Niantic had quite a debacle today during the Pokémon GO Fest at Chicago’s Grant Park. It was having major connectivity issues during the festival and during their Challenge Windows. However, this did not keep players from catching Pokémon.
The first Legendary Pokémon added to Raid Battles will be Lugia, which will be brought live to all Trainers across the globe within 48 hours. Players who attended Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago and successfully signed into the event, were granted Lugia directly to their account.
The second Legendary Pokémon was added based on the team that contributed the most during the challenges. Instinct was in third, Valor was in second, leaving Mystic in first place (Go Mystic!). So, as one would assume, Articuno is going to be second Legendary.
If you were attending Pokémon GO Fest in person at Chicago’s Grant Park, you are entitled to a refund. It was stated they would give details of the refund in an email, along with $100 in Pokemon Coins for everyone who was at the park which were redeemable immediately. This was for the obvious inconvenience of not being able to play or very limited play for an extended period of time during the event.
Although, it is frustrating with the bugs and technical errors that plague the game, there is no reason to be uncivilized. As shown by a Twitter user by the name of Samurai Don who posted this:
Whoever threw that bottle, you’re an idiot and that is not the proper way to behave regardless how frustrated you may be. #PokemonGOFest pic.twitter.com/7S7bkTPMYu
— Samurai Don (@SamuraiDon) July 22, 2017
Please, be kind to the hosts, as they do not have anything to do with the problems that are occurring and are only doing their best to keep the crowd as pleased as possible.
