Episode: POKEMON GO VALENTINE’S DAY EVENT: 2X CANDY RARE SPAWNS, 6 HOUR LURES! CHANSEY, LICKITUNG, PORYGON

Description
Niantic announced a Valentine's day event that runs from Feb 8th, 11 am PST until Feb 15th, 11 am PST! The event includes double candy and increased spawns for pink Pokémon.

More on Eyewitness Testimony: https://goo.gl/eYziSH https://goo.gl/Y1SYRx https://goo.gl/A1Pyos (this is the study I referenced)

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 * Filmed: 2017-02-08
 * Episode number: 178
 * Location: Los Angeles, CA
 * Uploaded: 2017-02-09
 * Upload number: 243

Main Points

 * Valentine’s Day event like Halloween event:
 * Double candy for catching/hatching/transferring/evolving/etc.
 * Lures last 6 hours during the event
 * Pink pokemon spawn at increased rates: Clefable, Chansey
 * Pink Pokemon: Jiggypuff, Wigglytuff, Clefairy, Clefable, Chansey, Exeggcute, Mr. Mime, Mew
 * Mew will not spawn during the event; Porygon will
 * Increased baby hatches for Cleffa, Igglybuff, Smoochum
 * Starts now, ends the 15th at 11a Pacific Time
 * Nest migration happening tonight (like every two weeks)
 * Nick is excused from jury duty, reminds people it’s an important civic duty and explains the basics of it
 * Caught Chansey, Flareon, Chansey
 * Hatched Tentacool, Sandshrew, Ponyta, Psyduck, Psyduck, Voltorb, Goldeen, Bellsprout
 * Left the new laptop at the Apple store because the diagnostic didn’t return anything, will have to edit on the old laptop in the meantime
 * Pokemon that hatch from eggs have been shuffled around, not sure of specifics yet; could mean they’re preparing to add more (Gen2)
 * Increased spawn events are nice but not sustainable: move people toward “completing” the game
 * Witnessed Bill Barber Marine Park switch from Zubat to Shellder nest, still have to restart to interact
 * Cassy’s been playing a lot of Fire Emblem Heroes
 * Nick and Cassy go to We Own the 8th
 * Pink pokemon spawn rates only increased where they normally spawn
 * Porygon = Computer Chicken