Are Mythical Pokemon Coming to Pokemon Go?
11/09/2017 04:44 pm EST
Other Big Additions in the New Update
The two new Pokemon models weren't the only big teases found in Pokemon Go's new code. Animations for seven new moves were also discovered in the game, hinting that Pokemon Go is continuing to prep for the upcoming Gen 3 release.
Animations for Surf, Take Down, Yawn, Waterfall, Draco Meteor, Doom Desire, and Psycho Boost were all found in Pokemon Go's code. Interestingly, three of those moves (Take Down, Yawn, Waterfall) were added as fast moves, while two of the new moves are signature moves for two powerful Gen 3 Pokemon. Doom Desire is Jirachi's signature move and Psycho Boost could initially only be used by Deoxys, so this could mean we'll finally see some reasons to use some of these Legendary Pokemon in battle, even if their stats aren't all that great.
Mandatory Buddy Distances?
The other interesting change found in Pokemon Go's code were new line items related to "buddy distance requirements" for every Pokemon in the game.
When Gen II rolled out in the spring, Pokemon Go added an interesting twist to the "friendship" requirements some Pokemon had to evolve. In order to evolve Eevee into either Umbreon or Espeon, Pokemon Go players had to walk Eevee 10 KM as a Buddy Pokemon.
It appears that Pokemon Go liked this mechanic and has added similar code to all Pokemon species. This doesn't mean that every Pokemon will have a minimum distance they need to be walked to evolve (after all, Pokemon Go can just set the distance requirement to zero) but it looks like several Gen III Pokemon will need to be walked before they can be evolved.
We'll have more on the new Pokemon Go update when it officially comes out sometime in the next few days. In the meantime, Pokemon Go players should be happy that the game developers are ramping up plans for the end of the year and beyond!
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