A tweet from a Niantic employee is causing confusion among the trainers of Pokémon GO. Is he announcing PvP or referring to Halloween?
Here is the tweet: Leonardo Wille works as a Local Growth Scout for Niantic and is causing a stir with a tweet. He writes translated: “If you knew what I have seen, you would be angry! (It will look beautiful hahahaha)”. He shared a GIF with Gengar and Nidorino.
Hope among fans: There is much to interpret in the tweet. A popular theory is that this hints at PvP in Pokémon GO.
How the community reacts to the tweet
In the subreddit of TheSilphRoad, the lines from the Niantic employee are causing a lot of attention.
The GIF is not a coincidence, they say: The wildest theories arose about what the tweet could mean. For most, it is clear: The GIF was not chosen without reason. There must be something hidden behind it, right?
Popular on Reddit: A thread titled “PvP is coming, or is it just a Halloween event” is popular on Reddit and is being actively commented on.
What do the readers suspect? The following theories are on the table regarding the tweet
- Some users suspect the announcement of the Shiny Gastly and Shiny Nidoran family
- Through the battle GIF, trainers believe they recognize a hidden announcement for the imminent release of PvP
- Niantic already announced multiplayer options for autumn in Pokémon GO
- Players suspect that the submissions for PokéStop proposals will soon be rolled out further
- The GIF is the intro from Pokémon Red and Blue – theories are thus leaning towards story mode, gym leaders, and again PvP
Back to 8-bit: Others joke “The 8-bit graphics are coming back after it was such a great success last time”. The user is referring to the April Fool’s event in Pokémon GO, when the graphics of the Pokémon were suddenly changed and caused discontent among players.
Bag Expansion: Another user writes that the Niantic employee has probably clearly seen the bag expansion to 2500 slots and is thus so happy. This bag expansion was already announced by the Pokémon website months ago but then the announcement was removed again. Since then, trainers have been waiting for the bag expansion to be unlocked. This theory, like the 8-bit speculation, is more to be understood as a joke from the community.
What do you think this mysterious tweet could mean? Could it be a soon release of the PvP mode that will let Pokémon GO trainers battle directly against each other? In the latest update 0.119.5, these contents were found
