After Suicune
After birds Niantic makes Body Slam Snorlax as research breakthrough reward. I would say Suicune is kind of a disappointment, but maybe after it we could have something fantastic to expect?
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Suicune is there because this is a catchup mechanic for new and returning players who might have missed the first run. I'd say getting the dex entry is far from disappointing for more casual players.
As for whether we'll get something fantastic afterwards, hard to say. Fantastic is subjective anyway, I wasn't at all interested in any of the birds, Raikou or BS Snorlax as research rewards, but I was looking forward to Entei and Suicune because I appreciate free candy for them.
I just got a lucky Suicune 1579 with hidden dark, granted 13a/12/13, but I could possibly get that to level 30 guilt and RC-free. My other best one is 1595 w/ hidden Psychic. Only other ok one 1582 Hidden Rock. With the easier candy maybe somebody would be interested in trading for a legacy 1560-ish Suicune. My other account got a lucky 2245 ice Mewtwo out of it.
Did the lucky rate actually drop after the IV buff or is that just anecdotal experience talking? Because during recent brief trade sessions with my fiancee I've still managed to roll 3-4 lucky per session, and it's not like we're hitting the 100 daily limit or anything with them. For the record, I have 22 luckies out of 250 trades.