New Gym Mechanics Revealed

[inkstone]

There are a lot of changes, so just go read the entire post!

In a nutshell:

• You'll be able to get items from gyms like you can pokestops.


• Each gym defender must be unique. (i.e. No stacking Blisseys).


• Gyms will now only have 6 defenders!


• Gym defenders must be kept motivated via berries or they'll return to their trainers. (I think this is a way to let more people interact with gyms even when all slots are filled?)


• We'll earn gym badges.


• The Collaborative Feature: Raid Battles - Basically, from time to time, a Raid Boss will take over gyms -- kicking out all current defenders -- and trainers will have to work together to beat the Raid Boss.

Gyms are going to be disabled in a few hours, so get your bonuses ASAP if you haven't already. ETA 12:41 PM EDT: Gyms have been disabled.

Comments

[tyger]

Oooooh!

I'm probably going to be unusual in that I'm really looking forward to this, but there's a BUNCH of gyms in parks where I walk that have been the same for... well, as long as I've been walking there since pokego came out (so like, six months? I wasn't able to walk there for a while, stupid ankle). And since they're all the same team as me, I haven't been able to do ANYTHING to get in on that, haha. Anyway, I'm guessing they got taken over when pokego first came out, but since they're a bit out of the way, at least some of the defenders have proooobably stopped playing. So yeah. Some more movement gives me a chance! >D

(Not that I'm all that strong or anything, but still! It'd be nice to hold a gym more than like ten minutes...)

[inkstone]

I'm actually looking forward to this and seeing how it affects the gym meta because it definitely will (at least in my area). I admit I like the idea of collecting badges from all the gyms I visit. That seems like a lot of fun!