avatar items
These avatar items were released at the start of the event:

Shop special offer
These offers were available from the shop during the event until July, 2017.

Reception
There were numerous networking and connectivity issues present, during the event. Many Trainers could not log into their accounts during the event. The game's CEO,, was booed on stage for the frustration. Because of these issues, all attendees were refunded their admission cost, received $100 in Shop credit and given a free Lugia.

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Trivia

 * This event initially coincided with the 1st Anniversary and Chester Heritage Festival events.