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Pokemon Go Might Bring Massive Upgrades, Says Dataminer

Pokemon Go players might soon get some new amazing features, according to the famous Pokemon Go dataminer Chrales. The next two features could mean a massive upgrade to the game.

Adventure Sync ‘Awareness’ & Lucky Friends

On his Twitter account, Chrales shared the following information with the public:

New feature of Adventure Sync : “awareness”

“Now Adventure Sync can notify you about nearby new Pokémon!”

“Adventure Sync can find nearby new Pokémon even while Pokémon GO is closed!”

As you can see above, “Awareness” will tell players when a Pokemon is close. Adventure Sync will be able to use the feature to find nearby Pokemon even when the app is closed. The current Adventure Sync only tracks how much you walk when the app is closed, so you can hatch eggs and collect Buddy Candy while not in the game. Adding the “awareness” to Adventure Sync is a huge improvement, and it’s far easier than having to check your phone constantly to see if a Pokemon is near!

The second feature is called Lucky Friends, and it will let you become… lucky friends with a person and your trades will become Lucky, meaning that you can trade Lucky Pokemon:

“{0} and you became Lucky Friends!”

“Your next trade with this friend will be Lucky!”

“Your next trade together will be Lucky! This means both Pokémon traded will become Lucky Pokémon.”

He also added a last post about the Leaf Tornado we mentioned in our previous article about the Equinox Event:

As for when we will see these two new features added to Pokemon Go, we have no clue yet. Will we be able to have more than one Lucky friend or trade more than one lucky Pokemon? We will soon see it if Niantic goes public with the update. At the moment, Pokemon Go has reached v. 0.137.2 – the update was released last week, no changes added, and only came with bug fixes.

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite By Niantic Could Become More Popular Than Pokemon Go

When you combine Pokemon Go with J.K. Rowling’s universe of Harry Potter, you’ll get Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. This title is the next in line from Niantic, the creators of the fan-favorite Pokemon Go. And it seems that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite could become even more popular than Pokemon Go, as the game would be a more sophisticated AR experience.

Niantic rolled out Pokemon Go in 2016, and the game was quick to turn into a very popular title on Android and iOS. With tons of fans and dozens of special events and new content regularly added, Pokemon Go made Niantic become one of the world’s top game studios.

Now, the developers plan to plunge deeper than ever into the world of augmented reality with the future Harry Potter: Wizards Unit. This upcoming title would feature the improved base concept of Pokemon Go, and it would replace Pokemons with characters from the Harry Potter franchise. Also, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite would be more sophisticated than Pokemon Go.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite by Niantic might turn out as a more popular game than Pokemon Go

At first glance, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite looks quite similar to Pokemon Go, the most significant hit of Niantic, launched in 2016. However, under the hood, the game involves several systems at work that would attract the fans of the famous Harry Potter franchise.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite would involve the players into searching and collecting various artifacts and characters, while the gamers would also have to save significant personages from the Harry Potter series, including Harry Potter, from a variety of dangerous situations. The game would also feature some mini-games, such as those designed to create spells.

While it looks straightforward at first, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is quite challenging with many novelties and gameplay changes in comparison with Pokemon Go. The best thing is that, soon, die-hard fans of the Harry Potter franchise could see the world created by J.K. Rowling in real life thanks to augmented reality. Judging on the popularity of the Harry Potter series, the Harry Potter: Wizards Unite might become more popular than Pokemon Go. We’ll find out this year, though, when the game should roll out.

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Pokemon Go Gets A Brand New Special Event – The Legendary Lunch Hour

Next week, Niantic decided to host a new special event in Pokemon Go, one they called The Legendary Lunch Hour. The company hopes that would be only the first of a series of events that the fans would love to play.

More specifically, Pokemon Go’s The Legendary Lunch Hour would start on Wednesday, March 13th, and would run between 12 PM and 1 PM local time. That means, regardless of where you live, The Legendary Lunch Hour would take place between the same hours. The whole idea behind the event, as the name suggests, is to offer the players a chance to participate in special Raid Battles during their lunch break.

Niantic itself admits that this new Pokemon Go special event is only experimental, and the fans are free to offer their feedback on The Legendary Lunch Hour mode. If Pokemon Go players enjoy it, Niantic will run this event weekly.

The Legendary Hour is the brand new Pokemon Go special event

“To give you more ways to enjoy Pokémon GO, we’re trying out a new event called Legendary Lunch Hour! From 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in your local time zone, there will be an increased number of raids to test your battle skills alongside your friends, coworkers, and classmates. The first Legendary Lunch Hour will take place on March 13, and with your help, we hope to make this an event you can enjoy every week,” is how Niantic describes this new special even in Pokemon Go.

As mentioned above, The Legendary launch Hour would come with increased chances for Raid Battles. Also, the players have the opportunity to team up with classmates or colleagues to participate in Raid Battles during the lunch break, between 12 PM and 1 PM on Wednesday, next week.

However, this new Pokemon Go special event won’t be the only one next week. Niantic will also bring back the Gen 3 Legendary Rayquaza for the Raid Weekend event from March 15th to March 18th.

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Catch Smeargle In Pokemon GO in Four Easy Steps

We’ve said about the Generation 2 Pokemon that we didn’t see at all in the game a few days ago. It’s Smeargle, the ‘Mon with the most exciting moves in the game. Niantic has finally added it in Pokemon Go v.0.135.1, with the GO Snapshot that will let you take photos of the Pokemon you have in your collection.

But did you pay attention at the game hints in the loading screen? Somebody who was lucky enough did it and posted it on the Pokemon Go Twitter post which announced the following:

Trainers, #GOsnapshot is now live for Trainers level 5 and up! ? For Trainers level 5 and below, we encourage you to keep catching Pokémon and exploring the world of Pokémon GO, as level 5 will be the minimum level for Trainers to access this feature.

During the GO Snapshot sessions, you might encounter Smeargle that will photobomb your photo. You know that this Pokemon will copy the move of another Pokemon, so choose one that has a favorite move. Here is how to catch this elusive Pokemon.

Find and Catch Smeargle in Pokemon Go

  1. Choose a Pokemon with the move you want to copy and head to the Snapshot mode.
  2. Take photos of the Pokemon.
  3. Check if the snaps were photobombed by Smeargle.
  4. If Smeargle photobombed your shot, go to the map and catch Smeargle!

After you capture Smeargle, it will have the same move which it copied from the Pokemon you kept photographing. Smeargle will only show up once a day, so if you didn’t catch it or want to catch more, you can only get one per day. Also, some players took a long time before being photobombed by Smeargle – some waited for it for 200 shots, and others caught it in just 45 snaps!

Good luck!

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Pokemon Go Community Day of February 2019 Already Announced by Niantic

As February is about one week away, it’s the ideal time for Niantic to tease us with details about the Pokemon Go Community Day of February 2019. And indeed, Niantic announced new information on the next event in Pokemon Go which would take place Saturday, February 16th.

“Get out and play together in your local community parks on Pokemon Go Community Day. For just a few hours each month, you can encounter a special Pokemon in the wild. During these hours, there’s a chance to learn a previously unavailable move for that Pokemon or its Evolution, as well as earn some Community Day bonuses. Celebrate what it means to be a part of the Pokemon GO community and make new friends along the way,” explained Niantic the concept of Pokemon Go Community Day.

The Pokemon Go Community Day of February 2019 would feature Swinub Pokemon. It would appear more frequently in the wild, and players can grab a Shiny Swinub during the event, too.

Pokemon Go Community Day of February 2019 Already Announced by Niantic

Any Swinub will evolve Mamoswine, its final form, within hours after the event ends. It would also learn a special move, but Niantic did not mention which one would that be. Mamoswine was one of the evolved forms released in Pokemon Go along with the fourth-generation titles. To develop a Swinub into Mamoswine you’d need the Sinnoh Stone, a newly introduced evolutionary item in Pokemon Go.

You can gain a Sinnoh Stone via Trainer Battles, during Pokemon Go Community Day events when coaches have the chance to get up to five Sinnoh Stones by fighting other players.

Pokemon Go Community Day of February 2019 would take place on February 16th between 2 PM and 5 PM ET (10 AM – 1 PM UTC for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa). It would feature Swinub and its Shiny version, as well.

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