It’s official! Pokémon GO is now five years old. Launched on July 6, 2016, the game has since evolved to offer a lot of features to trainers across the world. From a simple game that had players catch Pokémon, it now has raid battles, challenges, and research tasks.
For those who can’t keep track of the different features, here are some of those introduced throughout the five years:
- 2016
- Buddy Pokémon
- 2017
- Raid Battles
- AR+
- 2018
- Field Research and Special Research
- Friends
- Adventure Sync
- Trainer Battles
- 2019
- GO Snapshot
- Team GO Rocket
- Buddy Adventure
- 2020
- The GO Battle League
- Today View
- Remote Raids
- Team GO Rocket balloons
- Global Pokémon GO Fest
- Mega Evolution
- GO Beyond Level 40
- Seasons
- 2021
- Collection Challenges
- Referrals
- Together We Raid
- real-time sky mechanic
- expanded Pokédex classifications
In celebration of its fifth anniversary, a lot of events between July 6 and July 15 are scheduled. For the duration of the celebration, all Lure Modules will last for one hour and these include Glacial, Magnetic, Mossy, and Rainy Lure Modules.
Here’s what trainers can expect:
- Pokémon appearing more frequently in the wild:
- Darumaka
- Flying Pikachu
- Pokémon appearing in one-star raids:
- Darumaka
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
- Flying Pikachu with a 5-shaped balloon
- Pokémon appearing around PokéStops with active Lure Modules (trainers need to have completed Field Research):
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Squirtle
- Chikorita
- Cyndaquil
- Totodile
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
- Turtwig
- Chimchar
- Piplup
- Snivy
- Tepig
- Oshawott
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
- Trainers get to receive daily bonus Field Research tasks that lead to encounters with:
- Bulbasaur
- Charmander
- Squirtle
- Chikorita
- Cyndaquil
- Totodile
- Treecko
- Torchic
- Mudkip
- Turtwig
- Chimchar
- Piplup
- Snivy
- Tepig
- Oshawott
- Chespin
- Fennekin
- Froakie
- Complete the Collection Challenge of the event to get an encounter with Flying Pikachu with a 5-shaped balloon.
- Also, get a Rare Candy and a massive amount of Poké Balls.
- The in-game fireworks return this year in celebration of this fifth anniversary.
- Don’t forget to check out the in-game sky with the real-time sky mechanic.
- The Jump-Start Special Research is once available during the event.
- This is the chance to try it out, especially for those who missed it last time.
- The Special Research rewards a lot of Stardust, XP rewards, and exciting Pokémon encounters.
- Get fifth-anniversary Gift stickers when spinning PokéStops and opening Gifts.
- Stickers are also available in the shop.
- Be able to expand the Item Bag up to 3,500.
- Item Bag upgrades available in the shop.
- The Special Box, Ultra Box, and Adventure Box contain different items.
What are you waiting for? Time to bring out the cake and join the fun.
