The Latest Pokemon Go Update Details
The newest update for Pokemon Go has arrived. With daily login bonuses available, and following the success of the Pokemon Go Halloween event, this could be the game changer to keep both the fans interested and the app at the top of the iOS App Store for a while.
The update announced by Niantic Labs last week now adds a daily catch bonus feature, as well as a daily PokeStop bonus. What this means is that players will earn bonuses for their first Pokemon catch and PokeStop visit every day and after seven days in a row players will receive even bigger bonuses. The patch also tweaks some gym systems and makes minor text fixes.
In addition to launching the new patch, Niantic confirmed it is testing a new version of the “Nearby Pokemon” feature. This is already live in San Francisco, and is now being expanded to “parts of Arizona,” as well as the Seattle area and the rest of the San Francisco Bay area.
Niantic did not provide any kind of timetable for when the Nearby Pokemon feature will be available throughout the United States or in other parts of the world. For many players, this feature cannot come fast enough, following the third party sites being shut down earlier this year.
Here are the details of the Pokemon Go Update 0.45.0 (Android) and 1.15.0 (iOS):
- Bonuses for the first Pokemon catch and PokeStop visit each day. Larger bonuses available when you do this seven days in a row.
- When you defeat the Gym Leader at a rival Gym, there will be a brief period of time where only you will be able to place a Pokemon in the open Gym.
- The amount of Prestige a rival Gym loses when you defeat a regular Gym member has increased. The amount of Prestige gained by training at a friendly Gym has been lowered.
- Minor text fixes