Pokémon GO Fest 2017

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

Featured Pokémon
The event featured the region-exclusive Pokémon Heracross. There were A, C, G, H, I and O forms of Unown spawning very frequently at the event. These letters spell "Chicago" - location of the event.

Selected Pokémon would have increased spawn rates in the wild (and from Incense, Lure Module).

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

Featured Pokémon
Based on the efforts of the Trainers at the event, Lugia was revealed as the first Legendary Pokémon to enter the real world. In addition, since Team Mystic captured the most Pokémon during the event, Articuno joined Lugia in Raid Battles immediately upon completing the challenge.

The following Pokémon would be released with the start of the event

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

Shop special offer
There was a special item boxes offer in the shop for time of the event. These three following boxes were available with the start of the event on July, 2017 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.