{"id":645215,"date":"2026-05-02T16:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/645215\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T16:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T16:08:08","slug":"pokemon-go-rolls-out-new-feature-to-make-non-event-weeks-more-exciting-but-fans-arent-convinced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/645215\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Go Rolls Out New Feature to Make Non-Event Weeks More Exciting (But Fans Aren\u2019t Convinced)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even after 10 years, Pokemon Go<\/a> remains popular. But for many players, the game doesn\u2019t have much left to offer when there isn\u2019t an active event on the calendar. Events bring new debuts, Shiny Pokemon to hunt, and other bonuses that entice even longtime players to take on a few Raids or catch a few critters. But outside of daily rewards and ongoing research, non-event weeks can be pretty boring. And Niantic is hoping to change that. Starting in May, Pokemon Go is rolling out a test for a new \u201cEvergreen Weeks\u201d feature.<\/p>\n

Recently, Niantic reportedly shared details about its new \u201cEvergreen Weeks\u201d test with community ambassadors in Discord and Campfire<\/a>. Since then, word has spread in the broader Pokemon Go community as we approach the rollout of this test feature. And in typical Pokemon Go fashion, player reactions to this latest change are mixed. Until our first non-event week arrives on May 5th, it\u2019s hard to say exactly how the test will go. But for those who love a good research path, it might be a big win. <\/p>\n

Pokemon Go Begins Testing New \u201cEvergreen Weeks\u201d Branching Research <\/p>\n

\"PokemonImage courtesy of Niantic<\/p>\n

May kicked off with the 2026 edition of the Pokemon Go Steeled Resolve<\/a> event, featuring Orthworm\u2019s debut. That event runs until May 4th, at which point we\u2019ll have a gap until Lechonk Community Day on May 9th. The first true weeklong event after Steeled Resolve doesn\u2019t kick off until May 12th\u2019s Spring Marathon. And that means that we should see the first test for Niantic\u2019s new \u201cEvergreen Weeks\u201d programming starting on or around May 5th. <\/p>\n

According to the post shared via Campfire and later reposted to Reddit, \u201cEvergreen Weeks\u201d will offer branching research for players to enjoy during non-event weeks in Pokemon Go. Specifically, players can choose from 3 different research paths during non-event weeks. The options are: <\/p>\n

Exploration \u2013 tasks & rewards for spinning PokeStops and walking (such as bonus XP for spinning PokeStops <\/p>\n

Skill \u2013 tasks & rewards for landing throws while catching Pokemon (such as bonus Candy for catching Pokemon)<\/p>\n

Battle \u2013 tasks & rewards for completing Raids (such as bonus XP from Raids)<\/p>\n

The research won\u2019t necessarily be the same week to week, with tasks offering different focuses and bonuses. But, at least during the May test run, the general options of Exploration, Skill, or Battle will remain the same. <\/p>\n

Since the info has made its way to social media, Pokemon Go players have been weighing in. And thus far, most trainers don\u2019t seem especially impressed with the plan. \u201cDoesn\u2019t sound like enough to really get me to play on non-event weeks,\u201d says one player<\/a>, adding, \u201cIf the spawns aren\u2019t interesting then I simply don\u2019t have any motivation to play.\u201d Indeed, the lack of interesting seasonal spawns seems to be a theme for the initial reaction to the upcoming \u201cEvergreen Weeks\u201d test. <\/p>\n

While a few fans are curious to see the bonuses in action, many would prefer reruns of older events or the return of Spotlight Hour<\/a> instead. That said, bonus Candy and XP can definitely be useful, even if they aren\u2019t enough of an incentive on their own. At any rate, we\u2019ll have to see the first evergreen research in action before we\u2019ll know just how engaging those tasks really feel. <\/p>\n

What do you think of the \u201cEvergreen Week\u201d idea for Pokemon Go? Leave a comment below and join the conversation now in the ComicBook Forum<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even after 10 years, Pokemon Go remains popular. But for many players, the game doesn\u2019t have much left…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645216,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[64,63,346,6148,22577,105,238,239,240],"class_list":["post-645215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-go","tag-regular-news","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645215\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}