{"id":541937,"date":"2026-03-09T04:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful"},"modified":"2026-03-09T04:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:47:26","slug":"pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Go&#8217;s April Community Day returns to a three-hour event, stars Stufful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The April <strong>Pokemon Go<\/strong> Community Day will be the first Community Day event since the pandemic started to last only three hours instead of six.<\/p>\n<p>According to Niantic, it is shifting back to a three-hour event because apparently only 5% of players particpate for more than three hours. Also, the company said people aren&#8217;t out and about at the same time with the longer event, which apparently doesn&#8217;t foster a sense of community as less people are around at the same time to &#8220;play together and connect outside.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2020, we doubled the length of our Community Day events, extending them from three hours to six,&#8221; said Niantic. &#8220;Since then, however, we&rsquo;ve found that only five percent of our Trainers tend to participate in the event for more than three hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The April Pokemon Go Community Day will be the first Community Day event since the pandemic started to last only three hours instead of six. According to Niantic, it is shifting back to a three-hour event because apparently only 5% of players particpate for more than three hours. Also, the company said people aren&#8217;t out and about at the same time with the longer event, which apparently doesn&#8217;t foster a sense of community as less people are around at the same time to &#8220;play together and connect outside.&#8221; &#8220;In 2020, we doubled the length of our Community Day events, extending them from three hours to six,&#8221; said Niantic. &#8220;Since then, however, we&rsquo;ve found that only five percent of our Trainers tend to participate in the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-gos-april-community-day-returns-to-a-three-hour-event-stars-stufful\/\">Read 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