Niantic announced a new feature for Pokémon GO adding Daily Bonuses to encourage players to login and play the game daily.

More bonuses, more fun! Daily bonuses are coming...

Trainers, We want to provide you a detailed look at a new feature coming soon to Pokémon GO - Daily bonuses! Trainers will soon be able to receive a bonus for certain daily activities, including catching a Pokémon or visiting a PokéStop once a day. You’ll earn a larger bonus if you do this seven days in a row!

Catching a Pokémon every day will earn the following bonus:

• 500 XP
• 600 Stardust

Catching a Pokémon every day for 7 days straight will earn the following larger bonus:

• 2,000 XP
• 2,400 Stardust

Visiting a PokéStop and spinning the Photo Disc every day will earn the following bonus:

• 500 XP
• A number of additional items

Visiting a PokéStop every day for 7 days straight will earn the following larger bonus:

• 2,000 XP
• A greater number of additional items

If you catch a Pokémon at any time on Tuesday local time, you’ll be eligible for the next daily bonus on Wednesday at 12 AM local time.

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/daily-bonus/

A special broadcast called for POKKÉN TOURNAMENT aired on NicoNico on October 31st, 2016. The broadcast was hosted by voice actress Ruriko Aoki, Arise Satō and Masaaki Hoshino from Bandai Namco Studios. It was revealed that Gureggru will be a playable character when the update goes live on the arcade version of the game.

POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Gureggru Trailer

Source: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv280073810

A new update for Pokémon GO is now available for iOS and Android. Details of the update were announced on Niantic's site.

Pokémon GO updated to version 0.43.3 for Android and 1.13.3 for iOS

Trainers, Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.43.3 for Android and 1.13.3 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.

• Professor Willow discovered that Eggs have different patterns depending on the distance required to hatch them.
• Pokémon type icons have been added to the information screen for each Pokémon.
• Low battery indicator added for the Pokémon GO Plus.
• Minor text fixes

Source: http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-102316/

A new update for Pokémon GO is now available for iOS and Android. Details of the update were announced on Niantic's site.

Pokémon GO updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS

Trainers, Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.

• Catch Bonus: Trainers can earn a catch bonus for a Pokémon type as they catch more of a specific type.
• Updated Gym Training: Trainers can now bring six Pokémon to battle at friendly Gyms. The CP of the Pokémon you are battling may be temporarily adjusted lower for your training session.
• Egg & Incubator Screens: These will periodically update the distance walked without the Trainer needing to close and reopen the screen.
• Fixed several audio issues.
• Decreased the evolution animation time.
• Minor fixes

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/ver-update-101016/

A new update for Pokémon GO is now available for iOS and Android. Details of the update were announced on Niantic's site.

Pokémon GO updated to version 0.39.0 for Android and 1.9.0 for iOS

Trainers, Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.39.0 for Android and 1.9.0 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.

• Capture location: The location where a Pokémon was caught will now be displayed on their information screen.
• Pokémon GO Plus and Incense: Trainers can attempt to capture Pokémon they encounter from using Incense with the Pokémon GO Plus accessory.
• Minor bug fixes

We appreciate your continued support and have some exciting features and changes coming soon.

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/ver-update-092216/

Pokémon GO had its first major patch posted on August 1st, 2016 for iOS and July 30th, 2016 for Android. Pokémon GO has been updated to version 0.31.0 for Android and 1.1.0 for iOS. Below are some of the release notes from this update:

- Avatars can now be re-customized from the Trainer profile screen
- Adjusted battle move damage values for some Pokémon
- Refined certain Gym animations
- Improved memory issues
- Removed footprints of nearby Pokémon
- Modified battle damage calculation
- Various bug fixes during wild Pokémon encounter
- Updates to the Pokémon details screen
- Updated achievement medal images
- Fixed issues with displaying certain map features
- Minor text fixes

Source: https://www.facebook.com/PokemonGO/posts/938713812941844

Two updates for Pokémon GO for Apple iOS devices have been posted in the last day. The patches fix login issues and the privacy concerns from the app have full access control over the players Google account. Below are the details from both patches.

Pokémon GO Version 1.0.1

Thank you for your incredible response and support of Pokémon GO! We are working hard to improve the experience for everyone. This update focuses on making Pokémon GO more stable with the following improvements:

– Trainers do not to have to enter their username and password repeatedly after a force log out
– Added stability to Pokémon Trainer Club account log-in process
– Resolved issues causing crashes
– Fixed Google account scope

Pokémon GO Version 1.0.2

- Fixes for Pokemon Trainer Club login

Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8

Pokémon GO Version 0.29.2 for Android

- Seems to now be working on devices running Android Nougat.
- Also now working on devices with x86 Intel processors, like the ZenFone family.

Source: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/niantic-inc/pokemon-go/pokemon-go-0-29-2-release/pokemon-go-0-29-2-android-apk-download/#whatsnew

Pokémon GO has been all over the news this week with the public launch of the game in some countries. Niantic is currently addressing a few issues that have arisen before the game will be pushed to further countries. Below are a few of the news and issues that players should be aware of.

iOS version of Pokémon Go requests full access permission for the user's Google account

"We recently discovered that the Pokémon Go account creation process on iOS erroneously requests full access permission for the user's Google account. However, Pokémon Go only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your user ID and e-mail address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected. Once we became aware of this error, we began working on a client-side fix to request permission for only basic Google account information, in line with the data we actually access. Google has verified that no other information has been received or accessed by Pokémon Go or Niantic. Google will soon reduce Pokémon Go's permission to only the basic profile data that Pokémon Go needs, and users do not need to take any actions themselves." (Niantic)


Source: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/pokemon-go-on-ios-gets-full-access-to-your-google-account/

Servers Overloaded causes a pause on the International Rollout of Pokémon Go

Niantic CEO John Hanke told Business Insider that they are aware of the problem many users are having with server availability and working hard on fixing the problem. While they fix the server capacity, the international rollout of the game to countries like the United Kingdom and the Netherlands is “paused until we’re comfortable”.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com.au/pokemon-go-international-rollout-paused-2016-7

Pokémon GO sends Nintendo's Stock Soaring up 25%

Nintendo shares surged 25% in Tokyo on Monday, July 11th, 2016 as a result of the launch of the game a few days earlier and it's stock continued to rise on Tuesday up 34%. It has also boosted the market value of Nintendo Co. by over $9 billion.




Source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/pokemon-chasing-investors-send-nintendo-shares-soaring-1468228206

Infected Pokémon GO APK carries dangerous Android backdoor

While users maybe waiting for the game to launch in their country, some players may attempt to bypass the Google Play store and manually install Pokémon GO via a downloaded APK. Players may download an infected version of the game by not downloading it from an official source.

Proofpoint researchers discovered an infected Android version of the newly released mobile game Pokemon GO. This specific APK was modified to include the malicious remote access tool (RAT) called DroidJack (also known as SandroRAT), which would virtually give an attacker full control over a victim’s phone. The DroidJack RAT has been described in the past, including by Symantec and Kaspersky.

Source: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/droidjack-uses-side-load-backdoored-pokemon-go-android-app

A patch for Pokkén Tournament is now available. This patch was announced earlier in April but was finally pushed out today. The patch requires 14MB of space in order to download and install.

Pokkén Tournament Version 1.2 Patch Notes:

• Correct the issue that enables Shadow Mewtwo to force opponents to continually block by using certain moves repeatedly
• Adjust the battle balance of the Support Pokémon Reshiram
• Repair several other bugs

Source: http://www.pokkentournament.com/en-us/article/?id=pokken-tournament-patch-news

Download and Play the Pokkén Tournament Demo!

Get a feel for the new Pokémon fighting game by downloading the demo version from Nintendo eShop.

Battle with Pokémon in a whole new way with Pokkén Tournament, now available for Wii U! If you’re excited to give Pokkén Tournament a try, you can download the demo version for free today from Nintendo eShop! You’ll only be allowed to play the demo a limited number of times.

Get the Pokkén Tournament demo version from Nintendo eShop now!

Source: http://www.pokkentournament.com/en-us/article/?id=pokken-tournament-demo-eshop

A significant update to Pokémon Shuffle for Nintendo 3DS was added to the eShop on March 23rd, 2016 bringing the game version up to 1.3.0. This large update add new elements to the game, new gifts for long time players as well as new features and items. An update was pushed later on in the day to upgrade the game to 1.3.3 as players were experiencing missions giving duplicate rewards in version 1.3.0.

Update Check-in Bonus Gift

Those that Check-in from Wednesday March 23rd, 2016 until Tuesday May 17th, 2016 will receive 1 Raise Max Level (Max Level Up マックスレベルアップ) and 3000 coins. Players that haven't checked in for over 30 days will receive 10,000 coins and 30 Hearts.

Mission Cards

A new element to the game that was added in this update is Mission Cards (ミッションカード). Mission cards each have a specific task that needs to be completed with specifc requirements. Players can receive ★ according to the degree of difficulty of the mission. Once a certain number of ★ are collected via completing a cards objective, the player can receive a variety of rewards.


Only one Mission Card can be active at any time. When a Mission Cards objective is successfully completed, players are notified after the stage is finished.

① Mission Name
② Mission Objectives - Information on the task that needs to be accomplished to complete the mission.
③ Support Pokémon - To achieve the mission, players must use the listed Pokémon.
④ Gift Button - Reward list.
⑤ ★ - Lists the number of ★ a Mission Card will reward the player for completing.

Pokémon Maximum Level

Before the March 23rd, 2016 update, the maximum level any Pokémon could attain was Level 10. The Raise Max Level item can now be obtained to raise the ability for a Pokémon to increase by 1 level. Each Pokémon though has a set number of times that the item can be used though. For instance, Umbreon can only use the item 5 times. Players can see the current level of their Pokémon in the dex, how many items they've used on them and the remaining number of times they can use the upgrade item. In this update, only 24 Pokémon can level up.


· Bulbasaur (Grass type: Main Stage 2)
· Charmander (Fire type: Main Stage 4)
· Squirtle (Water type: Main Stage 3)
· Ivysaur (Grass type: Main Stage 59)
· Charmeleon (Fire type: Main Stage 55)
· Wartortle (Water type: Main Stage 57)
· Venusaur (Grass type: Extra Stage 7)
· Charizard (Fire type: Extra Stage 9)
· Blastoise (Water type: Extra Stage 8)
· Sableye (Dark type: Sableye Main Stage 24, Mega Stone Main Stage 30)
· Altaria (Dragon type: Altaria Main Stage 118, Mega Stone Main Stage 75)
· Eevee (Normal type: Main Stage 5)
· Espeon (Psychic type: Main Stage 71)
· Umbreon (Dark type: Main Stage 70)
· Sylveon (Fairy type: Main Stage 79)
· Lapras (Water type: Main Stage 43)
· Azumarill (Fairy type: Main Stage 76)
· Quilladin (Grass type: Main Stage 187)
· Braixen (Fire type: Main Stage 189)
· Frogadier (Water type: Main Stage 185)
· Druddigon (Dragon type: Event)
· Mew (Psychic type: Event)
· Kyogre (Water type: Event)
· Groudon (Ground type: Event)

New Items

Five additional battle and training items have been added in this update.


Exp. Booster S-M-L [けいけんちアップ（Ｓ・Ｍ・Ｌ）]: Increases a Pokémon's Exp. Points by +50, +200 or +1000.
Level Up (レベルアップ): Increases a Pokémon's Level by 1.
Raise Max Level (マックスレベルアップ): Allows a Pokémon to go above Level 10 by 1 level per item use.

Useful New Features

The UI has been updated to include a quick area jump icon located at the top of the stage selection screen. It also displays the number of S-ranked caught Pokémon for each zone. The number of caught Pokémon is now listed on the stage selection map as well. Recommendations for each stage have been added to the Nintendo 3DS version which were previously only in the Mobile version.

Amelia Recommendation Mark: A new Amelia Recommendation Mark which looks like a golden face of the tutorial girl Amelia has been added to various places throughout the game now including at the stage selection screen. When selecting supporting Pokémon, arrows have been added for super effective and not effective Pokémon.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/poketoru/news/post.php/207/