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Update: The next Pokemon Go event has been revealed and it's a celebration of Kanto, the very first Pokemon region from Red, Blue and Yellow
so expect more chances to catch Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle
progressed a lot in this time - just remember how unstable the servers when it launched - there's still lots more work to be done.Some of
these features are ones that developer Niantic spoke about prior to the release of the game, while others have been promised since the
Pokemon Go updateThe n(M)ew quest lineNiantic has rolled out a brand new quest system to Pokemon Go which sees players able to embark on
daily research tasks picked up from PokeStops
There's no limit on the number of tasks players will take up, but they can only pick up one Research Stamp per day
After collecting seven stamps they secure a research breakthrough, which offers rewards such as Rare Candy, TMs and encounters with
Legendary Pokemon.There are also Special Research Tasks dished out by Professor Willow
These quests are more narrative
The story plays out over eight quests and will lead players towards the discovery of the mythical Mew.iPhone woes and AR upgradesThough the
previously announced AR Plus for iOS 11 is an exciting addition to Pokemon Go, it's bringing some bad news for Apple users on devices not
technology in the game but ARKit is a technology only accessible to iOS11.What will players get from the enhancements Well, it'll fix
will also mean the Pokemon will be aware of a player's presence
Get too close to a wild Pokemon you want to catch and it could very well run away
An awareness meter will now appear beside wild Pokemon and if it fills up, the Pokemon will run away before you can catch it.If you get
really good at sneaking up on Pokemon and catching them, you'll also get a special Expert Handler Bonus which will see greater XP and
when playing in normal mode
you can find out more about it and other incremental changes below
This system will change things up by, for example, making certain Pokemon types more likely to appear in weather conditions that suit them
Heavy rain Expect more water-types
added and a brand new cooperative group gameplay feature called Raid Battles is being introduced in the coming weeks.Gyms have been changed
interactions with Gyms which will earn you unique opportunities to receive bonus items.Gyms will also now have six permanent slots that can
A new motivation system is changing that
players will now be able to heal the Pokemon they've left in gyms without actually having to physically return to the gym by using berries
small but convenient changes include the ability to see which gym you've placed your Pokemon in via its stat screen and your journal will
now tell you how many Pokecoins a Pokemon has garnered when you withdraw it from a gym.Raid BattlesThe biggest new feature is Raid Battles
which aims to bring a more cooperative and social dynamic to gameplay
When the timer reaches zero, the Raid Boss will be revealed
Players from all teams will be able to join together to defeat the Raid Boss, earn new items or even catch the Raid Boss.To get involved,
November after players criticized the favoring of certain players and locations
Now, the rewards for participating in Raid Battles have been improved - expect more Golden Razz Berries and stardust.Exclusive RaidsIn
addition to Raids there are also Exclusive Raids
secure an invite for an Exclusive Raid, you'll need to have completed a Raid relatively recently at the same Gym where the Exclusive Raid is
being held.Recent changes to EX Raids has meant that they're more likely to take place in sponsored locations and gyms within large public
participated in a high number of battles are more likely to be invited to EX Raids
Niantic has also made it so that EX Raids take place at established popular times at their specific gyms so that invited players are less
Congress in Barcelona, Hanke said there would be three "major" updates to the game later in 2017
Though Hanke didn't detail what exactly these update would be, we at TechRadar guessed they would involve player-versus-player battling,
trading and commercial partnerships.Since then, commercial partnerships with companies like Starbucks have already happened and Niantic has
Tsunekazu Ishihara, told Bloomberg that so far they had only achieved 10% of what they hoped to and that "Going forward we will have to
product manager at Niantic told Polygon trading "won't be "through the internet" when it launches.This local limitation does make some
Being able to trade across the internet would somewhat defeat the sense of discovery that Niantic has attempted to foster in the game as
that's been rumored for some time and now confirmed is battling between players.As it currently stands the only battling functionality in
the game is between players, opposing gyms, and Legendary Pokemon
However, PvP battling has been promised since before the game's release and given that it's such a huge part of the core games it's natural
players to indicate via the game's settings that they're willing to engage in battles which would make them appear on the map for others to
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