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So, basically, I was thinking having more than just Bug types to click and hatch in these Bug-Hatching competitions. (As such, you'd likely need to rename it, but I really doubt anyone would mind.)
Maybe a different type for every month? For example October could be Ghost type Poke'mon to click and hatch. And December, Ice types, etc.
There could even be a small drawing competition to draw backgrounds that's present on the clicking part of the game. (The bugs fit well in the current grassy terrain, but maybe some Ice types or Ghost types might make a little less sense.) Rewards could be a small sum of Festival Points or something. :3 Although, you can find any type of egg in the Tall Grass, so it's possible the background doesn't really need changing. Just a thought.
It's mainly an aesthetic change, but I'd personally find it really great, as I've felt the site has been a little Bug happy lately. And it seems like a fun idea that could have good potential to get the community involved. :3
Edit:
The goal to a shiny Meloetta is a long, repetitive road, and a little variation on what you're clicking could be like a nice glass of lemonade to counter the tediousness.

Other Suggestions/add-ons:

Quote from Dokku

Also i think there should be +3 points for click shiny bug pokemon in this bug contest

Although not directly about the suggestion (but still on topic of the Bug Hatching game in general), I do agree that I feel like the shiny Bug Poke'mon you click should give you at least one more point than a normal Bug Poke'mon, as you recognize the Bug even though its' color is different than normal in the split moment it's on screen. As a consequence, maybe clicking a shiny of any other Poke'mon type gives you a -4 or more depending.

Quote from Nessy

January: Psychic
February: Fairy
March: Electric
April: Water Type (April Showers)
May : Grass Type (May Flowers)
June: Ground
July : Bug type
August: Fire Type (hot)
September: Dragon Type
October: Ghost Type
November: Dark Type (Mostly b/c it is between ghost and ice, but also black friday, etc)
December: Ice type

Ultimately it would be up to Riako to decide which type would go to each month, if the idea appeals him, but I do like a lot of these. .u.

Quote from Amythair

I was thinking Normal +1, Event +2, Shiny +3, and Shiny Event +5 or something amongst those lines.

I actually hadn't even thought of giving points to Events, but really I feel it kinda should. Knowing the events' types on PH is more of a feat than knowing the regular ones in my opinion. I still don't remember most of the Harvest Sprites' secondary types. So I think that would be cool. I'd make myself remember if it meant getting more points. x3

Quote from GrandfatherClock

Maybe there could be certain set ones, and ones that may change month after month though?

Honestly I feel like there's a lot of wiggle room in my suggestion as a whole. So I don't see why it can't change over a years time. 2015s July could be "Bug types" while next year could be something completely different like "Only Event Poke'mon" or "Only Pikachus" or it could always be "Bug types". Although, personally, I find the more variety in one thing, the better. :3

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While I've thought of this myself, and mostly support, I do see why they didn't -

Simply put, the bug contest is from the games.

You'd go out, catch bug types, and keep only the best one you caught from each game (thats how it worked, right? Haven't played that game in years)


I still support, I'm just stating the argument that will happen

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I actually had just thought of that argument and got online to edit it.

While, true it is based off the games, the Safari Zone actually does have more than just Bug types in it, too, but on PH only Bugs are present.
Plus I think more than just Bug type Poke'mon deserve to be beautiful and talented and judged. Dogs and various other animals get their own shows on TV about being judged on their intelligence/obedience and beauty.
It also occurred to me that Mega Bugs are even easier to get than before with the Safari Zone and now this allowing capture of them. Granted I've only seen a few posts from users get megas from this new thing, so it's possible it's not really all that high. But I wouldn't know the statistics on that. There are only 12 months, so not all types would be addressed, and it's only for one week in that year that each type would get the spotlight, anyway. So it's not like any Mega would lose its' value, really. Just Bug Megas might be a little more evened out?
As a final note, which I'll be adding to the first post, if your aim is anything like mine, and you plan to get a shiny Meloetta, you will be at that game a lot. And a little variation at what you're clicking on would run down the tedious level just a bit. Plus you could flaunt to others how well you know all your Poke'mon types.

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I like it because it gives some variation of hatching so there will not be bugs everywhere there will be all types because if its just bug there will eventually be most bug types than other types.

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'kay you mind reader I was going to post the same xD
You do have my vote
P.S-

Quote from Dokku

Also i think there should be +3 points for click shiny bug pokemon in this bug contest

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I thought about it, but I couldnt explain it as good as you did. I think this is a great idea and a good variation every month. I think users wouldn't play it after a couple of months, because you can only hatch bug pokes. Great idea, so I support it. Great idea Gothbutter!!

Title: Good Idea!

I agree this would break up the monotony of hunting just bugs every month, as well as only slightly devaluing 12 different types instead of completely devaluing bug types! May I suggest water types for April showers and grass types for May flowers?

Idea?

January: Psychic
February: Flying
March: Electric
April: Water Type (April Showers)
May : Grass Type (May Flowers)
June: Ground
July : Bug type
August: Fire Type (hot)
September: Dragon Type
October: Ghost Type
November: Dark Type (Mostly b/c it is between ghost and ice, but also black friday, etc)
December: Ice type

I bolded the ones I've thought out the most

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Nessy's sugestion of types is on point :D
I do like the sugestion of new types especially by month
it gets tedious always getting the same pokemon and with more types I feel like it would be more interesting


And the drawing contest tho ;D I'd like to see that


also
maybe - just maybe- There could be a limit amount of eggs you can get? like 50 or something I really don0t know

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I'm glad to see that other people had the same idea. :3
Thank you for all the support thus far.
I've updated the top of the thread with Nessy's list of types by month and Piolla123's quote from Dokku.

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I think june should be bug(the one where most bugs show up) july fire(because it's rly hot right now :u) and august ground because leaves start falling at the end of augustttt

Edit: fairy for february I'd say

But this is a cute idea

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lugia - I went by what we already did

Since we did bug this month, I put bug as this month, since if It is implemented, we won't see bugs for a whole year (because it will be the same month)

And there are a lot of bugs this month too.

August for fire is so it coincides with the Summer Time Shaymin thing, and summer is when it is WARM

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I do definitely support all of these ideas! It'd be cool additions to the Bug Hatching Contest!

Buuut; it won't be called "Bug" Hatching anymore, but that's only a minor fix! :P

Also, yes, there should definitely be a point bonus for both Shiny "Bugs" and Event "Bugs". I've seen the Ice-Cream Metapods several times and events are rarer than the original Pokémon. I was thinking Normal +1, Event +2, Shiny +3, and Shiny Event +5 or something amongst those lines.

I'm also happy that the overlay bug was fixed; sadly I could not see how it worked thanks to the Bug Contest already ending.

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Much support.
I love the idea of a theme for each month. Maybe there could be certain set ones, and ones that may change month after month though?

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All the support!
Actually, I was thinking around Halloween/Thanksgiving it could be a Pumpaboo hatching thing, like picking out the biggest pumpkin, and maybe there'd be a few special pseudo-event pumpkaboo that had special skins and were worth more points or less points depending on.

I dunno midnight. Pumpkaboo is cool and all, but......Ghost types would make more sense as a whole. One type of pokemon doesn't address all the awesome ghost pokemon.

Heck, I'd personally throw something if a stupid pumpkin got all the attention. I mean, yeah its a cool pokemon, but all the other ghosts need love!

And we could bribe riako into adding darkrai //shot

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Added more suggestions at the top. If you feel really strongly (for or against) anything in the first post let me know why. Flaws and such with any of this are greatly encouraged. My goal is to make this idea as fair and awesome as possible. :3
Actually, Midnight_Rein, I think that's an adorable idea that could be its' own separate game. The Pumpkaboo sizes, as far as I know, have yet to be addressed yet. And picking/growing/etc. them could be a cute, fun way to implement them. If you decide to make a suggestion about implementing such a game or something let me know, I would like to see it implemented. :3

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Well the different type per month is kinda bad because there are 18 types and 12 month
I do support this idea but I want my favourite fairy types also to be added

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Gothy - can you just change februaryto fairy?

I realuze that I didn't think February out pink is just logic

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I think this shouldn't be implemented as then there won't be any cost of pokemon and people would get 50% of that type just by playing a minigame:/:/ :/ :/ :/

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