Data miners have compiled information from the new update for Pokémon GO. Among the findings is the return of an exciting feature: Remembering the last Poké Ball.
What is this finding? The new APK update “0.245.0” for Pokémon GO is available and brings some interesting content. The “Pokeminers”, a group of data miners for Pokémon GO, have already taken a closer look at the update.
And one point stands out in the new version: In version 245, a new feature called “Remember Last Pokéball” is already live.
What is this feature? When catching a Pokémon, the regular Poké Ball is displayed by default. You can either throw it or switch to a stronger ball. For this, you had to manually select the Great or Ultra Ball.
With the feature, the game “remembers” which ball you used last when catching. It will then display that ball instead. So if you caught a Pokémon with the Ultra Ball, that one will be displayed for the next Pokémon.
Especially during events like Spotlight Hour or Community Days, this is a quite useful feature. Because often there are Pokémon here that you prefer to catch with a Great or Ultra Ball anyway. So you can now simply throw efficiently without having to switch the ball.
There is no obligation: You can apparently toggle the feature on and off freely in the settings.
New ball feature apparently does not help with GO Plus
Wasn’t there something like this already? Anyone who has been playing Pokémon GO for a while will remember that this feature existed years ago – but it was apparently not intended that way (via reddit). In any case, the “Remember Ball” feature (or the bug) was removed. Now it returns as an intended feature.
What about GO Plus? Auto-catching devices like GO Plus automatically throw a Poké Ball at Pokémon that are near you, even if you are not actively playing.
The problem: For many Pokémon, a simple throw with the standard Poké Ball is not enough. This can lead to frustration, as experienced by MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese at GO Fest ’21.
However, those hoping to be able to automatically use a Great or Ultra Ball with GO Plus will be disappointed at first.
As a trainer shares on reddit, the new feature currently does not affect devices like GO Plus at least for now. So you cannot increase the catch chance through the new feature.
However, it also means that you won’t accidentally waste all your Ultra Balls through an active GO Plus just because that ball was remembered last.
Currently, the feature is only available in APK version 0.245.0. However, it will likely also be available soon in the “regular” versions in the iOS and Play Store, once it is already live in the APK.
What do you think of the new feature? Can you make use of it, or is it more of no use to you? Tell us in the comments!
Next up in Pokémon GO is the big Bug Catching Event. You can find all the info about it here.
