Niantic have announced a large update to Pokémon GO, bringing the release of Generation 8 along with the Dynamax feature from Pokémon Sword & Shield. It will start
New Pokémon will be released in the wild: Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, Dreepy, and Stonjourner (UK only). Morpeko was also announced previously but its not clear when it will be released. It will bring a change to battles, with it being able to change form like the main series games. With the new event starting on the 3rd, Skwovet and Wooloo (which were released a while back) will also appear and can be shiny.
Niantic decided to release very little information about how Dynamax will work in GO. But so far we know that fromSeptember 10th, mysteriousPower Spotswill appear in which players can battle Dynamax Pokémon. A new substanceMax Particlescan be collected at Power Spots to take them on.
Only Pokémon caught from Max Battles can be Dynamaxed. Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Skwovet, Wooloo will be the first battles available.
Many changes were also announced for the GO Battle League, including nerfs to many popular moves. There are too many to list here so check outthe official announcement post here.
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