This Week in Pokémon Go News

[inkstone]

Happy Friday, trainers! I apologize for the quietness. My parents are in town visiting and so I haven't been able to play much PokeGo, let alone keep up with news!

Despite my hopes that the buddy feature would be released this week, that obviously didn't happen. :(

• PSA: There is currently a bug (we think server-side because it just started yesterday and there has been no app update) involving Ivysaur that makes the pokémon 3D models invisible in your inventory, on the map, and even in gyms! This doesn't affect all phones, but a good number are.

• Niantic announced at the Apple event that PokeGo would work on the Apple Watch. It's not a full-featured version of the game, so be sure to read up on the limitations! (source)

• The Pokémon Go Plus accessory will be launching next Friday. (source)

• We've talked in the past about establishments offering deals and promotions to lure PokeGo trainers. Looks like a Singapore brothel adopted this approach. (source)

So what's going on in your neck of the woods, trainers?

Comments

[blueraccoon]

I have a question about how you take ownership of gyms. I was out last night and found a gym I could actually take on, and I won all three rounds, but I didn't take over the gym. How does that work?

[inkstone]

Can you clarify what you mean by three rounds?

Taking over a gym isn't dependent on how many rounds you win, but whether you succeed on lowering the gym prestige to 0. You lower prestige with each defender you defeat + a clear bonus if you can defeat all the defenders in one go. As the prestige lowers, defenders will be knocked out of the gym. So you will be fighting the top defenders repeatedly while lowering prestige.

Once the prestige reaches 0, the gym turns grey & then you'll be able to add your defender. Be fast though. Gym sniping is a thing & someone can steal the gym from you with doing any work.