Global Missions were something that saw their debut with Pokémon Sun and Moon, tasking players around the world with collectively working towards a goal, like catching so many Pokémon. The problem is, not many players were aware of these missions and the goals were often a bit too ambitious, so they weren’t exactly the rousing success that Game Freak maybe wanted them to be. For better or worse, they’re coming back for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and the first one has just been revealed.
Starting on launch day, trainers around the world will be charged with catching a total of 10 million Pokémon by 28th November. If the goal is reached, all participants will be given 2,000 Festival Coins, on top of a 1,000 Festival Coin participation award that’s given regardless. The first mission for Sun and Moon was similar and it failed miserably, but the target number was 100 million and the mission was started well after launch, so hopefully adjustment will have a better outcome.
What do you think? Will you be participating in this? How do you think Ultra Sun and Moon will compare to their predecessors? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source 3ds.pokemon-gl.com]
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Not for me
No
The first time they tried this goal with Sun/Moon, their goal was 100 million.
They're a lot more realistic with the goal this time.
I couldn't care less about the Festival Plaza and truth be told, I have no idea what those Festival Coins are for.
Hmm, 10 million in 11 days.
I'll give it a giant maybe, but unlike previous entries, I don't think I'll be getting this day 1.
I'm just...not excited by these games at all.
Pokemon is so full with gimmicks and systems that's it hard to keep track of everything. Feels like they should go back to their roots and stay with the basic - a damn good rpg and great adventure.
The Festival Plaza and everything in it should've been first on the list of "What We Can Improve/Fix/Remove In Pokemon Sun & Moon for Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon"
Why didn't they get rid of the plaza altogether?
...I'm a bit uninterested in this game. But I'll buy, that said I can't take this missions anymore. The entire Plaza sucks hard.
I wish they would have gotten rid of the plaza and just went with something similar to omega ruby and alpha sapphire where everything was much more streamlined and easy to access. They could easily have just made small adjustments to the system they had there and it would have been perfect.
Edit: As far as the mission goes though I suppose it's possible. I usually catch around 10 Pokémon in the first few days so if there are many more people with similar habits it will be a cake walk. On another note though...what are the festival coins for?
After the datamine, I'm amazed anyone would still want these games. The changes are massively disappointing.
What is the primary objective? To destroy the evil power!
Glad it says the release date with Game Info, but should have been in the article.
After the Amazing and Stellar Hackers leaked the presence of the very character the acronym in the line above stands for (don't think about it if you want to avoid spoilers) I'm waaaaaaay more interested in the games, hoping it's not mere leftover data put there just to mess with the fans.
@Bolt_Strike not everyone wants to be spoiled so knock it off already. some people like to be surprised. Anyways I actually like the festival plaza. it's so easy to use. and has some fun facilities in it. I think this is definitely doable. I can't wait to play these games.
I will be having a lot of fun because I just plan on enjoying these games for what they are, a fun distraction from my life.
@Pokefanmum82
I wanted to be surprised in 6th gen, when the promise of 3d was in full force.
I won't pay 40$ to be surprised in the wrong ways right now, even more after original S&M.
Until these missions can be somehow steamlined into the rest of the game, they will never hit their targets. It probably isn't really that people don't want to do them as events like this are popular in other games, but the hoops you have to jump through to get your Pokémon counted is unnecessarily burdensome.
@kotag i'm not saying you have to buy the game. Not even say you are one of those people who like to be surprised but there are people out there who will buy these game just because it's Pokemon and those are the people who want to have some things remain a surprise. if you honestly aren't interested in these games, then that's your right, but it's my right not to hear about the leaks.
I still don't think they'll hit it because festival plaza is god awful. I had hoped they would have overhauled this feature to make it actually fun but it seems like it'll be more or less unchanged
1000 FC for participating is a goldmine compared to how many you get manually. I will most likely participate.
@Findonovan95 Festival coins serve three functions. 1) Use them to purchase shops from other players in your plaza. 2) They are the currency you use to buy items/services from plaza shops. 3) Your overall total of festival coins, no matter how much you spend, determines the level of your plaza. The higher your plaza's level, the more features available to you.
@ollietaro Thanks for the informative reply. 😀 It was pretty helpful. They sound pretty decent. Kind of reminds me of the shopping mall thing you had back in..was it black/white 2? I still prefer the more streamlined feel of OR/AS though.
@Findonovan95 Yup, Black 2/White 2 had Join Avenue with a similar concept. What was the equivalent in OR/AS?
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