The upcoming raid day featuring Pinsir in Pokémon GO is canceled! Niantic confirms that the event will not take place this Sunday.
What is this raid day about? As part of the Bug Event, which starts this week, a raid day with Pinsir was also supposed to take place.
The event was supposed to bring Pinsir into raids for 3 hours and give you good chances at a shiny. Now the event has been unexpectedly canceled.
All information about the cancellation of the raid day
Why is it canceled? Niantic does not provide specific details. It could possibly be related to the Corona crisis. After all, there are still contact restrictions in many countries, and such an event, where players need to gather, would not align with those restrictions.
Other trainers suspect that they wanted to publish invitations for remote raids before the raid day, but they were unable to do so in time. Thus, the event ultimately had to be canceled.
However, these are just speculations. Only Niantic knows the exact reason and has not communicated it.
Is there a replacement? Niantic states that the event has been canceled. It has not been postponed or changed. Therefore, you can expect that the raid day with Pinsir will not occur at a later date.
The raid day would have fit perfectly with the upcoming bug event. Once the event is over, such a raid day would not be as fitting.
What does this mean for the bug event? The Bug Event will still start as planned on Friday. These bonuses are therefore not affected by the cancellation.
During the Bug Event, there will also be double XP for catching Pokémon. You will also encounter rare bug Pokémon, such as Nincada.
We have already put together 3 things that show you why the bug event will be worth it for you. There, you will also learn what to expect at the event and which bonuses are the best.
