New changes and features are well on their way to Pokemon Go, and Niantic is starting them out with a limited trial-run to select trainers and regions.
Trainers, there will soon be some optimization and testing conducted in certain regions regarding Raid Battle rewards and Egg management. https://t.co/9BfjxllwNu
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) December 9, 2020
Raid Rewards Trial
Starting on, December 9 at 1:00 p.m. PST, Niantic will be rolling out a test for a new reward system for raids. They haven't stated what exactly these changes will entail, but many players are hopeful that it will involve Rare XL Candy.
These tests are slated to continue into January.
Egg Storage System Update
For the first time since the game's launch, Niantic is playing with the way that we incubate eggs. In essence: we are being given 3 additional egg slots, but these can only be filled by the special 12k eggs obtained via Team Go Rocket leaders or the 5k/10k eggs that can be obtained on a weekly basis via Adventure Sync. The update will be rolled out to select players in one of two different ways:
- All 12 eggs will appear on the same screen, or...
- The original 9 eggs will appear as they are now, with an additional tab for the bonus 3 slots.
Eggs will also no longer count towards a player's Pokemon limit until they are placed in an incubator. Tests will begin on December 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. pst and will run for an unknown period, with more players potentially being added as time goes on.
As a player who always does his best to ensure that he has at least one 12k egg incubating, this feature in particular is a genuine relief!
Full Announcement
Trainers,
We will soon be conducting some tests regarding Raid Battle rewards and Egg management. The details of the tests are as follows.
- Raid Battle rewards will be adjusted in the United Kingdom and Ireland. These adjustments will be temporary and will begin on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT –8) and end in early January.
- Egg-management tests will take place with some Trainers globally in two variations. In both variations, Trainers will be able to store up to three additional Eggs from weekly Adventure Sync rewards and Team GO Rocket Leader battles if they already have nine Eggs in their Egg storage. In the first variation, all 12 Eggs will appear in the same section in the Egg-storage tab. In the second variation, the additional Eggs will appear in the “Bonus Storage” section in the Egg storage tab. Trainers involved in either of the test variations will also notice that newly acquired Eggs will not count toward their Pokémon storage limit until the Eggs are placed in Incubators. Both variations of this test will begin on Friday, December 11, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. PST (GMT –8) and will continue for an indefinite amount of time. Based on the results, more Trainers will be brought into the tests over time.
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—The Pokémon GO team
