The largest lantern festival of the year will take place in Chiayi from March 2 to 11
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/02/16
By: Sophia Yang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – It has been announced that rare and legendary Pokémon Mr.
(Credit: Pokémon Go site)
Mime, and different forms of Unown, will be loose at the 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival. The chance to catch the rare Pokémon is expected to create another Pokémon Go craze in Chiayi of southern Taiwan.
Although the initial craze for Pokémon Go has waned after it reached an unprecedented level of popularity after its launch in 2016, the location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic still has 65 million monthly active players, according to a Forbes report.
The Chiayi County Government recently announced a partnership between the local government and Pokémon Go developer Niantic in which two rare Pokémon will be available to be caught in Chiayi County during the 2018 Taiwan Lantern Festival, which the county is hosting. [FULL STORY]
