Hello Trainers!! Some interesting things have been pushed to Pokemon Go, and some of it is very exciting! Dataminers have spotted things like Elite TMs, events for Valentine’s day, and a special Sinnoh event, some possible adjustments to avatar items and much more! Let’s dive in!
🚨⚠️ Disclaimer ⚠️🚨
Please be aware that everything posted here has been publicly reported by data miners. Information shared through these channels is not affiliated nor approved by Niantic, and is always subject to change. Do not take it for granted, features change and get scrapped all the time. It is very important that you are aware that these things CAN and WILL CHANGE. Additionally, this article contains my thoughts and opinions in regards to the code that was shared online – all of these should be treated as conjecture, not as hard statements. If you’re OK with that, feel free to read further. Potential spoilers ahead.
With that out of the way, let’s get into it!!
Elite TMs
If you remember a few weeks back we published an article with some of the possible ways Niantic could improve the TM situation. Well, trainers, it seems like our prayers have been answered! It appears that Elite TMs are coming! From what has been discovered, it appears that Elite TMs will allow trainers to select what move they want the target Pokemon to learn. No more TM roulette!
There are more than a handful of Pokemon these could be very useful for, but Mew seems like the biggest winner here with its plethora of fast and charge moves. Equipping your Mew with a move-set that you want will suddenly be very easy.
What’s not known is how these TMs will be made available to Trainers. There’s a strong possibility these will be in the shop, but will they be available elsewhere? Go Battle League reward? Rare drop from raids? Field research? That’s left to be seen, however, the fact that they exist at all is incredibly exciting.
"item_move_reroll_elite_fast_attack_desc"
"This Technical Machine lets you choose a Fast Attack to teach to a Pokémon."
"item_move_reroll_elite_fast_attack_name"
"Elite Fast TM"
"item_move_reroll_elite_special_attack_desc"
"This Technical Machine lets you choose a Charged Attack to teach to a Pokémon."
"item_move_reroll_elite_special_attack_name"
"Elite Charged TM"
"elite_tm_move_selected_teach_button"
"Teach {0}"
"elite_tm_move_unselected_teach_button"
"Teach Attack"
"elite_tm_reroll_charged_move_gui_title"
"Teach {0} a new Charged Attack"
"elite_tm_reroll_confirm_message"
"{0} will forget {1} and learn {2}. Are you sure you want to teach {0} {2}?"
"elite_tm_reroll_fast_move_gui_title"
"Teach {0} a new Fast Attack"
"elitechargedtm.1_title"
"Elite Charged TM"
"elitefasttm.1_title"
"Elite Fast TM"
"tm_reroll_success_message"
"One...two...and...ta-da! {0} learned {1}!"
Event Quests
Valentines Day
Quests for Valentines’ Day have been found. Like past years the event will feature Pink Pokemon. Quests involving Luvdisc, Slowpoke, Whismur and Hoppip specifically have shown up. No indication on if we’ll get a new shiny or not, stay tuned here for updates!
"valentine_2020_catch_medium1"
"Valentine’s Day: Catch {0} Slowpoke or Whismur"
"valentine_2020_catch_medium2"
"Valentine’s Day: Catch {0} Luvdisc"
"valentine_2020_evolve"
"Valentine’s Day: Evolve a Hoppip"
"valentine_2020_hatch_hard"
"Valentine’s Day: Hatch {0} Eggs"
"valentine_2020_rocket_medium"
"Valentine’s Day: Defeat {0} Team GO Rocket Grunts"
Sinnoh Celebration 2020
Quests for a Sinnoh celebration have also been found. Quests involving the starters Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup have been found as well as a Kricketot quest. Shiny Kricketot maybe?
"sinnoh_2020_catch_medium1"
"Sinnoh Celebration: Catch {0} Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup"
"sinnoh_2020_catch_medium2"
"Sinnoh Celebration: Catch {0} Kricketot"
"sinnoh_2020_evolve_item"
"Sinnoh Celebration: Use a Sinnoh Stone to evolve a Pokémon"
"sinnoh_2020_hatch_hard"
"Sinnoh Celebration: Hatch {0} Eggs"
"sinnoh_2020_raids_medium"
"Sinnoh Celebration: Win a raid"
Pick your Pokemon!
The actual quests for the upcoming pick your community day pokemon event have been pushed as well.
"quest_catch_special36_plural"
"Catch {0} Rhyhorn"
"quest_catch_special37_plural"
"Catch {0} Machop"
"quest_catch_special38_plural"
"Catch {0} Vulpix"
"quest_catch_special39_plural"
"Catch {0} Dratini"
Premium Battle Pass
The Premium Raid Pass is now called Premium Battle Pass, you should see this change live in-game now.
Pika Libre Items
Nothing we didn’t know was coming here, but the Pikachu Libre texts are here!
"avatar_f_hat_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Mask" "avatar_f_pants_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Leggings" "avatar_f_shirt_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Top" "avatar_f_shoes_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Boots" "avatar_m_hat_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Mask" "avatar_m_pants_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" = "Pikachu Libre Leggings" "avatar_m_shirt_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Top" "avatar_m_shoes_pikachulibre_0_bundle_icon" "Pikachu Libre Boots"
Landscape Mode
More around playing in Landscape mode, and a reference to Occlusion. Is that closer than we think?
"monodepth_landscape_unavailable_toast" "Landscape mode does not support Occlusion"
Profile Updates
New Profile Details
New details may soon show up on your profile screen.
"profile_pokestops_visited" "PokéStops Visited" "profile_start_date" "Start Date"
Avatar Items
Some wording around avatar items not being compatible with other items has been found. Perhaps this is Niantics’ way of working around how silly some items look when worn together.
"selected_incompatible_item" "This item conflicts with another item you’re already wearing."
Wayfarer Bonus Quest
Is Niantic trying to promote Wayfarer in-game? Maybe another way to earn an Upgrade?
"quest_wayfarer_catch_pokemon_plural"
"Wayfarer Bonus: Catch {0} Pokémon"
Poffin
Text surrounding the Poffin bundles has been added, suggesting that these bundles will show up in the shop soon.
"poffin.3_title" "3 Poffins" "poffin.5_title" "5 Poffins"
Multiplayer Text Updates
Some updates around Buddy Group AR activities. Some very interesting things here, such as the one referring to being the group leader and swirls. Will rewards be hidden in the group AR sessions? Maybe another way to get photobombed?
buddy_multiplayer_timeout_dialog_description The current Buddy Group closed due to inactivity. To continue, please retry by scanning a Group QR Code. buddy_multiplayer_timeout_dialog_title The Buddy Group has closed. buddy_multiplayer_lets_play Play with your friends and their buddies! buddy_multiplayer_lobby_body_host You’re the group leader, so only you can see the swirls hinting at the hiding spots. Give instructions to the other Trainers, and look at the same swirl together! buddy_multiplayer_lobby_body_peer Get instructions from the group leader to find the hiding spots! buddy_multiplayer_lobby_full This group is full. Try another group. buddy_multiplayer_lobby_header Find your buddies together! buddy_multiplayer_lobby_waiting Waiting for other players resume_ar_multiplayer_session Would you like to rejoin your previous shared AR session?
Conclusions
I for one am very excited about the discovery of Elite TMs. The current TM system is broken and needs an overhaul and, depending on how they are made available, it is potentially a major quality of life update we all deserve!
Two new events are coming! The Valentine’s day event I think we can safely say we expected, but a Sinnoh event is exciting as well. Maybe we’ll even get shiny Palkia and/or Dialga as part of the event! We already have Shiny Heatran, Altered Giratina and Cresselia. Is it too much to hope for a global release of the Lake trio legendaries?
Changes to the way avatar items are worn are interesting as well. It’s no secret that there are avatar items that look awful when worn with other items. I suspect that Niantic will use this as a workaround to prevent trainers from wearing things together that just don’t work.
Finally, the new text refers to swirls and joining with other trainers in the AR session to find them is very interesting. Will there be Pokemon or items hiding in the swirls? If not what else could it be? I can’t wait to try it out for myself!
That it! Lots of really awesome information here, and some very exciting stuff!
Are you excited for the prospect of Elite TMs? Do you think we’ll get a new shiny for Valentine’s day? Or the Sinnoh event? Care to guess?
Let me know in the comments and as always stay safe out there trainers!
