Trainers! There’s always something new in Pokémon GO! You can now enjoy the following:
Mega Evolution has made its way to the world of Pokémon GO! Defeat Mega-Evolved Pokémon in raids to earn Mega Energy!
Reality Blending has rolled out to more devices! With Reality Blending, Pokémon will be able to move behind objects, either partially or completely, while AR features are activated.
Personalize Gifts you send to friends! Check out the in-game store for new stickers you can send.
0.185.3
0.185.31.151.3
September 3rd, 2020
Official changelog
Bug fixes
0.185.2
0.185.21.151.2
September 2nd, 2020
Official changelog
Bug fixes
0.185.1
0.185.11.151.1
August 26th, 2020
Official changelog
Bug fixes
Noted changes
Fixed GO Battle League assets display.
Navigation through Pokémon collection may be laggy but does not return to the top of the page at certain situations anymore.
Noted bugs
Pokémon do not have their type backgrounds in their summary pages.
Selecting Pokémon for battle parties still does not highlight selection until search filter is changed or updated.
When creating a new battle party there is a change for all Pokémon to get removed from the created party and the party goes back to no Pokémon once Done button is pressed.
Cannot update nor download Niantic AR as it says there is an update at 0MB but then fails to download it; The Retry button then appears on top of the Done button.
Soon, Trainers will be able to swipe between their individual friends’ profiles instead of having to back out to the Friend List before selecting another friend.
Trainers will now receive a warning modal with the option to manage Pokémon if they enter a Team GO Rocket battle with a full Pokémon inventory.
Trainers will now be able to hide their codename in other games on Niantic Social. This setting is universal across all Niantic games.
There is a new option to refresh game data in the settings menu. This should be used as a first troubleshooting step if Trainers experience inconsistent gameplay or strange app behavior.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused sorting by "online" when selecting Friends for raid invitations to not sort properly.
Fixed a visual bug that caused another Raid Pass to be requested when rejoining a Raid Battle through a friend’s invite (this second Raid Pass was not consumed).
Fixed an issue that caused the "Raid Invitations" toggle in the settings menu to be visible for child accounts without social permissions (the toggle was nonfunctional for these users).
Fixed an issue that caused incorrect textures to appear on Trainer avatars in Raid Lobbies.
Mega Raids would give Mega Energy, which would be used to Mega Evolve a Pokémon temporarily
There would be some quest element to Mega evolving your Pokemon
Mega Energy
Megas would be temporary and would revert to their standard forms
Megas would have a special animation for evolving
Two new medals related to Mega Evolution added
New NPCs added
New event badges
Search / Filter menu
New map library (basically a map app, with tons of standard map features)
Several additions to AR Networking and a shared AR experience
This and the map might be part of the Niantic Real World Platform
Sticker Inventory
Friend and Gift updates to scrolling (as announced)
Reporting ad feedback
Clearing app settings and local files
Noted bugs
Gift-received search order has been broken on Friends list
Selection highlights when selecting Pokémon for the Battle Party has been broken
Icon assets for GO Battle League such as rank emblems has gone, rendering empty or white squares
Navigation through Pokémon collection is broken and may return to the top of the page once returned to it from another screen
0.183.0
0.183.01.149.0
July 30th, 2020
Official changelog
Team GO Rocket balloons: Encounter Jessie, James, and Team GO Rocket like never before!
Invite friends to a raid: Up to five friends can join you, no matter where they are!
0.181.1
0.181.11.147.1
July 23rd, 2020
Official changelog
Bug fixes.
0.181.0
0.181.01.147.0
July 10th, 2020
Official changelog
Tickets to Pokémon GO Fest 2020 are now available in the in-app shop!
0.179.2
0.179.21.145.2
June 26th, 2020
Official changelog
Special fourth-anniversary boxes will be available in the in-app shop.
Gift stickers: Add a special sticker to the Gifts you send to make your friends’ day.
Invite friends to a raid regardless of where they are: Up to five friends can join you.
Niantic Social: Use this new feature to see which of your friends are online.
Bug fixes.
0.179.1
0.179.11.145.1
June 25th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.179.0
0.179.01.145.0
June 19th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.177.1
0.177.11.143.1
June 10th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.177.0
0.177.01.143.0
June 2nd, 2020
Official changelog
With Reality Blending, Pokémon will be able to move behind objects, either partially or completely.
Trainers will be able to contribute to building 3D maps of their favorite PokéStops and Gyms by walking around their favorite public places and recording a stream of images with their phone.
0.175.3
0.175.31.141.3
May 28th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.175.2
0.175.21.141.2
May 21st, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.175.1
0.175.11.141.1
May 13th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.175.0
0.175.01.141.0
May 7th, 2020
Official changelog
Access to nearby Raid Battles with Remote Raid Passes.
Your buddy (of any Buddy Level) can now start going to nearby PokéStops to get Gifts for you to send out. You’ll see a notification above your buddy’s portrait when it’s returned with gifts in hand (or paw).
0.173.2
0.173.21.139.2
April 22nd, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.173.0
0.173.01.139.0
April 16th, 2020
Official changelog
Access to nearby Raid Battles with Remote Raid Passes.
A bonus daily Field Research task, received without spinning a PokéStop.
The ability to power up Pokémon to the desired CP by using all the required Candies and Stardust at once.
The ability to extend the duration of Star Pieces, Lucky Eggs, and Incense by using several of the items at once.
0.171.4
0.171.41.137.4
April 10th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.171.3
0.171.31.137.3
April 3rd, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.171.2
0.171.21.137.2
April 1st, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.171.0
0.171.01.137.0
March 26th, 2020
Official changelog
Today View: Head to the Today tab on the research screen to see current event bonuses.
Play GO Battle League until you win: If you don’t win any battles in a set of five, you can now continue battling until you do.
The option to use a Premium Battle Pass to access premium rewards in Go Battle League is no longer available when the feature is turned off for server maintenance or if the user has already completed the maximum number of daily sets.
A new page, “Today View,” will help Trainers keep track of information relevant to them on a daily basis.
A new loading screen has been added.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused the red dot notification to appear on the “Battle” button even though the GO Battle League walking requirement was not fully met.
Fixed an issue that caused Battle invitations sent through the Battle Code to drop if the recipient did not stay on the Battle page until the invitation was received.
Fixed an issue in which clicking “Claim Rewards” for a completed Battle set on the following day would result in one fewer allowed Battle set.
Fixed an issue that caused the spotlights behind Friends’ avatars in the same Raid to disappear.
Fixed an issue that caused some previously caught Pokémon to not show as registered in the Pokédex.
Fixed an issue that disabled the “X” button when sending a gift, preventing Trainers from skipping the gift-sending animation.
Mitigated some performance issues when scrolling through the Friends list.
Charged TMs can now be used on Shadow Pokémon during certain specified events .
Shadow Pokémon now deal and take more damage in battle.
The option to use PokéCoins to “Battle Now” is no longer available when the feature is turned off for server maintenance or if the user has already completed the maximum number of daily sets.
Trainers are now blocked from starting a new GO Battle League set if they have reached the maximum number of battle sets that day.
The Egg hatch animation has been updated for Pokémon wearing costumes.
New Pokémon filters have been added: “age” to filter Pokémon by catch/hatch date, “year” to filter Pokémon by the year they were caught/hatched, and “evolvenew” to find all Pokémon that can be evolved into Pokémon currently unregistered in the trainer’s Pokédex.
Bug fixes
Fixed an issue in which short-duration Fast Attacks (e.g., Water Gun, Lick) would cause lag during Trainer Battles.
Fixed an issue that caused Pokémon caught in reward encounters through GO Battle League to have incorrect CP values and missing HP.
Powering up a Pokémon that is in a Battle Party now properly updates its CP in the Battle Party tab.
Fixed an issue that caused the lower portion of the screen to become unresponsive during a Trainer Battle.
Fixed an issue that caused the Pokémon switch menu to appear immediately after switching to a new Pokémon during a Trainer Battle.
Fixed an issue in which clicking “Claim Rewards” for a completed battle set on a following day would result in one fewer allowed battle set.
Notification bubbles above the buddy portrait now show the correct icons for the buddy activity taken.
Fixed an issue in which trainers could not swipe to pop item bubble rewards after spinning a PokéStop (the items were still automatically collected).
Fixed the animation sequence when purifying a Pokémon.
Fixed an issue that caused the Mysterious Component collection screen to superimpose on top of the map view or other screens in certain situations.
The Eggs button in the trainer profile now correctly directs the trainer to the Eggs tab of the Pokémon page instead of the Pokémon storage tab.
Updated Trainer Profile to reflect more information under “Total Activity”.
Pokémon name is now shown in evolution animation sequence.
Left/right scroll arrows have been removed during Pokémon appraisals if the user is appraising the first or last available Pokémon.
Bug fixes
PokéStops now accurately show the addition of Lures.
Fixed sorting by CP per Pokémon in Pokémon Storage.
Fixed issue in which recent News would sometimes not appear on in-app News page.
Fixed issue in which opponent Pokémon would occasionally visually return to its Poké Ball during a Trainer Battle or GO Battle League match.
GO Battle League rewards now provide an inventory management option when trying to claim item or Pokémon encounter rewards with a full Bag or Pokémon storage.
Fixed issue in which GO Battle League required distance to unlock a Battle set would round up for the last 0.05km.
0.165.2
0.165.21.131.2
February 11th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.165.1
0.165.11.131.1
February 5th, 2020
Official changelog
Same as previous version
0.165.0
0.165.01.131.0
January 22nd, 2020
Official changelog
In this update, we’re excited to announce more changes focusing on Trainer Battles!
Over the next couple of weeks, you’ll see some changes in Pokémon GO’s various combat systems.
We’re excited to see the teams you build with these changes, Trainers. Stay tuned, as we’ll be sharing more updates like these in the future. Good luck on the battlefield!
Pokémon eligible for trade Evolution can now be searched using the search term “tradeevolve”.
Attack and Defense stats changes are now cleared after swapping during combat.
During battle, when two Pokémon use Charged Attacks at the same time, the Pokémon with the higher Attack stat will go first. If two Pokémon have the same Attack stat, a random Pokémon will go first.
Removed EX Raid-eligible tag on Gyms with already scheduled EX Raids.
Updates to Team Go Rocket Leader Shadow Pokémon encounter logic.
Minor visual and audio updates to the Buddy Adventure feature.
New ways to engage in Trainer Battles.
Bug fixes
Resolved an issue causing Galaxy S10 devices running Android 10 to crash when entering AR+ mode.
The “Walk together” category under “Total Activities” now updates more frequently.
In-game notifications for when your buddy collects a candy now direct you to the new Buddy Profile page.
Fixed a bug where the “Swap Buddies” button on the Buddy Profile page was incorrectly greyed out.
Fixed an issue where buddy walk distance could display as a negative value.
The “Total days” counter now accurately tracks total days spent with your buddy on the Buddy Profile page .
Feeding berries to a buddy is now possible on a rotated device.
Fixed instances when the Rocket Radar view could be superimposed on the normal Map View.
Fixed an issue where a Team GO Rocket dialogue screen could appear when attempting to exit a Team GO Rocket battle.
Added improvements to the Pokémon GO Plus automatic disconnect function.
Your buddy must now be on the Map to receive a “Battle together” Affection heart, matching the existing description of the activity.
Fixed a bug where Trainers could earn a “Visit a new place” Affection heart by spinning the Photo Disk at a previously visited Gym.
Fixed an issue where a Best Buddy Ribbon would not appear on Buddy Pokémon when first reaching the Best Buddy level.
0.163.4
0.163.41.129.4
January 2nd, 2020
Official changelog
Trainers—look forward to NEW ways to explore, grow, and bond with your Buddy Pokémon!
Ready to kick off your buddy adventure? Here’s how to discover more about your individual Buddy Pokémon.
Feed your buddy treats, and it can join you on your map view!
Experience how your buddy plays with you in AR+!
Learn how your buddy is feeling!
Unlock Perks as you increase your Buddy Level!
And there’s much more! We can’t wait for you to have fun with your Buddy Pokémon!
