"Are you ready for Community Day? Here's everything you need to know!"

#PokemonGO: Wanted to put together a compilation of tips for our upcoming community day. Sound off in the comments if I miss anything important.BasicsDateSaturday, February 24thTimeEurope, Middle East, Africa, India: 10am to 1pm UK or GMT, 11am to 2pm CETNorth America, South America and Greenland: 11am to 2pm PST, 2pm to 5pm ESTAsia Pacific: 12pm to 3pm JSTOfficial Site Countdown SiteKnow where you're going to be playingCommunity is a huge part of this game. Make the most of your day- including having fun with people you enjoy!While still in it's early stages, you can try to find you local Discord group here. Community day is the perfect opportunity to organize a get-together with your local raiders and players. If you don't have a group local, it can be you that starts one!Show up early BUTbecause Stardust for catches is tripled, I don't advise catching anything until start time (and I'm not sure if existing spawns can change to Dratini)Prepare for your day accordinglywater, winter jacket, rain poncho, as well as snacks/lunch, battery packs, and fully charged devices.A small note on location/weatherIf you have the ability to choose it: Windy weather = Boosted Dratini. This will increase your stardust/level on those catches but decrease your overall catchrate/Pinap-rate as higher leveled Pokemon are harder to catch. Personally, I'm not going to stress about Windy as my local groups have already picked a spot and both have positive and negative.If the previous event is any indication, biome is likely irrelevant. Pikachu were everywhere and I would expect Dratini rates to be similar in every location (similar to how Luvdisc was able to spawn everywhere recently for those that missed the last Community Day). Dratini should be plentiful regardless of where you chose to play.In-game prep6/7 Incense + LuresIf you want to make a serious dent in your Dragon Medal, having incense running will increase your rates. 7 insures no downtime as soon as the event starts. Dratini CAN spawn through incense and lures if this event works like last time. (though incense started before the event may not spawn Dratini. let me know if you have info on this) Lures started before the posted start times will only last 30 minutes. Lures started any point after that will last the full 3 hours.Pinaps, Razz, and UltraballsI'm going to fill my inventory with as many of these as possible.Pokeballs for Go+ usersLikely catching everything will be impossible. This may give you some free catches you wouldn't otherwise have time for.6/7 Star PiecesIf you want to maximize your grinding, this event is going to be quite insane. I also plan on having Star Pieces constantly running. It's not too late to stockpile some coins to purchase some Star Pieces for the event!Nanab too?Because you'll be running star pieces, saving these bad berries to dump too will grant you 10 bonus dust and will let you save your good berries. You get a lot more dust from catching so remote feeding during the event window likely isn't worth it. Your bag space is likely spent better on any of the previous items though. If you use 7 Star Pieces, dumping your Nanabs on the rollover Pieces at the beginning and end of the event could be useful.Because of the above, I'll ALSO make sure to be in a few gyms beforehand that I can remote berry to easily.A Note on EggsThere are NO special eggs and there are NO egg related bonuses. This is simply to maximize your gains while Star Pieces are already running.Players that constantly run 9 incubators should continue to do so. Players that will only run a few should follow this advice: (please if anyone can dig up the thread that originally suggested this I'd love to give them credit)Start saving 2ks now. This is because, if using the free incubator, 2ks have the best dust/km ratio. That means if you're not using any blue incubators, your preference should be 2ks, then 5ks, then 10ks. If you have 10ks and can super incubate, do so, and consider prioritizing 5ks as the event ends (unless you're using 7 Star Pieces with the rollover strategy). I currently have 6 2ks and 2 10ks and plan on super incubating any additional 10ks I find.Make Room in Your StoragePlayers all over the world caught 80-200 Pikachu alone last event! This time, because of bonus stardust, you'll likely want to catch 'em all. Pokemon Storage availability is also super important prep to make sure you're not wasting time during the event figuring out which Pokemon to delete. The more bag space you can leave yourself, the better, based on how much you'll play. Don't be afraid to over-delete, especially on evolve fodder. Lures and incense will fill your bag quick! Shameless plug: I am currently editing a video series wherein I discuss which Pokemon you can safely transfer (and power up, etc.)Catch Ratios and When to Berryu/nadia_diaz did a lot of the ground work already, especially geared at players with limited resources.Bronze/Silver BadgeGold Badge ~ Original PostBronze 10-287 Pinap (90% catchrate), then consider Razz as it increasesSilver 10-334 Pinap (90% catchrate), then consider Razz as it increasesGold 10-381 Pinap (90% catchrate), then consider Razz as it increasesBegin to use Razz and GRB at your own discretion and spawnrates. You'll likely have a lot more catching at your ready so increasing your odds and Stardust is a good strategy. I want to also just note that CP isn't what affect catchrate- only pokemon level, so slightly higher CP Pokemon continue to be safe bets as they're unlikely 100% IV.Remember that your badge may change during the event so all of these are useful. Also remember that every evolve counts towards the badge, including Dratini -> Dragonair. I don't believe many players should take advantage of that but it's worth knowing. Factor into that the ability to transfer Dratini to get you that little bit closer. I personally Pinap every Swablu and Horsea too because every bit helps.Maximizing Your Time - New Mechanical Exploit FoundThere are a lot of priorities to consider with Draco Meteor, Dragon Badges, possible Shinies, and more- the most dedicated players will be focused on one thing, gaining as much stardust as possible- and that means catching EVERYTHING possible. Any efforts to maximize your time should be strongly considered. This thread details an exploit WITH VIDEO that is repeatable, practicable, and unlikely to get patched out before Community Day. If you're comfortable using something that may be considered a bug or an exploit, start practicing this now. Maximizing your time could likely be a combination of this, Go+ing and Shiny checking (not confirmed)- but this process is extremely fast and worth practicing and also a great method to Shiny check in and of itself. At the very least, practice the technique to familiarize yourself with it. If done incorrectly it can crash or force you to restart your game so come prepared.Working TogetherThe last Community Day was almost a solo competition in catching Pikachu in both Medals and Shinies with the double XP portion encouraging teamwork and community. During this event, many players will probably find themselves wanting to raid before or after the event window, with Stardust being the focus. One opportunity for people to work together is in IV checking Dratini. We may be working with limited time in terms of Draco Meteor (more on that below) so knowing which Dratini are junk and which are Wonder/Amazing quickly can save you time appraising in case you need to evolve during the event. Shout out any stellar catches and encourage teamwork. There's no sense in everyone appraising the exact same Dratinis.Draco Meteoru/biowpn breaks it down hereDraco Meteor may not be better but it will be legacy and it will be good. A rework favoring Charge moves could happen... and we all know how much Niantic likes charge moves. One huge question I have for the community; Did you only have the 3 hour window to create Surfing Pikachu via TM last community day? I don't remember. If so, this is a decision that will have to be made quickly. You'll probably want to evolve any shiny (not confirmed) Dratini into Meteor but otherwise you'll need to weigh that decision.Hedging Your Bets?If you evolve a Dragonite NOT during the event, you're 1/3 to get Outrage, 1/3 to get Hurricane, 1/3 to get Hyper Beam. DURING the event you're 100% to get Draco Meteor. Though likely worse than Outrage fractionally, it will save you Charged TMs if you just need a Dragon move. If you know that in the future you will want your Pokemon to have Outrage, WAITING to evolve gives you a 1/3 shot to not have to spend a TM, followed by a series of 50/50 chances. Evolving now and then switching to Outrage later therefor, on average, will cost one additional TM to acquire.Thoughts on TMingFor those not aware, last community day (and Christmas), while Legacy movesets were granted to Pikachu, players realized that you could TM Pikachu for a guaranteed change to that move. Niantic has stated that this will NOT be the case this Community Day."Remember Trainers, Fast TMs and Charged TMs will not grant exclusive moves during #PokemonGOCommunityDay. To learn an exclusive move, you must catch or evolve the featured Pokémon during Community Day hours.""Note: Fast TMs and Charged TMs will not grant exclusive moves during Community Day. To learn the exclusive move, you must catch or evolve the featured Pokémon during Community Day hours."What sticks out to me is the word "remember," though this is NEW information. This leaves me with some questions and I would not be surprised if pre-existing Dragonites CAN be TMd during the event. We will get this answer as soon as the first group of trainers has Community day go live, so pay attention to the Road when the event goes live. I will also update this space.Thanks for reading!Will also be updating this guide with any other info that seems pertinent from the comments. Let me know if there's unanswered questions or you've got an idea that I didn't really discuss.Lastly, this may all be information YOU know but not every trainer follows the Road as closely as you. Spread the word and have fun!~NoLucksGiven via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2Hs0V7q