Pokemon GO Receiving Gen 4 Pokemon “Soon”, Changes Announced

The Pokemon Company and Nianic Labs have announced Generation 4 Pokemon will arrive in Pokemon GO “soon” and in preparation for the release of Sinnoh region Pokemon, Nianic will be make “key shifts” to game balance in the coming weeks “based on Trainer feedback,” and promises to provide players an “improved experience” overall.

Niantic said that the following changes should be rolling out in the “coming weeks”.

Pokemon GO update

Changes to Pokemon Migration and Behavior

• We are making adjustments to weather and, moving forward, it will have a reduced effect on the rate at which Pokemon appear.
• As you explore a given area, you will notice that a greater variety of Pokemon species will appear over time and at different rates.
• Certain areas, such as parks and nature reserves, will now contain more varied Pokemon species.

Changes to Pokemon Effectiveness in Battle

• CP values will be adjusted going forward to improve game balance.
• HP values will be adjusted to close the gap between high HP Pokemon and low HP Pokemon.
• Pokemon Defense and Stamina values will be retroactively rebalanced, allowing highly defensive Pokemon to be valuable in battle by outlasting opponents rather than simply running out the clock.
• Defense values have also been slightly retroactively reduced for most Pokemon. Changes like these will help narrow the gap between Pokemon with the highest defensive stats and other Pokemon.