Poke Update
September 20, 2016
You might have heard of the widely famous game called Pokémon Go. recently they have had some updates and players aren’t happy about it. They have added: appraisal, battling in teams, and bans. They are now banning people who are using third parties and the fake players known as bots.
Most players are asking for paw prints back. Those paw prints were very helpful when Pokémon hunting. Players found it easier to find Pokémon with them.
“I like the appraisal feature and I would like the nearby feature.”, says the science teacher Ms. Moulton.
The appraisal feature is your team leader telling you the status of the Pokémon you chose to appraise. It helps you know what Pokémons would be helpful in battle at the gym. This new update tells you your Pokémon’s best feature and sometimes it tells you your Pokémon is “gigantic” or “tiny.”
It’s great how you can battle with other players in the gyms, in teams. It does not matter if you are in a different team because you can still fight together. You can be in Team Valor and fight alongside in Team Mystic or Team Instinct. The point is if you are at the same gym as someone else you both can fight together to beat the Pokémon in there. Also they added the team leader’s names, too. In Team Valor it’s Candela, Team Mystic it’s Blanche, and Team Instinct it’s Spark.
“I have stayed out late with my friends one time even until the sun came out, our favorite spot is the Pike.”, says the senior Justin Florentino.
Playing Pokémon Go can take you to some nice places. It can be fun playing Pokémon Go, even for those who didn’t know what Pokémon’s were before the game existed. Players also play the game while working out, they walk so much looking for Pokémon’s that are close to home. You’ll need to get more supplies, too so what does that mean? PokéStops! Nothing new about those but there are some Poké Stops in very odd and unusual places with some weird names.
Supposedly bots do exist in the game. They are now banning bots and people known as “cheaters.” There are apps that tell you if a Pokémon is nearby and another app that gives you Pokécoins for free, but that last one is just a rumor. If you don’t play Pokémon Go already, go and play it you won’t regret it. If you already play it then good for you and it’s always good to find a friend, that plays the game too, to go Pokémon hunting with. Overall it is a great game to play it’s just the updates that need a little fix.