{"id":2036502,"date":"2026-07-10T09:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2036502"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:54:27","slug":"it-was-like-being-back-in-2016-pokemon-go-celebrates-10th-anniversary-by-recreating-the-original-trailers-times-square-mewtwo-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2036502","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;It was like being back in 2016&#8221; Pok\u00e9mon Go celebrates 10th anniversary by recreating the original trailer&#8217;s Times Square Mewtwo raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-go\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Pok\u00e9mon Go<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">&#8220;It was like being back in 2016&#8221; Pok\u00e9mon Go celebrates 10th anniversary by recreating the original trailer&#8217;s Times Square Mewtwo raid<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Trailer park toys.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Pokemon_Go_Times_Square_69.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Mega Mewtwo Y appears on a huge screen in NY Times Square\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Pokemon_Go_Times_Square_69.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"428\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Lottie Lynn<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lottie Lynn avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1568033625.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Lottie Lynn avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1568033625.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/lottie-lynn\">Lottie Lynn<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Guides Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-10T09:54:27+00:00\">July 10, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"5001c98f-6ba3-465d-a4db-3693a6ce7190\" data-name=\"Poku00e9mon Go\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Go\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Go\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Poku00e9mon Go\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Poku00e9mon Go\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Go\" title=\"Follow Pok\u00e9mon Go\"><br \/>\n  Follow Pok\u00e9mon Go<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Last night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-go\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> celebrated its 10th anniversary by fulfilling the final promise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QqeuXGxOIjo&amp;t\">the game&#8217;s original trailer<\/a>: giving players the chance to battle Mewtwo in Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the event began, there were already rumours that Mewtwo&#8217;s appearance might be the surprise Scopely Explore &#8211; the developer and publisher of Pok\u00e9mon Go, formally called Niantic Labs &#8211; had been promising attendees. Not only had the 10th anniversary art been a bit of a give away, but why else would the Mewtwo in the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PokemonGOAppJP\/status\/2075129979323478424\">Shibuya Pok\u00e9mon Center vanish from its container<\/a>? (The legendary Pok\u00e9mon was even removed from the Pok\u00e9Stops!)<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pokemon Go - Official Les &amp; Sandra&apos;s Trainer Love Story Special\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ItDE9ivBNs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7ItDE9ivBNs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pokemon Go &#8211; Official Les &amp; Sandra&#8217;s Trainer Love Story Special<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ItDE9ivBNs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Yet, it wasn&#8217;t until Times Square went dark that Mewtwo&#8217;s arrival was confirmed. And I mean that literally, because Mewtwo didn&#8217;t just invade Pok\u00e9mon Go, but the screens lining Times Square itself. Appearing in its container, over 1,000 players joined a community raid to battle together. Though, when the countdown hit zero, a twist revealed itself as Mewtwo Mega Evolved into Mega Mewtwo Y! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mega-mewtwo-debut-announced-go-fest-global-free-pokemon-go\">The best Mewtwo Mega Evolution<\/a>https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mega-mewtwo-debut-announced-go-fest-global-free-pokemon-go and that&#8217;s not just personal opinion; the Pok\u00e9mon Go meta backs me up on this.) As players fought against this powerful Psychic-type, both their Pok\u00e9mon and avatars appeared on the screens surrounding Times Square.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Players got the chance to battle Mega Mewtwo Y twice, raising and lowering their phones to make their Pok\u00e9mon deal the final attack both times. In a fitting move for the Generation 1 legendary, a Master Ball (rather than the traditional white Premier Ball) was used to catch them. Best of all, however, is that the second Mewtwo was a guaranteed &#8220;hundo&#8221; meaning it has perfect stats. The perfect addition to any Pok\u00e9mon Go player&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>I was one of those Time Square players and, for a moment, it was like being transported back to the magical Pok\u00e9mon Go summer of 2016. When the shout of &#8216;Pikachu&#8217; could send people running across a park, Flareon rained supreme in Gym battles and we all definitely didn&#8217;t go somewhere we shouldn&#8217;t have to catch a Dratini. There&#8217;s a special kind of joy in being surrounded by people who love something just as much as you do and I could feel it in that crowd. I also heard it when someone near me, &#8220;I&#8217;m never going to stop playing&#8221; when Mewtwo appeared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Pokemon_Go_Times_Square_61.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.3333333333333333\" width=\"4032\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"bounds_lossy\" data-uri=\"Pokemon_Go_Times_Square_61.jpg\" height=\"3024\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.3333333333333333\" width=\"4032\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"loading spinner large\"><\/span><\/p>\n<nav class=\"pagination--hoverable\">\n<div class=\"previous\">\n<button class=\"button pagination-button\"><br \/>\n<span aria-label=\"Previous\" class=\"icon\" role=\"img\" style=\")\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"next\">\n<button class=\"button pagination-button\"><br 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class=\"inline-gallery-caption\">A quick, boots-on-the-ground look at what it was like last night in NYC.<\/div>\n<div class=\"advert_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>My favourite aspect of the event (aside from my hundo Mewtwo, pretty chuffed about that) was how Pok\u00e9mon Go counted down the years since its release in-game during the lead up to the Mega Mewtwo Y raids. Each year the game has been live for appeared on screen where the Times Square event was being held; accompanying it were both raids for some of the legendary Pok\u00e9mon and wild spawns for other Pok\u00e9mon released during that year. It was a subtle way of looking back at the game&#8217;s history through the Pok\u00e9mon themselves.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the conclusion of this event, Pok\u00e9mon Go has completed everything it set out to do in its original trailer. What the future holds for the game is yet to be seen, but in the immediate one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-fest-2026-activities-bonuses-start-time\">Go Fest 2026: Global<\/a> &#8211; the game&#8217;s annual worldwide celebration &#8211; will be held this weekend on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July. The event will be free for everyone for the first time, with the highlight being the global release of Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Last night <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-go\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> celebrated its 10th anniversary by fulfilling the final promise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QqeuXGxOIjo&amp;t\">the game&#8217;s original trailer<\/a>: giving players the chance to battle Mewtwo in Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the event began, there were already rumours that Mewtwo&#8217;s appearance might be the surprise Scopely Explore &#8211; the developer and publisher of Pok\u00e9mon Go, formally called Niantic Labs &#8211; had been promising attendees. Not only had the 10th anniversary art been a bit of a give away, but why else would the Mewtwo in the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PokemonGOAppJP\/status\/2075129979323478424\">Shibuya Pok\u00e9mon Center vanish from its container<\/a>? (The legendary Pok\u00e9mon was even removed from the Pok\u00e9Stops!)<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Pokemon Go - Official Les &amp; Sandra&apos;s Trainer Love Story Special\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ItDE9ivBNs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/7ItDE9ivBNs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Pokemon Go &#8211; Official Les &amp; Sandra&#8217;s Trainer Love Story Special<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ItDE9ivBNs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Yet, it wasn&#8217;t until Times Square went dark that Mewtwo&#8217;s arrival was confirmed. And I mean that literally, because Mewtwo didn&#8217;t just invade Pok\u00e9mon Go, but the screens lining Times Square itself. Appearing in its container, over 1,000 players joined a community raid to battle together. Though, when the countdown hit zero, a twist revealed itself as Mewtwo Mega Evolved into Mega Mewtwo Y! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mega-mewtwo-debut-announced-go-fest-global-free-pokemon-go\">The best Mewtwo Mega Evolution<\/a>https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/mega-mewtwo-debut-announced-go-fest-global-free-pokemon-go and that&#8217;s not just personal opinion; the Pok\u00e9mon Go meta backs me up on this.) As players fought against this powerful Psychic-type, both their Pok\u00e9mon and avatars appeared on the screens surrounding Times Square.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Players got the chance to battle Mega Mewtwo Y twice, raising and lowering their phones to make their Pok\u00e9mon deal the final attack both times. In a fitting move for the Generation 1 legendary, a Master Ball (rather than the traditional white Premier Ball) was used to catch them. Best of all, however, is that the second Mewtwo was a guaranteed &#8220;hundo&#8221; meaning it has perfect stats. The perfect addition to any Pok\u00e9mon Go player&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<p>I was one of those Time Square players and, for a moment, it was like being transported back to the magical Pok\u00e9mon Go summer of 2016. When the shout of &#8216;Pikachu&#8217; could send people running across a park, Flareon rained supreme in Gym battles and we all definitely didn&#8217;t go somewhere we shouldn&#8217;t have to catch a Dratini. There&#8217;s a special kind of joy in being surrounded by people who love something just as much as you do and I could feel it in that crowd. I also heard it when someone near me, &#8220;I&#8217;m never going to stop playing&#8221; when Mewtwo appeared.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"image_wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"3024\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Pokemon_Go_Times_Square_61.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.3333333333333333\" width=\"4032\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"bounds_lossy\" data-uri=\"Pokemon_Go_Times_Square_61.jpg\" height=\"3024\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.3333333333333333\" width=\"4032\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"loading spinner large\"><\/span><\/p>\n<nav class=\"pagination--hoverable\">\n<div class=\"previous\">\n<button class=\"button pagination-button\"><br \/>\n<span aria-label=\"Previous\" class=\"icon\" role=\"img\" style=\")\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"next\">\n<button class=\"button pagination-button\"><br 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class=\"inline-gallery-caption\">A quick, boots-on-the-ground look at what it was like last night in NYC.<\/div>\n<div class=\"advert_container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>My favourite aspect of the event (aside from my hundo Mewtwo, pretty chuffed about that) was how Pok\u00e9mon Go counted down the years since its release in-game during the lead up to the Mega Mewtwo Y raids. Each year the game has been live for appeared on screen where the Times Square event was being held; accompanying it were both raids for some of the legendary Pok\u00e9mon and wild spawns for other Pok\u00e9mon released during that year. It was a subtle way of looking back at the game&#8217;s history through the Pok\u00e9mon themselves.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the conclusion of this event, Pok\u00e9mon Go has completed everything it set out to do in its original trailer. What the future holds for the game is yet to be seen, but in the immediate one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-fest-2026-activities-bonuses-start-time\">Go Fest 2026: Global<\/a> &#8211; the game&#8217;s annual worldwide celebration &#8211; will be held this weekend on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th July. 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