Niantic's New Social App Will Affect Pokémon GO Communication

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An announcement for Pokémon GO has revealed plans for new social features based on Niantic's upcoming communications app, potentially changing how players interact. Pokémon GO has introduced a wide number of changes over the last few months in an attempt to follow a Pokémon GO 2022 roadmap announced early in the year. Niantic's desire to get players back outside and engaging with Pokémon GO as a community has come at a cost, however, with many experiencing accessibility issues as pandemic adaptions have been removed or stripped down.

While some changes have been beneficial, like the recent overhaul to Pokémon GO's Mega Evolution mechanics, a majority have negatively impacted fans. This has included a Community Day duration cut that changes event timeframes from six-hour blocks to three hours, as well as alterations to the Incense item that reset spawn rates to pre-pandemic functionality. Additionally, high prices on items and event passes have created issues for many Pokémon GO fans, preventing quantities of players from fully accessing gameplay or enjoying game-important content.

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Unfortunately, it doesn't appear these issues will be improving after a recent update from PokémonGo announced changes to Pokémon GO'sRemote Raid Passes alongside new social features. The new social features will be based on Niantic's communication app that is currently being beta tested in certain areas, and will "make it easier for Trainers to communicate with each other, discover new communities, and enjoy local raid battles" according to the update. However, the blog post does not detail what these social features are, or how they will be used in the Pokémon GO application.

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