Pokemon Go's Earth Day event will pay you in shinies if you clean up the planet

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Video games routinely handle climate change better than most politicians, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Go is no exception. Last year, the mobile phenomenon convinced thousands of players to get outside and clean up their communi🌳ties, and developer Niantic is hoping to build on that momentum with this year's Pokemon Go Earth Day event. From April 13 - 28, Pokemon Go and Niantic's other AR game, Ingress, are hosting Earth Day campඣaigns designed to raise awareness of issues like global warming and ocean pollution, and to encourage players to clean up the planet in whatever way they can.

With the help 💜of 15 NGOs (non-government, usually non-profit organizations), Niantic is hosting Earth Day cleanups all💧 over the world. Attendees will mainly be collecting and organizing trash, but once areas are cleaned up, NGO parties will come in and put out some new plants to help nature make a comeback. The goal is to improve the environment and "make it easier for animals and insects of all types to thrive in their local habitat." If Pokemon were real, I imagine they'd appreciate the sentiment. 

To sweeten the deal, Niantic is offering Pokemon Go players a few cumulative bonuses based on how many people turn up to clean up. Here's the full l🌌ist: 

  •  2,000 players: Increased appearances of Ground-type Pokémon
  •  5,000 players: Shiny Diglett   
  •  7,000 players: Double Stardust and Candy for Event Spawns plus Groudon in Raids 

For reference, around 4,200 players showed up at least year's Po꧋kemon Go Earth Day event. If you want to get involved this year, you can sign up .&nbဣsp;

This Earth Day event pairs well with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Go Community Day

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