Hello Trainers! 0.255.0 is rolling out to a device near you and it brings with it Please read through all of this with a grain of salt – we often post data mining reports which end up taking months to release, and we don’t want our readers to be disappointed. Be smart, read this like speculation, and be happy once it goes live.
💡 Disclaimer: You know the drill by now, everything in this article is data mined, and therefore subject to change or not even being released at all. All of this information is publicly provided by the PokéMiners and includes some of my commentaries.
New Assets
We’ve got Maps for Vivillon, a card for Vivillon, Icons for Vivillon, Patterns for Vivillon, and a Postcard today view icon.
Menu Animations
The menu animations are very, very fast in this update. Pokémon encounters are also sped up, so this is excellent news for quick catchers. Niantic has announced this was done on purpose, so enjoy!
Trainers, we are happy to announce that in the 0.255 update we have updated various animations, including the Pokémon catch sequence, to be both faster and smoother. We hope this new update provides an even more enjoyable experience for our Trainers!
— Niantic Support (@NianticHelp) November 18, 2022
Dropped Items From Pokemon
PokemonDroppedItemWidget itemIcon droppedItemDescription
This looks like we’re going to be getting dropped items from Pokémon, as this was added to the encounter screen. What’s not clear is what items, and how many/often.
New Languages
Hindi and Indonesian are now available in this version.
SelectLanguageTipButtonPressed languageSelectorTipContainer selectedLanguageInBetaText selectedLanguageInBetaObject earlyAccessTextColor LanguageSelectorDialogItem LanguageInBetaObject LanguageNameText
New Costume Pokémon
HOLIDAY_2022 BEARTIC_WINTER_2020
Looks like we’ll get to evolve costume Cubcho from 2020 into Beartic.
New Collection Challenge
HATCH
I can’t wait for them to introduce hatch-based collection challenges. Said no one ever.
Pokedex Updates
Search Settings
add_OnShowMainView ToggleClearButtonUI remove_OnShowMainView HasFilterInput searchClearButton searchClearCanvasGroup multiLineSearchBarHeaderHeight singleLineSearchBarHeaderHeight OnBarClick
It looks like the Pokédex search settings have been added.
Event Pokedex Update
HasMultiFormCostume _pokemonIdCostumeOverrides
The Pokédex now supports Pokémon with multiple costume forms. I’m looking at you, Pikachu.
Vivillon Updates
In your Journal
ButterflyCollectorRewardsLogEntry
Catching the various regional variants of Vivillon will report the rewards in your journal.
Butterfly Settings
get_ButterflyCollectorSettings
These settings include:
- If the feature is enabled
- What version it is
- The regions available (so we should be able to see which ones are missing at launch / if some are special just for events)
- If it uses the postcard
- Something called your daily progress from inventory
- And if certain regions are overwritten
Creation Methods
PostcardCreateDetail
A new creation method for the Postcard method of spawning.
Wing Particles
ParticleSystem wingParticles VivillonSubBadgeParticlesKeepSeparated SubEmitterSystems NoSpawnZones ZoneOverlapAllowance SyncThreshold
When you are awarded a Vivillon badge you’ll also be rewarded with wing-shaped particles.
Badge Deets
VivillonSubBadgeDetailController badgeNameLabel badgeDescriptionLabel questWidget canvas lockedBadgeObject badgeShadow get_ProgressableQuestWidget
Badge details that will show you progress towards your badge.
Tutorial
vivillonTutorialServicePrefab BUTTERFLY_REGION_TUTORIAL
Insert tutorial joke here… I’ve run out of my own.
Today View
StampCards ChallengeQuests StoryQuests HappeningNow CurrentEvents UpcomingEvents
Five new sections have been added to the Today view. The Current Events and Upcoming events are very exciting.Vivillon
That’s all for now trainers, stay safe out there!
