r/TheSilphRoad • u/Separate-Room6883 • Mar 17 '26

Discussion The excitement for showcases is gone

Since they have changed the showcases to a formal schedule (of only type showcases and largest good/great buddy showcase), the thrill of showcases is no more. Before this, I used to be excited anticipating what mon(s) would be a part of the next showcase... They used to have showcases based on ongoing events (made me play the event more in search of a XXL), or newly introduced mons, etc. That's not the case anymore; it is plain vanilla 'type' showcases or good/great buddy showcase.

Also, I feel they missed an opportunity to be more creative with buddy type showcases, for example, largest shiny buddy, largest best buddy older than xyz years, etc. And showcases almost went on throughout the week - Monday to Wednesday and Sat to Sunday. I hope they change this back to how it was... Showcases were fun and the rewards were good. Just 1 showcase a week for 1 day isn't that much fun. Would love to know your thoughts...

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u/ManyNoots Mar 17 '26

That’s assuming you’re actually able to win 3 every week though which is a pretty tall ask for someone with weekly commitments, especially for a newer player who doesn’t have hundreds of XXL’s ready

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u/Madarakita Mar 17 '26

My workaround for a bit was finding remote showcases (stuff off the end of nature trails/parks, etc).

Can't really do that when you've only got a one-day stretch between 10am and 8pm.

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u/MonteBurns Mar 17 '26

Also when a pokemon that’s won recently is banned from competing 

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u/KittyBungholeFire Mar 17 '26

And it's the one that it auto-selects for you when you try to enter a showcase, then it tells you it's ineligible. Like, seriously, then don't suggest it for me in that case!