Niantic and The Pokémon Company International announced that Ditto is now available in Pokémon GO. The Nearby feature has expanded to new area of the world and there has been some CP changes.

DITTO TO REVEAL ITSELF IN POKÉMON GO

Elusive, Shape-Shifting Pokémon Known to Disguise Itself as Other Pokémon
Pokémon GO Trainers now have the chance to catch Ditto, a Pokémon with a curiously blobby shape and the capacity to mimic the looks and traits of other Pokémon. This means that a Pokémon you think you captured could be Ditto, which reveals its true form only after it’s caught. Also, when training or battling at a Gym, Ditto will copy the appearance, types, and moves of the first Pokémon it sees, and it will stay that way through the remainder of those Gym battles.

The Nearby feature has expanded to new areas

Trainers, After reviewing your feedback, we have made some changes to the Nearby feature we were originally testing in San Francisco, California. We have changed the feature to only show the Nearby feature if a PokéStop is close to your location. In addition, we have also made changes to the way Sightings now works.

We will be expanding the ability for Trainers to test this updated version of the features and provide us with feedback. Starting today, Trainers in the following areas will now be able to use the new Nearby and Sightings functionality:

• United States of America: All states west of the Mississippi River (except Hawaii and Alaska)
• Canada: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the western half of Ontario.
• Australia: All states and territories

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/nearby-nov2016/

Adjustments to the Combat Power of Various Pokémon

Trainers, We have made adjustments to the CP (Combat Power) of various Pokémon. Some Pokémon, such as Alakazam, Rhydon, and Gengar will have their CP increased. Others will have their CP lowered. These changes will allow a more balanced and competitive battling and training experience in Gyms. We will continue to adjust the CP going forward to improve the game balance when necessary.

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/cp_update/

On November 17th, 2016, it was announced that Pokémon GO was available in eight new countries in the Middle East: Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

On November 21st, 2016, Niantic announced that a special celebration for Pokémon GO that will double the amount of XP and Stardust from November 23rd, 2016 at 00:00 UTC to November 30th, 2016 00:00 UTC when players complete in-game actions.

A Celebration to Say Thank You

Trainers, It has been an incredible experience since we launched Pokémon GO a few short months ago in July. We are passionate about creating experiences that encourage exploration and promote exercise. We are humbled that hundreds of millions of you around the world have joined us on this journey. So we would like to say thank you - and what better way to say thank you than to celebrate our community.

So, starting November 23rd at 00:00 UTC and going through November 30th 00:00 UTC, we will double the amount of XP and Stardust you receive when completing in-game actions.

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/celebration-nov2016/

Pokémon GO updated to version 0.47.1 for Android and 1.17.0 for iOS

Trainers, Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.47.1 for Android and 1.17.0 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.

• Fixed an issue where the Egg-hatching cutscene animation would sometimes be briefly visible from the map view.
• Minor text fixes

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/ver-update-111816/

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