Insert every cliche water-themed phrase here.
The Pokemon GO team has announced another limited-time event for the mobile game, this time with a focus on water-type Pokemon.
“There’s a global Water Festival in progress, and Magikarp, Squirtle, Totodile, and friends are looking forward to celebrating with you!” reads the update on the Pokemon GO website.
Starting today, all water-type Pokemon of any evolution have a higher spawn rate. This means if you’ve still been unable to get that Blastoise, now is your chance. This also means that those who don’t live near water will have a chance to flesh out that portion of the Pokedex.
The announcement made sure to include the fact that rarer water-type Pokemon are not out of the question.
"Additionally, when you’re out exploring areas where Water-type Pokémon more commonly appear, you’ll have a greater chance to encounter several of the Water-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region, and maybe… you might even encounter Lapras."
An avatar item — the Magikarp hat — will be added to the game in honor of the Water Festival, so your Pokemon trainer can be appropriately attired.
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But perhaps the most exciting update to the game is something not mentioned in the official update. According to Kotaku, a patch is being added to the game that will guarantee the drop of an evolution item from PokeStops if a seven-day PokeStop streak is reached. This is a change that will make all Pokemon GO players happy, given the paltry drop rate up until now.
The Water Festival will run until March 29.