Many Pokemon GO fans fondly remember the Kanto event that helped kick off 2021. In late February, fans took part in Pokemon GO Tour: Kanto, an event in which Pokemon from the first generation appeared in droves, celebrating the first 150 monsters to join the franchise. Not only was their increased availability exciting, it was also easier to find Shiny versions of these Pokemon, and the event also added many new Shinies to the game. Pokemon GO will do the same thing in 2022 with Pokemon GO Tour: Johto next February.

Just like its predecessor, Pokemon GO Tour: Johto will bring the titular region's Pokemon to the forefront. For anyone who buys a ticket to the event, Johto Pokemon will spawn in the wild and hatch from Eggs more often, and it'll be easier to find Shiny Pokemon for a while. Pokemon GO Tour: Johto shares another feature with Kanto, which is that two tickets are available. Kanto's tickets had a Red and Green version, meanwhile the Johto event offers a Gold and Silver version. Players should consider the differences between these two and weigh which version will give them the experience they want most.

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The Differences Between Pokemon GO's Johto Tour Tickets

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At their core, the Gold and Silver Pokemon GO Tour event tickets are largely the same. They both share a long list of benefits for the day of the event. Anyone holding a ticket will get a Special Research questline containing a Celebi, earn bonus Candy from Pokemon, get tons of bonus Raid Passes from Gyms, and more. The difference between the tickets is that each ticket focuses on a few Johto Pokemon exclusive to either Pokemon Gold or Silver when those games released. The two tickets also have differing lists of common Shiny Pokemon.

Pokemon GO players who buy the Gold ticket will see Pokemon Gold-exclusive monsters more often while using Incense: Spinarak, Gligar, Teddiursa, and Mantine. The Gold ticket also makes these Pokemon and the Johto starters appear as Shinies more often, as well as Igglybuff, Natu, Hoppip, Sunkern, Misdreavus, Wobbuffet, Shuckle, Swinub, and Ho-Oh. Better odds at a Shiny Ho-Oh are certainly hard to pass up on.

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The Silver ticket has a lot to offer too. The following Pokemon Silver exclusives will be drawn to Incense by ticket holders: Ledyba, Delibird, Skarmory, and Phanpy. Silver ticket holders are also more likely to see these Pokemon and the Johto starters as Shinies. Cleffa, Sudowoodo, Hoppip, Yanma, Pineco, Houndour, Miltank, Larvitar, and Lugia are also more likely to show up as Shinies. Whichever one Pokemon GO fans decide to buy, they stand to gain a lot.

Pokemon GO's Next Big Tour

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Players have a few months to decide which ticket they want, but Niantic is incentivizing early purchases by offering unique Research to anyone who has a GO Tour: Johto ticket in January and February 2022. Players need to choose wisely; they won't be able to switch the version of their ticket once it has been purchased.

It's great to see GO Tour event make a return with two compelling offerings. With any luck, this means Pokemon GO fans will be able to expect Tours for Hoenn and Sinnoh in the coming years, bringing in even more Shiny Pokemon from those regions. The two versions of Pokemon GO Tour: Johto's ticket aren't the first of their kind, and hopefully they're not the last.

Pokemon GO is available now for Android and iOS devices.

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