Top 5 Pokemon GO moments of 2024

With the new year almost upon us, many Pokemon GO fans have their sights set on the future. While plans for January's Community Day have been released along with the news of the upcoming debut of Mega Gallade, 2024 also had its fair share of major moments and great events that can be nostalgic to look back on.

2024 was a year of experimentation for Niantic, with the developer introducing new features and events with slightly mixed results. Here are the top five best moments from 2024 in Pokemon GO.

Note: This article is subjective and solely relies on the writer's opinion.

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Top 5 best Pokemon GO moments from 2024

5) Max Battles

Max Battles are a controversial topic among players but are new facets of content nonetheless (Image via Niantic)

Max Battles were added to Pokemon GO as a part of the game's Max Out season in September 2024. These new raid-esque battles put players against Dynamax Pokemon, which could then be captured and used in future Max Battles.

However, not many users thought highly of the new fights as the feature heavily restricted participants to only using other Dynamax Pokemon, with the roster of eligible creatures being incredibly small at first. Nonetheless, these Max Battles still provide users with a new form of content.

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4) Max Out Finale event

The Max Out Finale event brought Galarian Corsola to Pokemon GO (Image via Niantic)

Pokemon GO's Max Out Finale event was held to celebrate the conclusion of the Max Out season, and it introduced the playerbase to Galarian Corsola. This defensive Ghost-type was destined for success given its better typing for competitive play.

As such, Galarian Corsola has become one of the most popular picks in Pokemon GO's Great League since its debut. With the metagame for the tier being relatively stagnant, any new arrival making such an impact is certainly worth celebrating.

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3) Wild Area 2024

Wild Areas are a new type of yearly event introduced to Pokemon GO (Image via Niantic)

With player engagement being at its highest around the yearly Go Tour and GO Fest events, Niantic decided to introduce the Wild Area yearly event to drive up engagement for the autumn season. 2024's rendition of this new celebration introduced players to the Toxel line of creatures, as well as Mighty Pokemon and Safari Balls.

Many players have fond memories of the event's Mighty Pokemon, with them being fully-evolved creatures with better chances of being in their largest variation with higher stats. Safari Balls were also a nice touch of fan service, deriving from their presence in the main series games.

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2) GO Tour 2024

Pokemon GO Tour introduced the world to Adventure Effects (Image via Niantic)

2024's Pokemon GO Tour not only introduced the game's community to the Origin forms of Palkia and Dialga, but also showcased the first instance of Adventure Effects in the game's history. Origin Dialga's Roar of Time stopped the timer on consumables like Star Pieces, while Origin Palkia's Spacial Rend increased the player's reach for interacting with wild Pokemon and Pokestops.

Niantic has shown continued interest in introducing Adventure Effects, and with the return of Reshiram and Zekrom for the game's 2025 GO Tour event, many players are growing excited about what is to come.

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1) GO Fest 2024

2024's Pokemon GO Tour was one of the best, introducing two new Legendary Pokemon, proper fusion mechanics, and two new Adventure Effects (Image via Niantic)

By far, the best moment of 2024 for Pokemon GO was the yearly GO Fest. Revolving around the Alola region, this event featured Necrozma alongside Solgaleo and Lunala. This event also marked the debut of Necrozma, who has been the tertiary Legendary for the region, just like Rayquaza and Giratina.

Additionally, this event also introduced the playerbase to Necrozma's fusions, Dusk Mane and Dawn Wings. These forms also came with their own Adventure Effects, with both activating spawn tables hosting creatures with a higher likelihood of spawning at either day or night depending on Necrozma's respective form.

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