Go Fest Chicago 2026 has been epic. I’m still working out how best to put it into words.
However - I’ve been reminded of a valuable lesson as far as Raid “gambling” for shiny background Pokémon.
On top of that, I recognize that when jealousy for someone’s successes gets in the way of my good time, I need to re-assess my priorities for future events.
Just because I only landed 3 shiny background Mons in almost 1,000 Raids, doesn’t mean the event is ruined or garbage.
I had tons of success elsewhere. The shiny background luck just wasn’t in my favor; the Raid RNG wasn’t in my favor, and that’s simply the nature of the beast.
Congrats to everyone who raked in Raid shinies with backgrounds 🙌🏼
@PokemonGoApp I just made a lucky trade with a forever friend and the trade somehow didn’t go lucky?? Can you look into it there is a bug with gaurenteed lucky not going lucky, thanks