Finally, the release of Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO is officially here. Niantic has now revealed official information about what Megas can do in Pokémon GO and which Pokémon will be the first to be involved.
Update August 27 8:00 PM: The Mega Evolutions are now live. Along with them, the Mega Arm Bands have arrived in the shop, which only have cosmetic effects.
You will find exact details about the Mega Evolutions throughout the article. Tomorrow, we will create detailed posts about that and the new Special Research.
Update August 27 at 4:30 PM: Meanwhile, the Mega Evolutions are in rollout. You can already see in the overview for certain Pokémon that you can also Mega Evolve them. However, the evolution is not yet available.
Additionally, the data about Mega Charizard is said to be known. According to Serebii , Mega Charizard Y reaches up to 4455 CP, making it the highest CP of all Pokémon available so far.
The speed bonus in raids is also live. You can get up to 20 balls per raid if you defeat the raid boss particularly quickly and also make the most of all other bonuses.
What’s new? Today, August 26, Niantic finally revealed official details about the new Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO. In recent weeks, information only leaked through dataminers. The Niantic team remained quiet. After the first teaser image on August 25 , there is now official information.
When are the Megas coming? On Thursday, August 27, the Megas will be unlocked in Pokémon GO.
During September, there will be a series of events related to Mega Evolutions. More details will follow. So far, it’s known (via Eurogamer):
- From September 1 to 7, you should battle in Mega Raids
- From September 11 to 17, the event will focus on battles in gyms, against Team GO Rocket, and against other players
- From September 22 to 28, you should complete tasks with your buddy Pokémon
Which Mega Evolutions are coming first?
This is known: The first ones are
- Mega Venusaur
- Mega Charizard
- Mega Blastoise
You will find the three in raids in Pokémon GO. Keep in mind that Mega Pokémon have their own raid difficulty.
Mega Beedrill is also expected to be released this week. Energy for Mega Beedrill should come from a new research by Professor Willow. Furthermore, there are more changes to raids besides the Mega Evolutions.
How to evolve Mega Pokémon?
What kind of evolutions are these? As you already know from the main game, Mega Evolutions are temporary effects. They last only for a certain period. In Pokémon GO, you need Mega Energy to evolve Mega Pokémon.
Once you have evolved them, they will remain in Mega form as long as they have energy.
Only one of your Pokémon can be in Mega form at the same time.
Mega Energy can be thought of like the candy in Pokémon GO. Each species has its own candy, so does the Mega Energy.
Once you have given a Pokémon the Mega Evolution, later evolving it into its Mega form will be cheaper.
Where to get Mega Energy? You can obtain Mega Energy from Mega Raids. If you battle a Mega Blastoise, you will only receive energy for that species.
Dataminers found out that there will be field research tasks that will reward you with Mega Energy.
What you still need to know about Mega Evolutions
Here are some important informations:
- Mega Pokémon increase the attack power of all other attacking Pokémon in raids (this allows you to complete harder raids with fewer people)
- Pokémon of the same type as the Mega Pokémon receive an even stronger attack bonus
- You can use Mega Pokémon as your buddy
- Mega Pokémon cannot be used as gym defenders
- You can battle with Mega Pokémon against friends in trainer battles, but not in the PvP league
- Shadow Pokémon are not available for Mega Evolution
- In the Pokédex, there is a separate entry for Mega Pokémon
- Pokémon that you catch in Mega Raids will be in their normal form in your bag
How do you like the new information about Mega Evolutions in Pokémon GO?
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