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Trading, Customized Pokéstops, More Pokémon Coming

Trading, Customized Pokéstops, More Pokémon Coming

Pokémon Go will soon offer the ability to trade Pokémon, customize PokéStops, and gather additional Pokémon from later generations. Probably the highlight is the PokéStops that would give alternate items that could potentially change the Stops in various ways. For example, turning a PokéStop into a healing location, or lures that attract specific types of Pokémon.

The other game changer is the ability to trade Pokémon with others, maybe even across the globe. Imagine being able to trade for location-specific Pokémon that you would normally never receive.

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Gym Battles and Pokecoins

With the huge Gym update, there are changes to the way that PokéCoins are earned and distributed. The old limits are basically there. You earn one PokéCoin per hour for each Pokémon that is defending a gym. It must be a full hour of defense for the coin to be registered. Under the older, simpler formula where your received 10 PokéCoins per gym defender, the new formula is much more complex.

PokéCoins (defender) = HOURS(defender.TimeDefending)
TotalPokéCoins = foreach returned defender
   if PokéCoinsGainedToday < 100 and PokéCoinsGainedThisWeek < 700
     SUM(TotalPokéCoins, PokéCoins(defender))
   else
     SUM(TotalPokéCoins, 0)

The biggest takeaway is that there is a daily and weekly limit on the amount of PokéCoins you can earn. The article suggests that the best way to receive PokéCoins is to control five gyms that are not attacked often.

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Gen 2 Pokemon Have Arrived

We have been hearing rumors for quite awhile about the upcoming Gen 2 updates, and we have waited. And waited. Almost patiently! But now they have arrived and they look fantastic. Pokémon Gold and Silver was set in the Johto region, and contained 80 different Pokémon. The list of the Gen 2 Pokémon in the master Pokedex begins with No. 152, Chikorita, and ends with No. 251, Celebi.

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Gen 2 Pokémon Found

Combing through source code to reveal new secrets is a time honored tradition with every update of Pokémon Go. The Silph Road has done just that and found a list of every Generation 2 Pokémon in the source code that will hopefully arrive soon, including Legendaries and Mythical Pokémon.

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New Pokémon Coming, Save Your Candies

It’s been rumored for a while, but in case you missed it there are new Pokémon coming in the Gen 2 release of Pokémon Go. Those of you who have been using every candy you get your hands on might want to consider a different strategy.

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  • Travel Company Offering Pokémon Go Tours

Travel Company Offering Pokémon Go Tours

You already know that certain Pokémon are only available in certain areas, so why not travel to catch some new ones. But where do you go, and how do you know where to look once you get there? Viator has you covered.

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  • New Update Makes Playing While Driving Harder

New Update Makes Playing While Driving Harder

While it should never be done, we all know that it has happened. Maybe a lot. People drive their vehicle and don’t want to miss Pokémon, so they play while driving. That is about to change.

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  • Pokemon Go Doubles Nintendo Valuation - Gold Coins Graph

Pokemon Go Doubles Nintendo's Valuation

Nintendo has seen it’s stock price rise almost 90% since the introduction of Pokemon Go, even though it owns only 33% of the Pokemon Company and less than 10% of Niantic, the developer of the game. The company is valued at just under $4 billion in the latest trading.

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  • Is Pokemon a Religion? - Michelangelo God Mural

Is Pokemon Go a Religion?

Followers of Pokemon Go resemble a religious group more than they realize. Their devotion and inspiration are similar to most religious beliefs in a myriad of ways. In fact, the creator of Pokemon, Satoshi Tajiri, credits his inspiration of bug collecting and ancient Japanese religion for inspiring his original ideas.

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  • Are You Up for Pokemon? - Graph

Are You Up For Pokemon?

Can you handle Pokemon Go? Despite multiple bad news reports of people doing crazy things while playing the game, Pokemon Go has continued to flourish. Nintendo never wanted to release a smartphone version, but decided to in the end probably due to their declining sales compared to the smartphone’s increasing sales. They are glad that they did.

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  • Rarest Pokemon in Each State - Map

Rarest Pokemon in Each State

Decluttr is on  mission to help you discover the rarest Pokemon in each state. The number crunchers looked at various Google data to find which Pokemon were being asked about the most, then sifted it by state to come up with a map and corresponding list.

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