Niantic is gearing up for a hectic 2021 entry for its flagship game.
In global computing 2020 was a great year for Pokémon GO. In these twelve months, many innovations and new possibilities come into play and are constantly being expanded. More Pokemon from different regions that make up the universe of the saga.
As a brief summary, we cánido highlight the arrival of the seasons or the increase in the maximum level to 50 as the most important, although not far behind are the implementation of mega evolutions, remote raids or compatibility with Pokémon Home.
All of this has raised the bar for 2021. If Niantic wants to maintain its current success, it has to Flood the game with events and updates And that procedure appears to be over by January 2021.
Everything coming to Pokémon GO in January 2021
As usual with the arrival of the new month we will see the first change Pokemon prize from weekly stamps. all of January Chansey He is the one that appears after collecting 7 daily research stamps.
As for the raid leaders, throughout the month they will rotate and there will be a surprise appearance, although there are certain Pokemon that we perro encounter Concrete dates.
- From January 1st to January 5th, Ho Oh it will be available in 5-star raids. If you’re lucky, you’ll get the shiny version.
- From January 6th to January 12th, genes take over and there will also be the possibility to capture Variocolor.
- From January 13th to January 19th it will be Heatran to occupy the max level raids. It also has a shiny shape.
- From January 20th to January 26th, Kyogre and Groudon The population of the game will be ambushed. Considering they’ve been released many times already, getting their Variocolor version and candy will be a great time.
- A surprise Pokémon will take over starting January 27th.
- Mega Charizard Y, Mega Blastoise, and Mega Abomasnow They will appear in Mega Raids from January 5th to 12th.
- On January 19th, a new Pokémon with the ability to Mega Evolve will make its debut in the game.
- Mega Venusaur and Mega Houndoom will also appear in Mega Raids starting January 19th.
A new themed event to kick off the year
With the arrival of 2021 we have the opportunity to dress up different Pokémon in Pokémon GO, including Slowly with glasses. The other members of this event are currently a mystery and the only thing known is that they will be crafting gear party hats. We will find out December 31 at night through January 4.
There are also themed events throughout the month from the different regions (Kanto, Sinnoh, Hoenn, and Johto). Depending on which one is in effect, that Pokémon will appear more frequently.
Featured Pokemon Lessons
The Lessons coming out in January will have 4 new main characters.
In 2021, Niantic will continue its Pokemon highlights with the following main features:
- Tuesday, January 5, 2021 lollipop appear more frequently and are becoming twice as many starts per catch.
- Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Driflon appear more frequently and are becoming Double XP for catching Pokémon.
- Tuesday, January 19, 2021 fungal appear more frequently and are becoming Double the amount of candy to catch Pokémon.
- Tuesday, January 26, 2021 imagination appear more frequently and are becoming Double candies for transferring Pokémon.