A dataminer has found some quests for a possible battle event in the code of Pokémon GO. We show you what it’s about.
This is how the quests were found: The dataminer Chrales regularly searches the code of Pokémon GO. For example, he discovered Eevee and Pikachu with flower crowns in the code before they were released.
This time, the dataminer came across 5 field researches that could all be related to an upcoming battle event. A battle event took place last year and it received a lot of appreciation.
These are the found field researches
Here is the title: The quests were found under the name “battle19”. Here, “battle” is likely to stand for a battle event and the 19 for the current year.
These quests are about: The following 5 field researches were found:
- Catch X battle Pokémon
- Catch X Meditie or Makuhita
- Land X great throws in a row
- Win X raids
- Use a very effective charge attack in X raids or gym battles
When could the event come? There is no start time yet. Nevertheless, there is nothing standing in the way of the event in March. The current event for Pokémon Day ends in February. So far, no other event has been announced afterwards.
This is, however, just speculation for now. We have to wait and see what Niantic comes up with for the battle quests.
This happened last year: Last year, Pokémon GO held a similar event for the first time. It was mainly about battling. There were double XP for raids and gym battles. Additionally, gym medals were golded faster.
Moreover, Shiny Makuhita and Meditie were introduced for the first time. These are likely to also play a role in the upcoming event if you look at the quests.
Currently, there are Latias and Palkia in raids. These raids are also increasingly common:
