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Finally Niantic has revealed what's behind the announced closure of Pokémon gyms in Pokémon GO. Of course, important developments in the cooperative field have already been reported. But now we know what it is. New systems in Pokémon Gyms, a new game mode to enjoy these places, and many other elements. The new big update for Pokémon GO is just around the corner.
New Pokémon Gyms
Niantic has come up with a new formula to make Pokémon Gyms more open to any player. Until now, the increasing level of Pokémon and trainers have made gyms true impregnable bastions All of this revolves around prestige and training. Something that radically changes.
From now on, and when the new update arrives, we will have to attend to other values in the new Pokémon gyms. More specifically that of motivation. Up to six Pokémon will be able to defend a gym. Of course, each of them will have to be unique Only one Blissey per gym to avoid creating true fortresses. Also, each Pokemon will have a heart-shaped counter. It is their motivation.
The motivation of the Pokémon will decrease with the passing of time and battles.If it is not reinforced with berries, in the end the unmotivated Pokémon will lose its CP and will be easier to defeat In this way, it will leave the space open for another being. Or the possibility of freeing up the gym on duty.
By the way, these new Pokémon gyms are fought in order of how the defending Pokémon were placed. Also, by going through them it's possible to spin your disc like a pokéstop else. Of course, only special gym items will be received.
New Gym Badges
Getting a place in a gym also has a new reward. We are talking about the medals, which will serve as a memory of these achievements in the different gyms. Of course, it is not a trivial reward. It is also a symbol of prestige. Medals can be leveled up with different actions like giving berries to the defending Pokémon in the gym.This also manages to boost some rewards and receive bonus items. A new class system? It seems that the most skillful and conquering trainers will have their prizes.
The Raids Arrive
But what we were most looking forward to was knowing what Niantic meant by group collaborative features. Well, you have already solved our doubts. This is a new game mode related to gyms. It's Raid Battles, and it allows you to join forces with other players to defeat really strong Pokémon.
These raids will happen eventually. When they happen, a gym's defending Pokémon will be returned to their trainers. In return, the Pokémon gym will be crowned with an egg and a countdown.When this count reaches zero, the egg hatches and the identity of the Pokémon that inhabits it is revealed. This will be the Raid Boss That is, the objective to be defeated by the group of trainers.
Of course, to participate it is you need a raid pass One is given out for free per day directly by spinning the disc A gym. Of course players can only store one. If a second raid pass is needed to participate again, it will have to be paid for through the in-game store.
The mechanics are simple. Simply join a group of up to 20 players to battle this particularly strong Pokémon that has hatched. If defeated within 5 minutes, players have the option to capture said Pokémon. Will this be the formula to get the Legendary Pokémon? At the moment Niantic maintains the surprise.
New Reward Items
Defeating the Raid Boss is not only rewarded with the possible capture of a powerful Pokémon. There are also very interesting rewards. On the one hand are the rare candies that, instead of leveling up the Pokémon that eats it, allows you to transform them into the type of Pokémon you want. There are also Golden Razz Berriess, which focus on significantly increasing the success rate of a capture. Although they also have a double aspect as replenishers of the motivation of the defending Pokémon of a gym.
Lastly there are the Technical Machines or MT. They are objects known by regular players of the franchise. These consist of items that teach a Pokémon a Charge or Fast Move to use during battles.
All these novelties, such as the new Pokémon gyms and Raid Battles, will arrive in the coming weeks in a scaled manner. First, before a small number of players to test how the news is received. Later, they will land in all players' versions of Pokémon GO.
