Premium items, such as incubators or lucky eggs, could soon be coming from quests or PokéStops. Pokémon GO has made adjustments to some items that suggest this.
This has been changed: Previously, premium items had a trainer drop rate of level 100. However, this level does not exist in Pokémon GO, so no one had access to it. This rate has now been reduced from level 100 to level 1. The following items are affected:
- Incense
- Egg incubators
- Star pieces
- Lucky eggs
- Lure modules
This means that theoretically, every trainer could now get these items from PokéStops or quests. However, another rate currently prevents this.
Will premium items come from quests and PokéStops?
This problem currently exists: While the trainer levels for these items have just been lowered, the drop rate at stops or quests is still at zero. Currently, they cannot be obtained through these means.
Niantic just needs to adjust this drop rate, and then these items will be permanently available through such channels. So Niantic has already overcome the first hurdle.
This supports the implementation: The developers must have had good reasons when they lowered the trainer level. They do not currently need it for another feature, so one can assume that something will soon happen with these premium items.
How could these items appear outside the shop? In special research, some of these premium items are already included, and lure modules can already be obtained from field research. There, Niantic has adjusted the drop rates through other means so that the items can be obtained.
A new way could be, for example, the daily spin from the PokéStop. There, one could soon receive items like egg incubators or star pieces, alongside balls, berries, and potions. More field research with such items is also conceivable.
The fact is that Niantic has adjusted this rate and is certainly planning something with these premium items. It remains to be seen what will happen there.
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