To celebrate the birthday of Pokémon GO, there are now more slots for Pokémon in your pockets.
Many new monsters: In Pokémon GO you want to collect as many of the different species as possible. The developers at Niantic add new forms, like Alolan Pokémon, or entirely new generations. There is always something new to achieve. However, you cannot keep all the monsters you have caught.
Limited slots: Trainers have a backpack with limited slots in Pokémon GO. The limit has now been increased by 500 slots. You can upgrade with items in the shop.
Now up to 2000 slots for Pokémon
Birthday with more space: In summer 2018, Pokémon GO turned 2 years old. This is celebrated in the game with special Pikachu, Celebi, and an expansion of Pokémon storage to 2000. This was announced by the Pokémon team on the official Pokémon website.
Trainers are happy: Feedback on social networks about the expanded space is positive. Trainers are happy to finally be able to catch more monsters again and have more space in their pockets.
Others are wondering: Not every trainer has been close to the Pokémon limit so far; others are wondering why anyone would carry more than 1000 monsters. This is due to the different play styles of the trainers. Some conduct mass evolutions and collect hundreds of Pidgey to evolve while Lucky Eggs are active.
To stock up on these many monsters, you need a lot of space in your backpack. It’s clear that some have already had problems with that. Moreover, more and more shinies and other special monsters are coming into the game.
Update: Meanwhile, the text on the official website has been changed and the message about the 2000 storage slots has been removed. It is unclear why this announcement was retracted.
How about you: Have you already hit the storage limit for Pokémon or do you not need 2000 slots for your monsters?
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