We'd been asking for it for months, ever since the Pokémon GO craze started to die down after last summer. And after rumors, leaks, and code analysis, it's official: Niantic has announced new Pokémon for Pokémon GO, and they'll arrive this week with the next update to the mobile app, which finally refreshes and expands its Pokédex of creatures to catch. It's the most anticipated expansion by the Trainers, designed to bring back the momentum to daily hunts with more content and gameplay adjustments.
Gold and Silver Pokémon
Certainly, from its first Halloween event, Niantic began implementing the things that GO needed to evolve and move forward, from being able to specialize in hunting certain types from Pokémon to daily objectives that added variety. But the problem is that deep down we hunted the same creatures as always. If we have asked the studio for something for months, it is new racesAnd this week they replied that yes, we will be ready before the end of this week. hunting up to 80 different species.
The best thing is that we talk about 80 Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region seen in the installments for the mythical Game Boy of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon SilverThe sequels to the first Pokémon games that started the craze. For fans, we're talking about being able to capture and acquire Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile and many more that will expand our Pokédex and give GO what it so desperately needs right now: variety of Pokémon for hunting and new evolutions.
The surge includes species that will appear in the wild such as Hoothoot and Noctowl, the insect/flying Ledyba and Ledian, the duo Spinarak and Ariados, the evolution Crobat, the aquatic/electric Chinchou and Lanturn, plus Marill and AzumarillWe will also see complete lines like Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff, steel birds like Skarmorypowerful terrestrial ones like Phanpy and Donphan, and Dark/Flying type Pokémon like MurkrowThese are just examples from a long list that completely refreshes the biomes and the spawns of the usual routes.
Niantic promises us new Evolution items at Poképaradas like use bait modules to catch creatures that we will need to evolve Pokémon discovered in the Kanto region into Pokémon that inhabit Johto. Furthermore, the variety of these will increase with the implementation of Pokémon with gender variations specific.
Evolutions with items: what to look for at PokéStops
The update brings highly anticipated evolutions that depend on items that you can now obtain. farming at PokéStopsThese are the highlights and their most relevant uses:
- Solar Stone: necessary to evolve to Sunkern → Sunflora and Gloom → Bellossom.
- King's rock: essential for Slowpoke → Slowking y Poliwhirl → Politoed.
- Metallic Coating: key to Onix → Steelix y Scyther → Scizor.
- Flake Dragon: converts to Seadra → Kingdra.
- Upgrade: evolves into Porygon → Porygon2.
Family lines are also making a strong comeback: Mareep, Flaaffy and Ampharos for lovers of the electric type, or Larvitar, Pupitar and Tyranitar For those seeking a colossal rock/sinister experience. And there's no shortage of them. baby pokemon already introduced into eggs, such as Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Togepi, Smoochum, Magby y Elekid, associated with distances of 2, 5 or 10 km depending on the species.
Regarding the legendary and mythical of this generation (as Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh y Celebi), Niantic usually enables them through raids and events for a limited time, so it's a good idea to keep an eye on official in-game notifications and social media announcements.
Berries, interface and hunts
If you are a regular player, you will know the movements of each Pokémon well. But with the entry of the new ones, the study has taken the opportunity to implement new ways to move in wild Pokémon that we meet and try to hunt. For this, he has also retouched the game interface and put a direct access to the Berries y poke balls within the combat screen, with a carousel of objects that speeds up each capture attempt.
And speaking of berries, we have two new and different types: Latano Berries and Pinia BerriesGive a Latano Berry to a Pokémon will slow down your movementsmaking them easier to catch. The Pinap Berry double the amount of candy which we'll receive if we manage to capture the creature on the next attempt after using the berry. You'll get them by spinning the Photo disc at PokéStops.
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They will arrive on the app
The team has also added new avatar optionsYou'll be able to customize your appearance with hats, shirts, pants, and other items. This aesthetic improvement comes alongside minor adjustments to... animations, textures and a hunting melody that many trainers will recognize as soon as they open the app after updating.
Niantic promises us new Evolution items at Poképaradas like use bait modules to catch creatures that we will need to evolve Pokémon discovered in the Kanto region into Pokémon that inhabit Johto. Furthermore, the variety of these will increase with the implementation of «Pokémon with gender variations specific."
Pokémon GO is available for Android and for iOSAnd if your client hasn't updated yet, it will in the coming days. The rollout is usually done by region, so if you don't see the Johto Pokémon in your area yet, they'll most likely arrive in the next few hours.
With over 80 new species, evolution items, strategic berries, and interface improvements, this update does more than just add to your collection: renews the metagame The capture system promotes smart farming at PokéStops and unlocks special events and raids featuring Pokémon from Johto. If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to get back into hunting, it's here.
