Pokémon GO is always looking for new features and now fans are being asked as well. By email, Niantic allows selected fans to help determine which new ideas could be implemented in the game.
This has surfaced: On reddit, a trainer shared an email he received. It comes directly from Niantic and allows the player to answer some questions.
One has to provide their player level, their play location, and a few other details about themselves. After that, Niantic also asks what is particularly important to the player in the game and, even more interesting: What new ideas could one imagine for Pokémon GO?
Secret bases, Pokémon cards, and creatures – What could come?
This is so exciting: When asked which ideas one can imagine for Pokémon GO, Niantic also shows a list of their own ideas that they likely had. The ideas include:
- Unique poses for Pokémon
- Pokémon with special abilities
- Pokémon that have special creatures
- Monsters that are uniquely marked, such as by ribbons or medals
- Pokémon that belong to characters from the Pokémon world, such as Ash’s Pikachu or Giovanni’s Nidoking
- Snapshots that you can receive from friends
- Stickers to send or receive
- Decoration for a secret base – Such places existed in other Pokémon games and were considered a retreat for the player
- Collectible cards for Pokémon or for characters from the Pokémon world
Additionally, players can also enter their own ideas that they have for Pokémon GO.
What does that mean? The list already provides a good overview of what Niantic has in mind. Things like secret bases or special abilities and creatures sound exciting and are something that currently does not exist at all in Pokémon GO.
Who received the email? It seems not many trainers have received such an email. Only a few players report about it. It remains to be seen whether this is just a small test run or if it was intended to be so.
Why does Niantic conduct such surveys? This can only be speculated. However, the last new features were not very well received by the trainers. For example, regarding the Mega Evolutions, there was discussion about the significant paywall behind it.
Now, Niantic may want to ensure that a new feature is actually a good idea or if trainers do not wish for it at all. It will definitely be exciting to see what players can expect in Pokémon GO in the future.
