A change in the Gamemaster file of Pokémon GO has likely increased the drop chances of special items. Have you noticed anything?
If there are changes in Pokémon GO, experts often notice them through timestamps in the game’s Gamemaster file. Apparently, new settings for the game were made a few hours ago that increase the chances of special items like Sun Stone, Up-Grade, or other evolution items. Trainers have reported receiving three Evo items as rewards on the seventh day.
Evolution stones drop more often
Latest information suggests that the Pokémon GO developers at Niantic have increased the drop rate of evolution stones. Trainers have reported in the last few hours that the yield of these items is higher than usual. They indicated that these changes have only been noticeable for a few hours. Reports of these increased items have risen in the last hours.
The yield from PokéStops has increased for many trainers. One player showed a screenshot that he received not just one Evo item but three on the seventh day. It is also reported that the drop rate has been increased for activating PokéStops that are not on the seventh day. Other trainers report this on Reddit. The following screenshot shows the strong yield of a trainer from Canada.
The experts from PokémonGOHub subsequently checked the Gamemaster file and found that indeed today, May 9 at 03:00 UTC (that is, 05:00 German time) there were changes. These are likely related to these special items with which you can evolve your Pokémon.
What is the Gamemaster file at all? The file “GAME_MASTER” is part of Pokémon GO and is responsible for settings. It is downloaded from the Pokémon GO servers and saved on your Android or iOS device.
Changes are now being observed
Previously, the drop chance for evolution stones was about 0.03%. Due to the recent changes, this chance may have significantly increased. In the coming days, the feedback from trainers will be monitored to find out if this was a permanent change by the developers or just a test that is temporarily active.
Have you noticed the increased chances for the evolution items?
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