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Generation two is here, and it brings with it a slew of new faces to Pokemon GO.
Earlier today, an update dropped for Pokemon GO that brought with it a slew of new customisation options. More recently, the new roster of Pokemon from Gold and Silver went live, and are now fully catchable out in the wild. From the looks of it, Sentret might be the new Rattata, at least where I live.
For reference, the new starters include Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile. Additionally, Zubat can now evolve into Crobat, Slowpoke can evolve into Slowking, Onix can evolve into Steelix, Chansey can evolve into Blissey, Seadra can evolve into Kingdra, Scyther can evolve into Scizor, Eevee can evolve into Espeon and Umbreon, and Porygon can evolve into Porygon 2. Some of these evolutions will require special items, such as a Metal Coat.
Update: Here are the patch notes:
- Over 80 additional Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region can be caught.
- Gender-specific variations of select Pokémon can be caught.
- Added new encounter mechanics.
- Added Poké Ball and Berry selection carousels to the encounter screen.
- Added two new Berries.
- Added new avatar outfit and accessory options.
- Added new night-mode map and encounter music.
- Added bonus Candies for catching Evolved Pokémon.
- Implemented Apple Watch connection stability improvement.
- Various bug fixes.
- Minor text fixes.
If you’re experiencing lag, you are not alone:
We’re currently seeing an incredible number of Trainers logging in. Thanks for bearing with us as we address latency issues!
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) February 16, 2017
We will have more coverage on what the new update is like in action in the coming days.
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6 responses to “Pokemon GO’s 80 New Monsters Are Now Live [Update]”
Horrendous server lag and connection issues are now live
So much for all the “critics” that said it was too late to re-ignite the game 🙂
Servers are taking some damage lol
The official release notes also say there have been some minor text fixes:
http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/ver-update-021617
* Click on Hoothoot
* Wait 90 seconds
* Network Error
* Click on Pokestop.
* Spin
* Try again later
* Click on Ledyba
* Wait 90 seconds
* Error
* Go and pick up the phone, possibly fishing it out of a bin, pond, or drain.
* Repeat
So “extra candy for catching evolved pokemon” seems to mean 5 candy instead of 3. I was kind of hoping for something more, similar to the how it was when they had evolution shards in the beta.
I suspect I’ll be saving up coins to buy more pokemon storage too, since I’m still seeing the old pokemon in the area in addition to the new ones. This could make things more difficult for new players.