Ahoy. This past weekend Pokémon GO Fest: Sapporo took place, in Sapporo obviously. There was already a GO Fest in Berlin and one in Seattle in July. After Pansear and Panpour, it was now Pansage's time to have its Shiny form released and become available.
Just like with the previous GO Fest editions this July, the one that took place in Sapporo this past weekend also had a globally available Collection Challenge. This one was called "Pokémon GO Fest: Sapporo - Living Meadow Habitat". Throughout the weekend Paras, Bellsprout, Hoppip, Sunkern, Sunshine Form Cherrim and Cottonee were spawning more in the wild globally. You had to catch one of all to complete the Collection Challenge.
Here you can see my screenshots from it, and my Pansage encounter. I used a Pinap Berry on the Pansage because it's my first ever encounter with it.
And so after catching the Pansage, I have its Pokédex registry. Here is the Pansage Pokédex registry and the stats for the one I got.
Unfortunately it is a 2-star Pansage. However, just like with the previous two GO Fest editions in a specific city, the next event will have this featured Pokémon appearing globally throughout the event.
It's already been confirmed that Pansage will be appearing globally during the upcoming Bug Out Event as part of the Ultra Unlock bonus. So if you haven't been able to complete this Collection Challenge over the weekend, don't worry as you'll be able to catch it regularly in the event starting later this week!