Pokemon GO

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Pokemon GO can be downloaded in most countries, but there’s one big territory still without access: India. However, on Wednesday, that will be changing.

Niantic is partnering with Reliance Jio on Pokemon GO’s arrival in India. Thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select other partner premises will be PokeStops or Gyms. JioChat will also add an exclusive Pokemon GO channel so that players can socialize with others and level-up faster.

Niantic founder John Hanke said today:

“We are delighted to partner with Jio to launch Pokémon GO in India. It’s exciting to see Pokémon fans in India step out and explore their neighbourhoods in search of Pokémon and Jio’s disruptive high speed 4G LTE Network will be an excellent way to experience the game.”

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Cleffa and Igglybuff are Pokemon GO’s newest creatures that hatch out of 2km eggs. Pichu and Togepi are relegated to 5km eggs. On top of that, three other new Pokemon are in Pokemon GO.

Elekid, Magby, and Smoochum appear to be the final new additions – for now. These ones hatch out of 10km eggs.

Niantic will be adding more Pokemon from generation 2 over the next few months, but specifics are currently unknown.

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After Igglybuff was spotted as one of the new additions in Pokemon GO, we have word on another creature that can now be hatched. Cleffa is also now in the game. Over on Reddit, johnmichael0703 reports hatching the Pokemon from a 2km egg. 

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Generation 2 Pokemon are beginning to roll out in Pokemon GO. We already know about Togepi and Pichu, and news about another one of the additions has now come in.

Players are starting to obtain Igglybuff, who evolves into Jigglypuff. It hatches from a 2km egg.

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The second generation of Pokemon are officially coming to Pokemon GO. Togepi, Pichu, as well as select Pokemon from Gold and Silver are live in the game. These can be found by visiting and spinning PokeStops to acquire Eggs.

This is just the beginning of the Johto region’s presence in Pokemon GO. What’s available in Pokemon GO today are the first of more creatures coming to the game “over the next few months.”

Pokemon GO players can also encounter a special-edition Pikachu, who comes wearing a festive hat to celebrate the holiday season. It’ll be in the game through December 29 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET.

Head past the break for today’s full announcement.

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Pokemon GO players are encountering a new glitch that only seems to affect buddy Pokemon. If encountered, you’ll see creatures that are huge on the map. It’s likely something Niantic will look to address soon.

In other Pokemon GO news, Niantic is “actively working on a fix for a bug that causes incorrect vibration notifications related to the Nearby Pokemon feature.” The company posted on Twitter last night:

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Niantic is expanding the Nearby feature in Pokemon GO once again. Players “in most regions of the world” should now be able to test it, such as Asia. So long as you can access the game from the App Store or Google Play, Nearby should be available to you.

Also mentioned today is that the team “made some changes to the way the Nearby Pokemon feature functions when there are only a few PokeStops in range.” Sightings now seems to appear when this happens.

Niantic wrote on the Pokemon GO website today:

“The Nearby Pokémon feature is being expanded to more locations. Trainers in most regions of the world, who can access Pokémon GO from the App Store or Google Play, can now test this new feature. To provide a better experience when searching for Pokémon in the real world, we have also made some changes to the way the Nearby Pokémon feature functions when there are only a few PokéStops in range. We will continue to review the feedback submitted on our official social media accounts and in other channels and make changes if necessary.”

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Update (12/8): The update is now live.

Original (12/7): Pokemon GO is upgrading to a new version. Those hoping for the addition of more Pokemon might be disappointed, as they are not mentioned in the patch notes. However, a few minor upgrades are being added, such as being able to transfer multiple Pokemon for candy at once. Full notes:

-Trainers will be able to transfer multiple Pokémon at a time to Professor Willow. To use this function, press and hold on a Pokémon.
-Pokémon type icons have been added to the Gym battle approach and Gym battle screen.
-The total Candy count for your Buddy Pokémon has been added to the buddy information screen.
-The total kilometers a buddy has walked has been added to the information screen of each Pokémon that has ever been your buddy.
-Minor text fixes.

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Pokemon GO has managed to make the list as one of Facebook’s most discussed topics this year. It came in third, beating out popular events and people like the Olympics, Super Bowl, and Muhammad Alie.

The full list is as follows:

1. U.S. Presidential Election
2. Brazilian Politics
3. Pokémon Go
4. Black Lives Matter
5. Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine Presidential Election
6. Olympics
7. Brexit
8. Super Bowl
9. David Bowie
10. Muhammad Ali

The list above is based on data between January 1 and November 27.

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Pokemon GO’s partnership with Starbucks is now official. A post on the official website shares details about what’s ins tore.

First, 7,800 Starbucks stores in the United States will become PokeStops and Gyms later today. On top of that, Starbucks is making the special-edition Pokémon GO Frappuccino.

Here’s the official notice from Niantic:

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