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Hello everyone!

Buckle in, June Community Day is coming up fast! We send out the League event assets in advance so you can start promoting your community's meetup. (This month was a little too close for comfort; next month's assets will be sent out with 3 weeks' lead time!)

Nevertheless, it's time to unveil the next League badge: the Shiny Tyranitar Badge (check it out above!)

You can now also join the League event for June Community Day (jun2018) and authorize staff to give your attendees a collectible meetup memento on their Travelers Card. Read this for more on getting set up: https://thesilphroad.com/community-day-checkins

A few League reminders while planning for June:

1. Free Assets for Your Graphic
You can download graphics (including the new badge!) for use in your meetup promotions here: https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/. Download and re-use these League assets at your hearts content. Included is a 300dpi version for printing on badges, stickers, etc!

2. Larger Communities: Plan for Park Restrictions & Don't Forget Cleanup!
Last month we did *not* receive any complaints about Pokemon Go meetups in cities around the world. Great work, all! Remember if your meetup swells in size, consider: a) applying for a permit, b) splitting into multiple smaller meetups, or c) holding a "moving" meetup over an area, rather than setting up at one park. And remember to leave the meetup spot as clean or cleaner than when you found it!

Next weekend will be a blast. A warm welcome to the hundreds of new communities who've joined us this month! We'll have additional details as next Saturday draws nearer. But in the meantime if you have any questions reach out in https://t.me/silphleague!

- The Executives -
Hello all!

We are only a few hours away from the conclusion of our Silph Road Summer of '18 Gear run! If you, or your groups, are interested in getting gear to represent the Silph Road now is your last chance! https://gear.thesilphroad.com This year we have the classic Silph Road Shirt, a limited edition Silph Road Pin, a unique individually numbered commemorative 2nd year Pokemon GO / Silph Road coin, for the first time ever a Silph Road hat, and some amazing high quality vinyl stickers!

If you plan on attending the Dortmund Safari Zone, you can choose to pick up your pins, stickers, and commemorative coin for free during Safari Zone. For those who are doing international shipping, consider ordering in a group to help cut down on shipping costs.

Act now! As once the window closes, it'll be a while until our next gear run.

- The Executives -
Hello everyone!

Saturday's Shiny Larvitar Hunt is less than 4 days away! The June Community Day event is now live on @SilphBot and you are authorized to assign League staff ahead of your meetup! (Remember, we recommend 1 staff per 10-15 attendees to keep things light!)

In preparation for the event, we want to make sure you have everything you'll need to successfully handle check-ins and award League collectible badges as a memento of your local meetup! Here's a few important instructions and resources:

1. How to Offer Check-Ins at My Meetup:
https://thesilphroad.com/community-day-checkins-telegram

2. How to Introduce Travelers Cards:
You can share this link with those unfamiliar with the Silph Road: https://thesilphroad.com/travelers-cards

3. Graphic Asset Downloads For Promo Materials:
https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/

If you have any staff who have not yet got access to the Silph Road's mobile app alpha test, let them know they can use the native app instead of the web check-in by requesting an invite to the alpha here: https://goo.gl/forms/aLdIU9nf4jkeVUWh1. The next invites will go out a day or so before the event.

(We're working to have a substantial update out right before the event! :eyes:)

Finally, if you have any questions or need help or advice getting set up, just give us a ping in the League's Telegram channel: https://t.me/silphleague.

It's going to be an awesome weekend. :)

- The Executives -

p.s. Feel free to use/re-mix this asset as well! https://i.imgur.com/BeioUxE.jpg <-- Its .PSD file is on the League assets site!
Hello Community Leaders!

A quick updated for those still waiting, we have pushed an updated version of the Private Alpha Silph Road App to both Apple App Store and Google Play Store. If you signed up recently and don't have the app yet:

iOS: Check your email for access to TestFlight
Android: Head to https://play.google.com/apps/testing/io.silph.silphroad to get a copy

If you would like to sign up for the private alpha, use this form: https://goo.gl/forms/OrzT9L7IbD8GtjFB2

APAC extended window is closing with Europe / Middle East / Africa / India up next! Good luck on your planned meetups and the shiny hunt

- The Executives -
The dust is settling on our June event! That means it's time for our traditional apologies for server scaling issues. 🔥

...oh wait! NOT THIS TIME. We had ZERO down time for the first time, ever! And the load was no lighter - this weekend was (once again) our largest global participation ever and our most intense traffic spikes yet! But the dark ages of server lag are behind us - it's smooth sailing from here! ⛵️

Important Updates:

1. Check-ins are now officially CLOSED.
- 'Retro Check-ins' are enabled for June's Meetups for a limited time. (Remember - Retro-checkins are for verified in-person attendees at your meetup only.)

2. How 'Bout That App! - We were beyond eager to get our app update out this weekend and made it by the skin of our teeth. Awesome things are heading to the app soon. (Oh, and we hope you like the new look!)

Thank you to all our alpha testers - we've appreciated the bug reports and feedback. Patches are coming soon for most of the common glitches, but let us know how you liked it and keep the feedback it coming!

3. `Staff` Volunteer Badges - Volunteer badges for our first-time staff will go out in roughly 12 hours.

4. Show Us Your Meetup Photos / Stories! - We love hearing stories and seeing photos of League communities' meetups. Remember to share your successes!
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Please remember to thank your staff volunteers from us for helping your communities participate in the League. We hear many stories from all around the League about the friendly professionalism of League staff. You're and your teams are exceptional. ❤️

Stay tuned for the League's full Community Day report Tuesday, but first ...we hope you take some hard-earned rest! 💤

- The Executives -
Trading is here. It's finally time to take the curtains off:

The Silph Road's mobile app has been publicly announced! Check it out! https://silph.app/

One big change going forward is communities in the Silph League will be able to integrate trading meetups into the app to help provide a safer trading avenue in your city. We'll have more info (and a few rolling updates) through the week in anticipation of the app hitting the app store.

No need to keep the Silph Road app a secret to your communities moving forward. We look forward to helping create an awesome tool for trading together with you all!

- The Executives -

P.S There's a little more detail about the upcoming update (like the Trading Marketplace) here: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/8sxwi9/the_silph_road_was_created_2_years_ago_on_the/
Community Day is almost here! We’ll have more info for our League community leads in a few hours but as a quick update:

The Silph Road mobile app is still not officially approved on the iOS app store. So in order to allow your meetup attendees their selection of Squirtle Squad or Shiny Blastoise badges, we’ll allow all recipients of the badge to switch their own badge by clicking it on their Travelers Card!

That means, no fancy check-in instructions. Your staff can check folks in like usual using your choice of the website or mobile app.

Speaking of the app: An app update will be rolling out in a few hours to Android and our iOS public beta members (which is everyone with the app!) which will enable checkin functionality for all staff on the mobile app. Does your staff still not have the app? They can grab it at the links here: https://silph.app

Stay tuned for more info soon. Looking forward to this weekend with you all!

- The Executives -
With GO Fest around the corner, things are busy at Silph HQ! But after an amazing Community Day, we wanted to get all our League Community Leads a few important updates:

Retro-Checkins are Now OPEN for July Comm. Day
If your meetup attendees had trouble checking-in (or forgot to!), all authorized League staff can now retroactively award the Squirtle/Blastoise League badge on the Retro Check-in page: https://thesilphroad.com/retro-check-in (And remember, everyone can swap their own badge variant by clicking on their badge on their Travelers Card!)

The Silph League Community Day Report
The team is hard at work compiling the July Community Day Report - and this time we'll include June's numbers, too! Dortmund, GO Fest, and the Silph Road's mobile app rollout have kept things hectic for the team, but we're excited to share the check-in map later this week. Stay tuned!

GO Fest + TSR
If you're heading to GO Fest, make sure you come say hello - the Silph Road team will be hanging out inside the park in a 'roaming meetup' both days, and our official after-party is Saturday night at 9pm! More info: https://thesilphroad.com/news/silph-road-chicago-meetup-go-fest-2018/

That's all for now, everyone. Keep an eye out for the Community Day Report later this week, and more GO Fest information. :)

- The Executives -
Just a quick note from a tired Silph Road team: Thank you for all the Silph Road love at GO Fest!

More than 1/10th of GO Fest attendees did Silph Road handshakes and over a THOUSAND travelers kicked back at our after-party with us. We're still recovering, but thank you all for traveling the Road with us for 2 years.

https://thesilphroad.com/news/stats-highlights-silph-road-go-fest-2018/

p.s. Community Day recap stats and Eevee badge assets are in the works - stay tuned!
*two-day* Eevee hunt will soon be upon us!

To help you promote your August Community Day meetup, we're unveiling the next League badge - the Eevee Badge! This badge features standard & shiny Eevee and their potential evolution types!

We also have some exciting news:

Introducing: Community Details Pages!

The League Map just got a whole lot cooler. We know many want to see stats after their meetup, and we're always working to make it easier for local players to find and join your community. We've made big steps forward for both!

Click your pin on the League Map and you'll now see your new Community Details Page. This page will show:
- Check-in Data (woot!) Live and historical, retro-checkins included
- Help text to introduce your community
Update your Help Text with the /config command to @SilphBot

June & July Community Day Report

We've also published the Community Day report from the summer months! The League has continued to swell (7%!) over both months. Give it a read: https://thesilphroad.com/news/summer-community-day-report-new-league-features/

Shoutout to the top dozen communities with *over 300* check-ins each! :fire:

Asset Downloads

Grab downloads for meetup promotion here: https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/. Included again is a 300dpi version for printing on badges, stickers, etc!

We're excited to get some League tool upgrades into your hands. Remember: for help, check @SilphLeague

- The Executives -
Chikorita Community Day is finally coming around the corner! To help you promote your September meetup, we're unveiling the next League badge - the Shiny Meganium Badge! This badge features shiny female Meganium towering over the grass and bushes! (Check it out above!)

Now, a few quick items to help you prepare:

September Event Registration: OPEN
Event registration via SilphBot is now open for the September event! Remember to register your community so you can begin authorizing your staff!

Graphic Asset Downloads:
Downloads for use in your meetup promotions are available here: https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/

Other Resources:
1. Silph Road Mobile App Download:
https://silph.app <- Link to Play Store download, iOS public beta is currently at max capacity (10k)! But app store link will be announced here when it goes live.

2. How to Offer Check-Ins at My Meetup:
https://thesilphroad.com/community-day-checkins

3. How to Introduce Travelers Cards:
You can share this with the unfamiliar: https://thesilphroad.com/travelers-cards

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We're looking forward to next weekend with you all!

- The Executives -
Beldum Community Day is only 2 weeks away! In no time we'll be getting our hands on one of the most awesome shiny variants ever released.

To help advertise your October meetup in your community, we're revealing the newest League badge (and our first metalic league badge): the Shiny Metagross Badge! This badge features shiny the silver/platinum Metagross (with its famous gold accents) in a mountainous terrain!

A few quick items to help you prepare:

October Event Registration: OPEN
Event registration via @SilphBot is now open for the October 2018 event! Remember to register your community so you can begin authorizing your staff!

Graphic Asset Downloads:
Downloads for use in your meetup promotions are available here: https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/

Other Resources:
1. Silph Road Mobile App Download:
https://silph.app <- Link to Play Store download, iOS public beta is currently at max capacity (10k)! But app store link will be announced via SilphBot when it goes live.

2. How to Offer Check-Ins at My Meetup:
https://thesilphroad.com/community-day-checkins

3. How to Introduce Travelers Cards:
You can share this with the unfamiliar: https://thesilphroad.com/travelers-cards

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We anticipate this month's species drawing a little higher attendance than Chikorita (sorry, Meganium. Still love you. ❤️) and the ridiculously cool shiny colorations of Metagross should help drive interest! We hope your meetup plans are a great success.

- The Executives -
Happy Halloween, everyone! We're now <2 weeks from Cyndaquil Community Day - so it's past time to reveal the newest League badge: the Shiny Typhlosion Badge! This badge is ready on the assets site and features the maroon-hued shiny Typhlosion aflame in a bath of fire. It's the 2nd Gen 2 starter badge!

A few quick items to help you prepare:

November Event Registration: OPEN
Event registration via SilphBot is now open for the November 2018 event! Remember to register your community so you can begin authorizing your staff!

Graphic Asset Downloads:
Downloads for use in your meetup promotions are available here: https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/

Other Resources:
1. Silph Road Mobile App Download:
https://silph.app <- Link to Play Store download, iOS public beta is currently at max capacity (10k)! But app store link will be announced via SilphBot when it goes live.

2. How to Offer Check-Ins at My Meetup:
https://thesilphroad.com/community-day-checkins-telegram

3. How to Introduce Travelers Cards:
You can share this with the unfamiliar: https://thesilphroad.com/travelers-cards

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Similar to Chikorita, Cyndaquil may not have as large of a pull/'wow factor' as past Community Day species, but with the recent launch of Gen 4 species, we hope interest will remain high for your meetup regardless! For ideas and help increasing interest and attendance at your meetups, head to #server-advice to ask advice of fellow Community Leaders around the world. We hope your meetup is another great success.

- The Executives -
Niantic didn't give us much time to prepare for this December Community Day Weekend, but we've (finally) finalized the official League Badge for December! Seeing as it's a special Community Day, we made sure this badge offered something special of its own. Announcing the Holiday 2018 Badge! This badge is ready for download on the assets site and features all 11 of the Jan-Nov Community Day shinies arrayed in a rainbow of color! ... In a special edition snowflake badge frame!

A few quick announcements from the League:

December Event Window
Check-ins will be open during the entirety of the Nov 30 - Dec 3 weekend so League Community Leaders can handle check-ins however works best for your community.

December Event Registration: OPEN
Event registration via the bot is now open for December's event! Remember to register your community so you can begin authorizing your staff!

Graphic Asset Downloads:
Downloads for use in your meetup promotions are available here: https://assets.sil.ph/silph-league/

Other Resources:
1. Silph Road Mobile App Download:
https://silph.app <- Link to Play Store download, iOS public beta is currently at max capacity (10k)! But app store link will be announced via SilphBot when it goes live.

2. How to Offer Check-Ins at My Meetup:
https://thesilphroad.com/community-day-checkins

3. How to Introduce Travelers Cards:
You can share this with the unfamiliar: https://thesilphroad.com/travelers-cards

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We hope your meetup is an exclamation point at the end of an awesome year of Community Days in the League!

- The Executives -