Pokémon Go has announced it will hold a bonus event for all paid Kanto Tour ticket holders, after many players without a ticket were accidentally given access for free.
Kanto Tour took place on Saturday just gone, and featured a frankly exhausting array of things to collect and do. Reaction to it from fans has been positive – with many calling it the game’s best event in recent times – though, as always, there were some issues.
Chief among those issues was the fact many fans who did not pay the £11.99 entry fee were initially able to access the event as well. Players in Australia and New Zealand, the first major countries to begin the event, quickly reported the free access – leading to complaints from those who had paid for the privilege.
Developer Niantic acknowledged it was “investigating ongoing Pokémon Go Tour: Kanto ticket issues” via the company’s customer support Twitter around 4am UK time, before announcing it would hold a bonus event for all “paid ticket holders” around 8am UK. Reports of free access appeared to dry up around that time, though it’s still unclear how many people were affected.