The light festival in Pokémon GO is currently taking place, focusing on glowing Pokémon. And how this looks is currently exciting some trainers.
What is the light festival? Essentially, the light festival is a typical Pokémon GO event that brings a bit of variety to the usual Pokémon pool.
Currently, a lot of glowing Pokémon are appearing. For instance, the Electric-type Pokémon Blipp is celebrating its debut, but also other sparkling candidates like Lampi, Bubungus, Ponita, or Lichtel are currently out and about.
Here’s the special detail: During the light festival, one can notice a small effect when it gets dark: Some Pokémon literally glow when found in the wild. They have a small shimmer around them that illuminates the nighttime map in a friendlier light.
User “PorkChopper11” shows how this looks in the subreddit “TheSilphRoad” for Pokémon GO:
Trainers praise the effect in Pokémon GO, contributes to the atmosphere
Does the glowing help? Gameplay-wise: not really. The monsters are not stronger in any way or have any other bonuses. It is purely a visual effect observable at night.
However, this small detail does make a difference, some trainers believe. Because: The atmosphere of the game benefits from it, as players clarify in their comments:
- “I love this effect so much that I wish it would last all year,” writes one user about it (via reddit).
- “Why would they even turn this off?” asks another (via reddit).
- “Why isn’t this a permanent feature? Along with various seasonal maps like during the harvest festival event. The game looks 10x better” (via reddit).
Are there more such examples? Basically, some trainers describe that other event effects come to mind, such as the winter or the Halloween map effects, of which they would like to see more. Because it is rather exceptional for an event to bring visual effects.
But time and again, Pokémon GO brings effects that positively catch the attention of trainers. For example, there were the portal rings in the sky in 2021 when Hoopa showed up in Pokémon GO or fireworks during New Year’s events. Also, things like the Master Ball animation or the catch screen of Shaymin stood out because they were outside the norm.
What do you think about such effects? Is the atmosphere in Pokémon GO important to you, or is this a topic that is less relevant to you? Would you like to see more visual effects in Pokémon GO accompanying current events? Tell us in the comments!
Do you want to know what else is going on in the game? Here you can find the overview of all events in Pokémon GO in November.
