List of game updates/2016

List of client updates by year 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021

There were 22 publicly released game client version updates of the game released in 2016, 3 of which were iOS platform exclusive.

0.51.0

0.51.0 1.21.0	December 19th, 2016
Official changelog The bug that caused incorrect vibration notifications has been fixed. Day and night modes have changed to more accurately reflect the Trainer’s current time of day. Minor text fixes.
Noted changes Image assets of six Holiday Boxes (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Special, Great, and Ultra) were added to game resources. Image asset of Shop icon with special offer added. Fields with gender and Shiny status of Pokémon added to game code. Two new kinds of avatar items – Gloves and Socks, added to game code. Code for Apple Watch connectivity with game added.

0.49.1

0.49.1 1.19.1	December 6th, 2016
Official changelog 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.
Noted changes New animation was added for Powering Up a Pokémon.

0.47.1

0.47.1 1.17.0	November 18th, 2016
Official changelog Fixed an issue where the Egg-hatching cutscene animation would sometimes be briefly visible from the map view. Minor text fixes.

0.45.0

0.45.0 1.15.0	November 6th, 2016
Official changelog You'll earn bonuses for the first Pokémon catch and PokéStop visit each day. You'll receive a larger bonus when you do this seven days in a row. When you defeat the Gym Leader at a rival Gym, there will be a brief period of time where only you will be able to place a Pokémon in the open Gym. The amount of Prestige a rival Gym loses when you defeat a regular Gym member has increased. The amount of Prestige gained by training at a friendly Gym has been lowered. Minor text fixes.
Noted changes Minor visual changes to text when catching Pokémon or spinning Pokéstops. Color change to completion meter below incubated eggs.

0.43.4

0.43.4 1.13.4	October 26th, 2016
Official changelog Minor bug fixes.

0.43.3

0.43.3 1.13.3	October 23rd, 2016
Official changelog 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.

0.41.4

0.41.4 1.11.4	October 13th, 2016
Official changelog Minor fixes.

0.41.3

0.41.3 1.11.3	October 12th, 2016
Official changelog Minor fixes.

0.41.2

0.41.2 1.11.2

October 11th, 2016

Official changelog 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.

0.39.1

0.39.1 1.9.1	September 25th, 2016
Official changelog Minor fixes.

0.39.0

0.39.0 1.9.0

September 23rd, 2016

Official changelog 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. Fixed a bug that caused some users to get stuck on the loading screen, even after restarting the app. Fixed a bug where the camera sometimes moved at slow speeds during battle. Minor bug fixes.

0.37.1

0.37.1 1.7.1	September 16th, 2016
Official changelog Pokémon GO Plus stability improvement. Added quick help when first connected to Pokémon GO Plus. Minor text fixes.

0.37.0

0.37.0 1.7.0	September 10th, 2016
Official changelog Implemented Buddy Pokémon: Trainers will now be able to choose one of their Pokémon to be their buddy. A Trainer can earn Candy for their Buddy Pokémon by walking a certain distance. Made it easier to select smaller Pokémon on the screen. Fixed an issue where Eggs would sometimes hatch without displaying the animation. Improved performance reliability when a device switches networks to no longer cause the application to hang or stop updating. Pokémon GO Plus support. Minor text fixes.
Noted changes Gym leaders are much larger in the Appraise screen.

0.35.0

0.35.0 1.5.0	August 22nd, 2016
Official changelog Implemented Pokémon Appraisal: Trainers will now be able to learn about a Pokémon's attack and defense capabilities from their Team Leader (Candela, Blanche or Spark) to determine which of their Pokémon have the most potential for battle. We are still working hard on several new and exciting features to come in the future of Pokémon GO. Minor bot fixes.

0.33.1

0.33.1 1.3.1	August 10th, 2016
Official changelog Stability improvements. No text fixes.
Notes This update came out for iOS platform only.

0.33.0

0.33.0 1.3.0	August 8th, 2016
Official changelog Added a dialog to remind Trainers that they should not play while traveling above a certain speed; Trainers will have to indicate they aren’t the driver. Fixed a bug that prevented "Nice," "Great," and "Excellent" Poké Ball throws from awarding the appropriate XP bonuses. Enabled the ability for Trainers to change their nickname one time, so please choose your new nickname wisely. Resolved issues with the battery saver mode on iOS and re-enabled the feature. Other fixes. iOS changes only Added visuals of Team leaders - Candela, Blanche, and Spark. Beta testing of a variation of the "Nearby Pokémon" feature with a subset of users. During this period players might see some variation in the nearby Pokémon UI.
Noted changes The Nearby screen has an image of grass behind the Pokémon. Nearby is now called "Sightings". Sightings seems to update immediately based on spawns and despawns. If no Pokémon are nearby, Sightings will display the message "No sightings yet." This can be tapped to force it to update. Same species of Pokémon are grouped. Some players gained access to a beta testing of new Nearby feature. Trainer get XP for each type of throw, it no longer chooses the highest bonus, but gives all applicable bonuses. Transfer text has changed slightly. Egg hatch history now appears in the Journal.

0.31.1

0.31.1 1.1.1	August 1st, 2016
Official changelog Performance improvements in Pokemon details and list screens. Correct link for app upgrade.
Notes This update came out for iOS platform only.

0.31.0

0.31.0 1.1.0	July 31st, 2016
Official changelog 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. Updated Pokémon details screen. Updated achievement medal images. Fixed issues with displaying certain map features. Minor text fixes.
Noted changes Poké Ball image and animation altered to look smoother when catching Pokémon. Transfer and Favorite are now available under a new button in the Pokémon screen. "The Pokémon broke free!" message seems to appear more often. Pokémon flee and escape the Poké Ball more often, which the company has tweeted as a known glitch. Battery Saver mode removed from iOS temporarily.

0.29.3

0.29.3 1.0.3	July 20th, 2016
Official changelog Minor text fixes.

0.29.2

0.29.2 1.0.2	July 13th, 2016
Official changelog Fixes for Pokemon Trainer Club login.

0.29.1

0.29.1 1.0.1	July 12th, 2016
Official changelog 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.
Notes This update came out for iOS platform only.

0.29.0

0.29.0 1.0.0	July 6th, 2016
Notes Game launch.

Beta versions

It is currently difficult to track how many version updates was actually released for a field-testing purposes that access to had only group of selected users.

0.27.0

0.27.0

June 17th, 2016

Noted changes Greater variety of Pokémon species started to appear in the wild, including areas they had not appear before. Pokémon appear in the wild with the leaves animation and sound effect. Numbers of resources for evolution were overhauled,requiring Trainer to take more effort. Medals text fixed. PokéStop symbol was slightly updated. Gym badge icons are based off of Trainer's Team colors in Pokémon collection page Defender Bonus on Trainer's profile page started to show how many Gyms Trainer would get credit for and it caps out at 10. Each Pokémon family has its kind of Candy with different appearance to it. The capture radius circle, in encounter screen, seem to be working more accurately. Sliding from the bottom animation was added to Trainer's profile, Pokémon collection, Pokédex, and Item Bag pages. Nearby Tab feature was reported to work properly. "Glitter puddles" were changed to rustling leaves, which Seemed like they were spots with guaranteed wild Pokémon. UI tweak during Gym battle – HP bars at the top of the screen side by side. AR battling feature started to look and work properly. Message started to be displayed, while Pokémon uses a Charged Attack during the battle. Reduced time for dodging before opponent Pokémon uses a Charged Attack.

0.25.0

0.25.0

June 4th, 2016

Noted changes Lure Patch (prototype of current Lure Module) item was added. Defender Bonus icon added to Trainer profile page. Nearby Pokémon range was decreased from 50 do 20 meters from the player. Sorting Pokémon collection by recent catches and favourite ones was added. 18 medals for catching specific-type Pokémon were added. Medals for number of deployed Pokémon, attacks Won, defenses won, deployed total, prestige dropped and prestige raised were added. Possibility to nickname Pokémon and mark it as favourite was implemented. Pokémon's relative sizes (XS, XL) displayed next to weight and height of Pokémon on their summary pages. Changes to CP arch (possibly was made linear instead of logarithmic). Added Pokémon transfer feature instead of releasing Pokémon. Timestamp and location of Pokémon catch was added to Pokémon information. Evolution Shards were replaced with Stardust and Candy. Transferring Pokémon gives 1 Candy. Hatching Eggs gives around 1000 Stardust. Catching Pokémon rewards Trainer with additional Stardust and Candy. Gym Leader Pokémon is now placed at the top floor of the Gym and has a crown icon displayed. Pokémon defedning a Gym are now displayed in the Map View turning around on top of the gym. Dodging Pokémon in Gym battle was overhauled. Trainer started to be awarded more Prestige Points and XP when training with a weaker Pokémon. Trainer Intro was revised. Multiple Potions and Revives use implemented. Fixed Incense and Lucky Egg timer meters. Fixed broken Pokédex layout.

0.23.1

0.23.1	May 24th, 2016
Noted changes Overhaul of an authentication and login system. Age gate references in game code. New items were added to an in-game shop: bundle of 100 Poké Balls, limited Egg Incubator, Lucky Egg and Incense. Daily Defender Bonus was implemented. Localisation and Pokémon GO Plus tweaks. UI tweaks.

0.21.1

0.21.1

May 7th, 2016

Noted changes Cooldown mechanic was added to PokéStops. Big Magikarp Medal was added. In-game shop feature and PokéCoins were implemented with following items being referenced in game code to be available in the shop: Storage Upgrade (currently Bag Upgrade), Pokémon Storage Upgrade, Incense, Incubator, Lucky Egg, PokéStop Disc (unknown purpose and features) and Revive. In-app purchases were implemented. Battle tweaks. Pokémon GO Plus device connectivity was implemented.

Unknown version

Unknown version

March 29th, 2016

Notes Following features were present with the launch of Beta release: Pokémon, catching mechanic, Types, Attacks, Pokémon Eggs, Items, Pokédex, Gyms, PokéStops, Trainer Levels and XP, Medals, avatar's style and appearance and resource referred as Evolution Shards/Stones. Following game settings were present at the time of launch: music, sound effects, sign out, help center and about Pokémon GO. Field-testing begun in Japan.