The lucky Pokémon were recently the dominant theme in Pokémon GO. After they were not increased as promised, there is now a fix.
What happened: The Lunar New Year was supposed to bring increased lucky Pokémon, but this was not the case. In the first days, players complained that they did not receive more lucky Pokémon from trade actions. This was apparently an error on Niantic’s part.
Analysts from TheSilphRoad have found out that there is now a higher probability of lucky Pokémon.
Your chances of getting lucky Pokémon
What was discovered: The chance of getting lucky Pokémon caught within the last 365 days has been increased to about 9% per trade. This is a significant increase, since normally the chance is around 5%.
This change has been active since Sunday, and it is worth exchanging your Pokémon now. The increase is comparable to last year’s New Year event, as the chance was also 9% there.
Players are still angry: The mood in the community is still bad. Players are upset that this increase was not implemented right at the event start, even though it was promised.
Many players already exchanged Pokémon at the event start and then were disappointed to find that the chance had not increased at all. Many Pokémon that had been specially collected were thus “wasted”.
Should you trade now? You should currently exchange everything useful you have with your friends. The chance of getting lucky Pokémon is rarely increased and should be utilized.
How long is the chance increased? The event ends on February 3 at 10 PM. The increased chance will likely disappear then as well. However, Niantic may also extend this by 1-2 days after the initial issues. This is not confirmed, though.
Which Pokémon should you trade? The list of potential candidates is long. Currently, you should especially trade Practibalk, as it is significantly cheaper to develop after a trade.
You can find more good candidates for special trades here.
The chance of lucky friends is also increased. We show you some Pokémon that you should trade with these friends.
What Niantic should also work on are the nests. At least that’s what our author Noah thinks:
