Pokémon Go's next Community Day spotlights a fan-favourite creature and yet more bonuses

August’s Pokémon Go Community Day will feature Galarian Zigzagoon – yes, that’s the Pokémon whose evolution is inspired by Kiss frontman Gene Simmons – alongside the largest number of event bonuses ever, to get people playing back outside.

The rollcall of extras set to be bestowed on players next month, on Saturday 13th August, includes new Timed Research which will award players with a full avatar item set themed around G-Zig.

All-in-all, it’s a massive step up from this weekend’s Community Day for July, which featured boring bird Pokémon Starly.

Let’s be clear, July’s Community Day was not a classic. However good its evolution might be in PVP, Starly was never going to attract hordes of players outside – but I suspect Niantic had its reasons for giving players a relatively relaxed experience.