Is Pokémon Go Fest 2024 Ticket Worth it? Price, Features, and More!

Part 1: How Much Does the Paid Ticket Cost?

First things first, we need to clear out the pricing for Pokemon Fest 2024.

The paid ticket costs $14.99. It’s the same price as for Pokemon Fest 2024 and 2023. But — it’s quite a jump from 2021’s Fest, which only cost $4.99. So, if you didn’t buy a ticket for 2023 or 2022 and are coming from 2024’s Fest directly, you may feel it’s quite a bit more expensive.

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Part 2: Free Ticket vs. Paid Ticket — What Do You Get?

Free Ticket

Here’s what you get in the free ticket.

• You'll have the opportunity to explore four distinct habitats: the Dawn Meadow habitat, the Shining Day habitat, the Creeping Dusk habitat, and Darkest Night habitat. These habitats will rotate exclusively on Saturday, while on Sunday, all the spawns from these habitats will be combined, offering a diverse and exciting experience.
• Within the Dawn Meadow habitat, you'll encounter a diverse range of spawns, including Pidgey, Pikachu wearing a sun crown, Hoothoot, Hoppip, Girafarig, Wingull, Snivy, Cottonee, Ducklett, Ferroseed, Axew, Galarian Stunfisk, Heatmor, Inkay. If fortune smiles upon you, some of these spawns may even present themselves in their shiny variants.


• The Shining Day habitat boasts an array of spawns, including Charmander, Dratini, Sunkern, Dunsparce, Hisuian Sneasel, Solrock, Budew, Helioptile, Tyrunt, Dedenne, Yungoos, Fomantis, Jangmo-o. If you're fortunate, any of these spawns might reveal their dazzling shiny variants during your encounter.



• In the Creeping Dusk habitat, you'll encounter a variety of spawns, including Pikachu wearing a moon crown, Eevee, Spinarak, Volbeat, Illumise, Gible, Venipede, Emolga, Litwick, Golett, Durant, Espurr, Phantump, Grubbin. You may even come across their shiny variants.


• In the Darkest Night habitat, a delightful assortment of spawns awaits, featuring Alolan Rattata, Gligar, Sneasel, Teddiursa, Mudkip, Carvanha, Lunatone, Deino, Binacle, Amaura, Carbink, Crabrawler, Morelull. As luck may have it, you might even encounter their gleaming shiny variants, except for Mareanie.

• During the event, raids will be abundant and diverse. One-star raids will showcase Pikachus from all four habitats, as well as the Pikachu wearing a moon crown. In two-star raids, you'll have the chance to encounter the Espeon wearing a day scarf. The excitement escalates in three-star raids, where Nihilego dons a Cowboy Hat for a unique encounter. Global anticipation builds as Primal Raids return, featuring the mighty Buzzwole and Pheromosa.
• During the event, trainers can look forward to exclusive bonuses. One-hour Lure Module duration, field Research themed around the different Pokémon habitats and surprise encounters in GO Snapshot will be available, providing more opportunities to attract a wide range of Pokémon.
• Specific Pokémon like Necrozma will make its global Pokémon GO debut in raids!.

Paid Ticket

Now, let’s see what additional stuff you get if you purchase the $15 ticket.

• The highlight of the Pokemon Go Fest 2024 Global ticket is an exclusive Special Research quest, guiding players toward an extraordinary encounter with the Mythical Pokémon Marshadow.
• Another enticing perk for ticketholders is the Global Challenge Arena, where trainers worldwide collaborate to tackle diverse challenges every hour throughout the event. Successful completion of these challenges grants enjoyable bonuses that persist for the remainder of each hour, adding an extra layer of excitement to the experience.
• Exciting news for shiny hunters: Ticketholders can rejoice as they will enjoy an enhanced likelihood of encountering Shiny Pokémon throughout the event. Moreover, special Incense encounters, including the Shiny debut of Necrozma, will be available every hour, offering even more delightful surprises during the festivities.

• A range of exciting bonuses also awaits, including the privilege of conducting up to six Special Trades daily. Plus, enjoy special 7km Egg hatches for a unique breeding experience.

  

Part 3: Is the Paid Ticket Worth It?

So finally, should you buy the Pokemon Go Fest 2024 global ticket? It all depends on what you are and what you’re looking for.

Answer 1: If you’re a dedicated player who wants to take full advantage of the event, the ticket is worth it.

Answer 2: But, if you’re a casual player who’s only going to spend a few hours in the event, you should probably not spend on the ticket.

Bonus: How to Collect All Special Pokemon Without Moving During the Event

Want to make the most of the event but too tired to get up and move? We got you covered!

With Tenorshare iAnyGo, you can spoof your location and pretend as if you’re continuously moving on the GPS without actually doing it. This will help you get the most out of the Pokemon Go Fest 2024 event and collect all the exclusives fast.

And you don't have to worry about your Pokémon account being banned, because iAnyGo has specifically set up a cooldown reminder function to protect the security of Pokémon players' accounts.

Here’s how it works.

• Install Tenorshare iAnyGo on your computer, then open it. Connect your smartphone to the computer using a USB cable. On iAnyGo’s interface, select the 4th option indicated by a joystick. Hit “Enter”.

  

• Now, you can select your movement type, and also your movement speed.

  

• Use the joystick to move on the map, and you will automatically start moving in the game too! That’s how easy it is.

  

The Bottom Line

Go Fest Pokemon Go 2024 is just around the corner, and now you know whether you should get the paid ticket or not.

In any case, you’d want to use Tenorshare iAnyGo to virtually move on the GPS and collect all the limited goodies from the event.