In Pokémon GO Adventure Sync 2.0 is now active and helps you find Pokémon in the wild. We show you how this feature improves your Pokémon experience.
What’s new? Weeks ago, Niantic started rolling out a new feature for Adventure Sync. With Adventure Sync, your steps are counted for Pokémon GO even when you had the app closed while running. The next time you start the app, this will then be synchronized.
Now the feature has also been expanded in Europe. Specifically, by finding Pokémon that are not yet in your PokéDex. Now you can use this function here as well.
How does it work? When the app is closed, Adventure Sync runs in the background and sends you a push notification when a Pokémon is nearby that you have not yet caught. It concerns the Pokémon that are listed as “shadow” in the “Nearby” display.
How do you activate the feature? Activating the new feature is very easy.
- Open Pokémon GO and click on the Pokéball at the bottom center of the screen
- Then tap on Settings
- Now check the first block at the top to ensure Adventure Sync is activated
- Scroll down further and also check the box for Adventure Sync “Nearby”
Now the function should be active for you.
What do the first testers say about Adventure Sync V2?
This is what players say: On Reddit , a user asks if this function even works. “It was already activated in some countries, but overall it hardly worked for anyone.”
Many players from the USA say that it hardly worked for them. “I haven’t received any notification about the new Gen 5 Pokémon that are nearby yet,” writes a user.
It seems that this function is not yet fully developed. We will test that extensively in the coming days. What do you think of the new feature that Niantic has come up with?
New are also these attacks and changes in Trainer battles:
