The new update 0.187.1 is causing issues in Pokémon GO. Trainers are complaining about the new version and are demanding that the event on Thursday be postponed.
What is the problem? On many trainers’ devices, Pokémon GO was updated to version 0.187.1 in recent days. This new version is receiving a lot of criticism. Especially regarding the Trainer battles of Season 4 in PvP, trainers say that the new update has significantly worsened compared to the old version.
The community is demanding to postpone the big PvP event planned for Thursday evening. Under these circumstances, it wouldn’t really work. The GO Battle League is currently “unplayable”.
Lags and crashes – What is happening with PvP in Pokémon GO?
This is what players are reporting: In the Trainer battles in the GO Battle League, there have been repeated lags in recent days. These are delays in the game, causing inputs to arrive with delays and attacks to deal damage only after a delay.
Additionally, there have been recurring problems with “weak connections”. For several seconds, nothing happened at all. Charge attacks can sometimes not be triggered at all, forcing trainers to rely solely on fast attacks during battles.
However, these errors do not occur with every trainer. Some are completely free of problems.
For players, this is an unfair situation, as some trainers are at an advantage over those who are struggling with lags.
The reddit user nadiwereb explains the problems he experienced in the GLB. He demands: “The GO Battle Night must be postponed if the GBL situation is not resolved immediately.”
What is happening with the GO Battle Night?
What is it? On Thursday evening, September 24th, the GO Battle Night in Pokémon GO is scheduled to take place. The event runs from 6:00 PM to 12:00 AM local time.
In this Flying Cup, only Flying-type Pokémon with a maximum of 1500 CP will battle. You can participate in up to 100 battles during this time.
As a special feature, you will receive double Stardust for
- wins
- completed sets
- and rank achievements in the GO Battle League
If you evolve Pidgeotto to Pidgeot during the event, Pidgeot will learn the attack Gust.
However, because there are so many problems, trainers are wishing for this event to be postponed.
What does Niantic say and is there a solution?
What does Niantic say about this? On the known issues page for Pokémon GO, Niantic acknowledges the problem. They confirm the increased latency in version 0.187.0, which can affect raids, the GO Battle League, and other features. Work is still underway for a solution (via niantic.helpshift.com)
What can be done about it? Trainers have found (via reddit) that uninstalling the app and installing the APK for version 0.185.0 resolved the issue for them. However, you must turn off automatic updates so that Pokémon GO doesn’t update to the faulty version 0.187.0 again.
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