Pokemon GO revamping PokeCoins system – lowered amount from defending Gyms, daily activities to earn

Pokemon GO players can use PokeCoins in-game to receive premium items. These can currently only be earned by defending Gyms, but Niantic will soon be mixing things up. The company announced today that it is exploring new ways to earn PokeCoins while playing in one place.

A test run will soon be rolling out in Australia before rolling out worldwide, which will involve daily activities like evolving a Pokemon, making a great throw, catching a Pokemon, and more. Completing them will let you earn five PokeCoins. It’s also been announced that the number of PokeCoins earned from defending Gyms will be lowered from six per hour to two and the maximum number you can earn in a day will be raised to 55.

Here’s the full notice from Niantic:

Right now, the only way to earn PokéCoins is to defend Gyms. But since Pokémon GO’s release, we’ve added features that have vastly changed the way you play. In addition, with more Trainers playing at home, we’re looking to provide more ways for you to earn PokéCoins while playing in one place. So, in the future, we’ll be rewarding you with PokéCoins for activities besides defending Gyms. We’ll soon be testing this update only with Trainers in Australia, and it’ll be coming to all Trainers after this testing phase.

In order to balance this new method of earning PokéCoins, the number of PokéCoins earned from defending Gyms will be reduced from six per hour to two. The maximum number of PokéCoins you can earn in a day will be increased to 55.

Here are some of the daily activities you might see. Complete the featured activities each day to receive five PokéCoins!

Make an Excellent Throw
Evolve a Pokémon
Make a Great Throw
Use a Berry to help catch a Pokémon
Take a snapshot of your buddy
Catch a Pokémon
Power up a Pokémon
Make a Nice Throw
Transfer a Pokémon
Win a raid

During the initial rollout in Australia, we will collect feedback and perform additional testing based on the results. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to providing this update to all Trainers once testing is complete. Please stay tuned to official channels for updates.

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