"Better double the prizes": Players react to increased price for Pokemon GO Sprigatito Community Day ticket

Niantic has announced that Sprigatito will be featured in Pokemon GO's first Community Day of 2025. The developer has also revealed some changes that it plans to implement for future Community Days, which has elicited mixed reactions from the player base.

While many players are pleased to see another Starter Pokemon Community Day, others, like user QuietKid11 on X, have expressed concerns about changes to the event's premium aspects. They commented on the doubling of the event ticket price under Niantic's official X post:

The comment was left in response to Niantic's detailed post about the Sprigatito Community Day events, which is provided below:

Niantic is no stranger to increasing an item's cost in Pokemon GO. However, many players hope that the developer will offer better rewards for the increased ticket price. However, details on the official game website seem to suggest otherwise.

Previous research tickets rewarded players with encounters of each stage of the spotlighted creature's evolutionary line. However, the new one offers three of the same Pocket Monster. These three critters are special variants featuring a new Dual Destiny-themed background that can be viewed from their status screen.

X user Matt offered an interesting perspective on the absence of Four-Star Raids for the upcoming Community Day event. For collectors who play Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, there is no way to obtain the Sprigatito line in Premier Balls. While this affects a niche segment of the playerbase, the lack of raiding content may impact those who enjoy such activities.

Many players also long for the Community Day events for the Galar Starters (Image via X)

Other users, including Briggins and Devon, have expressed reservations about the upcoming Community Day due to its lack of raid content and the more expensive research ticket. However, there may be reasons for these changes.

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Could Pokemon GO's Sprigatito Community Day be incentivizng the free-to-play experience?

Many beneficial changes made to 2025's Community Day benefits those who do not spend money on the game (Image via Niantic)

While it is easy to criticize the increased ticket price and the absence of raid content in Pokemon GO's Sprigatito Community Day, these changes may allow for other improvements to the event.

The first Community Day of 2025 introduces an additional move to the spotlighted creature's evolutionary line, a free Timed Research, and numerous opportunities to catch new event-exclusive Pokemon with special backgrounds.

While the lack of raid content and the higher ticket price is disappointing for some, they are not the most accessible forms of content. These changes might even be seen as a trade-off for providing a better experience for free-to-play fans.

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