In Pokémon GO, a Dragon Event is currently taking place, but trainers are noticing little of it. There are only a few Dragon spawns in the wild and the good Dragon Pokémon are hiding in raids. This is how the community is reacting.
What’s happening in Pokémon GO? Since December 7th, the “Dragon Spiral Descent” event has been running in Pokémon GO. Not only does it have a complicated name, but the content is also not convincing. Tomorrow, December 12th, the event ends, and trainers feel that the timed event doesn’t feel like a Dragon event.
Moreover, there were problems at the start and the “good” Pokémon are hiding in raids.
Spawns in the wild with Vulpix, Jurob, and Voltilamm
This was announced: In the announcement for the event, Niantic writes which Pokémon should occur more frequently in the wild (via pokemongolive.com). These include Vulpix, Jurob, Dratini, Voltilamm, Sniebel, Knacklion, Elezeba, and Flampion. Those who are lucky may encounter Dragonir, Vibrava, and Kapuno in the wild.
Additionally, the new Pokémon Shardrago makes its debut in the game and has been available since the event started. Niantic states that one can also find and catch the shiny version of Shardrago directly if one is lucky enough. Accordingly, anticipation for the new Pokémon has risen.
These are the problems: In the wild, one primarily encounters non-Dragon Pokémon. Wherever you look, you see Vulpix, Jurob, and Voltilamm. Dragon spawns like Vibrava and Knacklion exist but are rare. And those hoping to find one of the coveted Kapuno in the wild need a lot of luck.
In the community on reddit the problems become clear. There, PplagiatT writes: “The Dragon event feels more like a Vulpix spotlight hour.” He collected over 2600 upvotes and 300 comments for his post. Additionally, the user mentions that about 40 to 50 percent of his spawns are Vulpix, while it is snowing outside.
For PplagiatT, this makes no sense at all: “Niantic, if you don’t want to give us dragons, at least give us the normal ice and steel Pokémon – it’s mid-December after all.”
- Pokewatch104 comments, “For me, it’s a spotlight hour with Voltilamm.”
- LoStBoYjOhN writes: “I mainly see Vulpix, Jurob, and Voltilamm. Occasionally, I see Vibrava/Knacklion or a Dratini/Dragonir and much rarer Sniebel. All other spawns in the wild are Parfi and Flampion. I believe I need nothing else besides shinies and Kapuno, but the grind is getting annoying.”
Player Level-Particular-455 explains: “I believe the problem is that it’s not a Dragon event. It was named after the place where you can catch Shardragon for the first time and there aren’t many dragons there. However, it’s understandable that the community is confused.”
Nevertheless, trainers were looking forward to the Dragon Pokémon Kapuno and Shardrago, which are explicitly mentioned in the announcement. One can also encounter the strong dragon through field research, as indicated in the official announcement. But when you look up what these research tasks are, the excitement quickly diminishes.
The coveted dragons are hiding behind tasks like “Win a raid” or “Win 3 raids.” Raids are associated with the use of raid passes, of which you receive one for free daily (and additionally a remote raid pass once a week). Otherwise, the passes are available for purchase in the shop.
The YouTuber TrainerTips has become a star in the community through Pokémon GO, reaching nearly a million subscribers. He describes the event in one of his latest videos as “kind of a scam” (via YouTube.com). He explains in the video that the event is a disappointment for him. “The new shiny Shardragon is behind a paywall and tied to raids.”
How do you like the current Dragon Spiral Descent event in Pokémon GO? Do you think it’s okay that the strong dragons are so hard to obtain and that Niantic ties them to raids, or would you have preferred better spawns and other research tasks? Share your thoughts on the topic here in the comments on MeinMMO.
In the coming days, many more events and bonuses will start in the game. See here the overview of all events in December 2021 in Pokémon GO.
