In Pokémon GO a new event is coming, but some trainers are upset. The reason: Bonus tickets that cost real money.
What kind of event is this? Pokémon GO announced the event “The Path to Sinnoh”, which brings some exciting content. The highlight is several rotating legendary Pokémon that can be obtained through raids and also through limited research.
Read more about the event The Path to Sinnoh
in Pokémon GO here.
In addition to the legendary Pokémon already included and other bonuses, two optional tickets for real money are also introduced in the announcement:
The Raid Ticket: Here you get 5000 extra XP for raid victories, an additional candy for the captured raid boss, two additional raid passes per day, and a limited research. In the research, you then receive 10 candies each for Dialga and Palkia, as well as 5 XL candies for Heatran, Cresselia, Darkrai, and Giratina. Additionally, you get an Eevee fan mask.
The Egg Hatching Ticket: With this, trainers get double XP, candies, and stardust for hatching eggs, as well as a Pikachu fan mask. Additionally, there is also a limited research that allows you to get the regional Pokémon Pachirisu, Chatot, and Venusaur.
The bonuses are valid from the event start on February 19 to February 25. Each ticket currently costs 5 US dollars; the Euro price is likely to be similar. You can buy one or both tickets – or none at all, as these extra bonuses are optional.
However, some trainers are annoyed by the paid tickets in Pokémon GO, as some comments in the Pokémon GO community currently show.
New tickets in Pokémon GO lead to criticism
What is the problem? While the appearance of legendary Pokémon is praised by some players (via reddit), some are voicing criticism regarding the extra tickets for real money. Essentially, there have been optional tickets or add-ons for events in Pokémon GO for quite some time, but some feel as though it is increasing.
Some content has also been criticized, particularly regarding the fact that the included researches are limited – meaning they cannot be completed indefinitely.
On the platform X.com, some players have shared critical thoughts in the comments regarding the extra tickets, such as user MYSTIC7:
Also in the reddit community for Pokémon GO, some players are sharing critical voices regarding the ticket aspect. I think they are testing the limits of how far they can go with the tickets and still have people buy them
, says user VerraTheDM
(via reddit).
Also in the subreddit “pokemongo”, a post criticizing the topic is currently circulating, which has already received over 2,100 upvotes (via reddit). There are also critical voices who do not like that seemingly more and more tickets are being added to Pokémon.
At the same time, some players are also highlighting that they do not have to buy the tickets – after all, there are other contents in the events that can be accessed without the ticket. They emphasize that one should, if in doubt, play Free-to-Play without using the tickets.
What do you think about this topic? Do you find the tickets in Pokémon GO problematic, or do they not bother you? What do you think about the balance between Free-to-Play and paid aspects in the game? Let us know in the comments! And what else is going on in the game is shown in the overview of all events in January 2024 in Pokémon GO.
