Random Boxes in the Shop in Pokemon GO
During April 2023 the game offered me a lot of not-before-seen boxes (item bundles) in the in-game shop, drawn from a large range of possibilities.
As a player who has not bought any shop bundles in the past few years, I have been getting three "random" boxes every day. The prices, box names, and contents are shown below.
(In the following, berries are "Silver", "Pinap", "Golden", evolution items are "Dragon", "King's", "Unova"; and special items are: "Lucky" (Egg), "Star" (Piece))
| date | ₽ | Name | Contents | repeat? |
| 0406 | 75 | Ace | 1 Incense, 1 Lucky, 1 Star | |
| 399 | Trainee | 5 Golden, 3 Poffin, 20 Ultra Ball | ||
| 750 | Great | 10 Lucky, 10 Poffin, 10 Star | ||
| 0407 | 625 | Great | 2 Charged TM, 2 Fast TM, 1 King's, 1 Dragon | |
| 299 | Great | 1 Egg Inc., 20 Great Ball, 1 Super Inc. | ||
| 900 | Go Rocket | 3 MaxPot, 3 MaxRev, 3 Rocket Radar, 3 Super Inc. | ||
| 0408 | 750 | Veteran | 30 HyperPot, 50 MaxPot, 20 SuperPot | |
| 650 | Winter | 15 MaxPot, 15 MaxRev, 15 Silver | ||
| 1010 | Great | 100 Great Ball, 5 Incense, 2 Lucky, 25 Ultra Ball | ||
| 0409 | 650 | Winter | 15 MaxPot, 15 MaxRev, 15 Silver | * |
| 499 | Ace | 1 Dragon, 1 King's, 10 Pinap, 1 Unova | ||
| 325 | Hatch | 1 Egg Inc., 1 Incense, 10 Pinap, 1 Super Inc. | ||
| 0410 | 1990 | Explorer | 12 Egg Inc., 1 Lucky, 1 Star, 10 Super Inc. | |
| 1480 | Hatch | 2 Egg Inc., 5 Incense, 13 Super Inc., 30 Ultra Ball | ||
| 900 | Go Rocket | 3 MaxPot, 3 MaxRev, 3 Rocket Radar, 3 Super Inc. | * | |
| 0411 | 900 | Explorer | 3 MaxPot, 3 MaxRev, 3 Rocket Radar, 3 Super Inc. | |
| 1200 | Hatch | 6 Egg Inc., 1 Incense, 1 Lure, 4 Super Inc. | ||
| 450 | Go Rocket | 5 Star, 3 Myst. Comp. | ||
| 0412 | 615 | Veteran | 2 Charged TM, 2 Fast TM, 1 Incense, 1 Star | |
| 399 | Special | 5 Golden, 3 Poffin, 20 Ultra Ball | * | |
| 550 | Great | 50 Great Ball, 50 Poké Ball, 50 Ultra Ball | ||
| 0413 | 425 | Trainee | 5 Poké Ball, 25 Great Ball, 50 Ultra Ball | |
| 750 | Veteran | 10 Incense, 10 Lucky | ||
| 550 | Great | 50 Great Ball, 50 Poké Ball, 50 Ultra Ball | * | |
| 0414 | 1150 | GO Rocket | 1 Charged TM, 7 Rocket Radar, 2 Star | |
| 75 | Ace | 1 Incense, 1 Lucky, 1 Star | * | |
| 200 | Explorer | 1 Egg Inc., 1 Incense, 1 Lucky, 1 Super Inc. | ||
| 0415 | 550 | Veteran | 50 Great Ball, 50 Poké Ball, 50 Ultra Ball | * |
| 100 | GO Rocket | 50 Poké Ball, 1 Rocket Radar, 1 Star | ||
| 1120 | Great | 7 Incense, 7 Lucky, 7 Poffin, 7 Star | ||
| 0416 | 1180 | Hatch | 4 Egg Inc., 4 Star, 6 Super Inc., 30 Ultra Ball | |
| 900 | GO Rocket | 3 MaxPot, 3 MaxRev, 3 Rocket Radar, 3 Super Inc. | * | |
| 150 | Boost | 10 Great Ball, 1 Incense, 20 Poké Ball, 5 Ultra Ball | ||
| 0417 | 750 | Winter | 30 HyperPot, 50 MaxPot, 20 SuperPot | * |
| 100 | GO Rocket | 50 Poké Ball, 1 Rocket Radar, 1 Star | * | |
| 980 | Explorer | 4 Lucky, 4 Star, 6 Super Inc., 30 Ultra Ball | ||
| 0418 | 500 | Explorer | 5 Egg Inc., 1 Incense, 2 Super Inc. | |
| 980 | Hatch | 4 Lucky, 4 Star, 6 Super Inc., 30 Ultra Ball | * | |
| 650 | Great | 15 MaxPot, 15 MaxRev, 15 Silver | * | |
| 0419 | 950 | Veteran | 2 Incense, 10 Star, 50 Ultra Ball | |
| 650 | Winter | 10 Incense, 2 Lucky, 5 Poffin, 2 Star | ||
| 750 | Great | 10 Incense, 10 Lucky | * | |
| 0420 | 85 | Trainee | 1 Lucky, 1 Poffin, 1 Star | |
| 750 | Veteran | 50 Nanab, 50 Pinap, 50 Razz | ||
| 999 | Great | 1 Lure, 15 Premium Battle Pass, 3 Silver Pinap | ||
| 0421 | 900 | Explorer | 3 MaxPot, 3 MaxRev, 3 Rocket Radar, 3 Super Inc. | * |
| 650 | Great | 10 Incense, 2 Lucky, 5 Poffin, 2 Star | * | |
| 1150 | GO Rocket | 1 Charged TM, 7 Rocket Radar, 2 Star | * | |
| 0422 | 200 | Hatch | 1 Egg Inc., 1 Incense, 1 Lucky, 1 Super Inc. | * |
| 550 | Training | 1 Item Upg., 5 Lucky, 30 Poké Ball, 1 Pokémon Upg. | ||
| 615 | Great | 2 Charged TM, 2 Fast TM, 1 Incense, 1 Star | * | |
| 0422b | 299 | Trainee | 5 Golden, 50 Poké Ball | |
| 999 | Great Raid | 1 Lure, 15 Premium Battle Pass, 3 Silver Pinap | * | |
| 1990 | Voyager | 12 Egg Inc., 1 Lucky, 1 Star, 10 Super Inc. | * | |
| 0423 | 325 | Explorer | 1 Egg Inc., 1 Incense, 10 Pinap, 1 Super Inc. | * |
| 75 | Ace | 1 Incense, 1 Lucky, 1 Star | * | |
| 1480 | Hatch | 2 Egg Inc., 5 Incense, 13 Super Inc., 30 Ultra Ball | * | |
| 0423b | 375 | Trainee | 125 Poke Ball, 2 Silver Pinap | |
| 999 | Great Raid | 1 Lure, 15 Premium Battle Pass, 3 Silver Pinap | * | |
| 1990 | Voyager | 12 Egg Inc., 1 Lucky, 1 Star, 10 Super Inc. | * | |
| 0424 | 375 | Trainee | 125 Poke Ball, 2 Silver Pinap | * |
| 999 | Great Raid | 1 Lure, 15 Premium Battle Pass, 3 Silver Pinap | * | |
| 1990 | Voyager | 12 Egg Inc., 1 Lucky, 1 Star, 10 Super Inc. | * | |
| Others seen in Jun 2023 | ||||
| 215 | Trainee | 1 Lucky, 50 Poké Ball | ||
| 275 | Raid | 2 Lucky, 3 Premium Battle Pass | ||
| 300 | Raid | 1 Star, 2 Remote Raid Pass | ||
| 315 | Remote Raid | 5 HyperPot, 2 Remote Raid Pass | ||
| 350 | Trainee | 1 Lucky, 5 Premium Battle Pass | ||
| 425 | Remote Raid | 3 Premium Battle Pass, 2 Remote Raid Pass | ||
| 575 | Expert | 5 Egg Inc., 10 HyperPot | ||
| 650 | Remote Raid | 1 Poffin, 3 Premium Battle Pass, 3 Remote Raid Pass | ||
| 999 | Explorer | 4 Egg Inc., 2 Poffin, 5 Super Inc. | ||
| 1100 | Great | 5 Charged TM, 5 Fast TM | ||
| 1485 | Voyager | 10 Egg Inc., 2 Star, 5 Super Inc. | ||
| 1500 | Solstice | 9 Golden, 3 Remote Raid Pass, 9 Super Inc. | ||
| 1900 | Hatch | 6 Egg Inc., 2 Incense, 2 Poffin, 10 Super Inc. | ||
| 1990 | Hatch | 12 Egg Inc., 1 Lucky, 1 Star, 10 Super Inc. |
These boxes stopped changing on April 24th, all of which I continued to see for two weeks or longer. I am counting the "0423b" set as part of the "random box" sample data because two of them are duplicates from several days earlier.
I got a total of 60 offers, 24 of which were repeats of offers seen in an earlier set of three (A "repeat" has the same item list and price, but the name of the box might differ). If these offers are drawn from a fixed set of possibilities, each different and each with equal liklihood, then there were about 57 possibilities in total.
I believe that the boxes were one-time offers for people who have not purchased shop item boxes. I had bought remote raid passes and event "tickets" like Community Day special research for $0.99. Others in my community who are not seeing new boxes every day are reporting that they have bought an item bundle, such as one of the boxes containing a lot of raid passes. These people by and large report having the same (three) box offers in their shop for a week or longer.
On April 24th I no longer saw new boxes, despite not having made any purchases. I suspect this represents the end of a trial period, and the game stopped showing me new things because of my lack of response to any of the offers, or because of some unrelated decision affecting all players.
In May 2023 I started seeing the random boxes again, and started adding them here only if they have a new price or new contents.
This page was written in the "embarrassingly readable" markup language RHTF, and was last updated on 2023 Jun 18.
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