Pokemon Go: Niantic Previews Capture Bonuses, More

Niantic revealed two new updates coming to Pokemon Go in the future.

Niantic revealed two new updates coming to Pokemon Go in the future.

The first update will allow players to earn capture bonuses as they earn medals based on capturing specific kinds of Pokemon (Kindler, Psychic, Gardener, etc.). As a user earns capture bonuses, they’ll have a better chance of capturing Pokemon with the related types.

In addition, as players unlock higher medal tiers, their capture bonuses will increase.

In a blog post, Niantic explained how the game will handle bonuses for Pokemon that have multiple types:

If a Pokemon has multiple types, your bonus will be the average of your bonuses for each type.

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