You’re Finally Going To Play Pokémon GO Again This Summer

Summary Major updates are coming to Pokémon GO, focusing on character customization and a more immersive experience.

Updates will introduce more of the original 151 Pokémon to various biomes around the world.

These updates aim to bring back players who have lost interest in the game, but long-term retention remains uncertain.

Major updates are coming to Pokémon GO soon, and these changes might be enough to get more players interested in the game again. In 2016, Pokemon GO became a cultural phenomenon, with millions of players venturing outdoors eager to catch Pokémon and battle friends and strangers, but its popularity slowed over the years. With a lack of interesting updates and everything seeming to go wrong with Pokémon GO, many fans stopped playing and uninstalled their games.

News from Pokémon GO Live brought information about new updates that players will see within the months of April and early May. Though not many details are known about these updates, the first one is releasing April 17, and it seems to be focusing on the character customization. The next few updates are for the game world and the screens that players interact with in the game.

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There's mention of a more realistic experience based on the player's surroundings. The updates' announcement also mentions the Kanto Region, and will seemingly bring more of the original 151 Pokémon to different biomes around the world.

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The trailer starts like the original trailer in 2016, but this time encourages people to "rediscover" the franchise. There is a strong push to "Rediscover GO!" and a lot of emphasis on ensuring changes that will draw players back in. There is also a mention of new in-game snapshots being available for players in Australia sooner than other players around the world, but the worldwide update for this will launch on May 7. This Pokémon GO update is exciting for existing players and will potentially encourage those who have put the game down to pick it back up again.

Including more customization and adding more Pokémon hopefully will entice more players to try their hands at becoming the very best, but it's unclear whether there will be enough to get people interested again. These updates are coming out within a few weeks of each other, so the interest in the game may peak for a bit, but there so far haven't been any specifics on longer-term plans for the game. Adding a more immersive world and introducing more Pokémon is exciting but, like the special events held in Pokémon GO, there might not be enough to keep people interested for longer than a few months.

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Hopefully, these major updates will grab the attention of the newer Pokémon fans and bring them into the world of Pokémon GO. These updates are important to keep the game alive, and it is especially exciting to see which Pokémon missing from GO might be added from the original Generation 1 lineup. The month of April will hopefully be full of new exploration for Pokémon GO fans, new and old.

Sources: Pokémon GO Live, Pokémon GO/YouTube