Pokemon Go Acknowledges First Birthday, But No Event….Yet

Pokemon Go commemorated its first anniversary by releasing a new piece of artwork that showed several of the game’s characters along with many of the game’s most popular Pokemon. In an accompanying tweet, the game asked fans to share their favorite memories of the last year.

Of course, a goofy piece of artwork and a single tweet was not what many players were expecting to hear from Pokemon Go today. After new code was found in the game’s latest update, many players were expecting an event of some kind to celebrate the game’s first birthday in style.

However, while Pokemon Go‘s new artwork appears to just be a goofy celebration of the game, it could also be a hint as to a possible surprise for tomorrow. After all, the “party hat Pikachu” makes an appearance in the image, and we know Pokemon Go is set to release a “rare Pikachu” at the event next month.

You’ll also notice the PokeStops in the image are all lured, which could be a hint at tomorrow’s alleged event as well.

Of course, this is all idle speculation and it’s possible that Pokemon Go wanted to remind players that Professor Willow was still alive and kicking. Looks like we’ll find out if Pokemon Go has something bigger planned for their first birthday tomorrow.

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