Pokemon GOis still going strong with events, updates, and the playerbase. One update that many players are looking forward to is the Mega Evolution update. This will bring over the special battle mechanic introduced inPokemon XandPokemon Y.
In the base Pokemon games, Mega Evolution can be used on certain fully evolved Pokemon to transform them into more powerful versions of themselves temporarily for battle. This will change their appearances as well as possibly changes their types and abilities. It was announced forPokemon GOback in June, but not many details on it have been released.
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While Niantic hasn’t revealed new details about Mega Evolution officially, dataminers have gone intoPokemon GO’s files to look for anything referring to the upcoming mechanic. The data found has revealed a lot of interesting details as well aswhich Mega Evolved Pokemon will appearinPokemon GOfirst.
The details that are seemingly confirmed have been determined via reading various currently unusedtext files relating to Mega Evolution. The main details are:
There are also many small details such as Mega Evolved Pokemon not being able to be assigned to gyms. Considering the Mega Evolved Pokemon that are confirmed to come with the update, it is likely that theMega Evolutions will be releasedin region order. This would mean that other than the Pokemon already mentioned, Gengar, Alakazam, Kangaskhan, Pinsir, Gyarados, Aerodactyl, and Mewtwo will get their new forms. However, this is still speculation.
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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