{"id":803132,"date":"2025-12-05T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/for-the-third-year-running-pokemon-go-is-unofficially-celebrating-420?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-05T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T13:35:01","slug":"for-the-third-year-running-pokemon-go-is-unofficially-celebrating-4-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/for-the-third-year-running-pokemon-go-is-unofficially-celebrating-4-20\/","title":{"rendered":"For the third year running, Pok\u00e9mon Go is unofficially celebrating 4\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/for-the-third-year-running-pokemon-go-is-unofficially-celebrating-4-20.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nEver wondered about those sleepy spores emitted by Grass-type Pok&eacute;mon? Ever thought about rolling up their aromatic leaves, and subjecting them to a Fire-type attack? <\/p>\n<p>\nMaybe you haven&#8217;t, but I&#8217;m growing increasingly sure someone at Pok&eacute;mon Go developer Niantic definitely has &#8211; as the game is once again cheekily referencing the upcoming 4\/20.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLast night, Niantic announced that this month&#8217;s Community Day &#8211; to be held on 4\/20, or 20th April &#8211; will feature the Grass-type Bellsprout, and that the creature would gain the new attack Magical Leaf. Hmm!\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/for-the-third-year-running-pokemon-go-is-unofficially-celebrating-420?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/for-the-third-year-running-pokemon-go-is-unofficially-celebrating-420?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wondered about those sleepy spores emitted by Grass-type Pok&eacute;mon? Ever thought about rolling up their aromatic leaves, and subjecting them to a Fire-type attack? Maybe you haven&#8217;t, but I&#8217;m growing increasingly sure someone at Pok&eacute;mon Go developer Niantic definitely has &#8211; as the game is once again cheekily referencing the upcoming 4\/20. Last night, Niantic announced that this month&#8217;s Community Day &#8211; to be held on 4\/20, or 20th April &#8211; will feature the Grass-type Bellsprout, and that the creature would gain the new attack Magical Leaf. Hmm! 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