The new Pokémon GO update 0.57.4 is now mandatory for trainers. What changes are there in this patch?
Players who want to play Pokémon GO must now download the new update 0.57.4 for Android or 1.27.4 for iOS. There likely won’t be major gameplay changes with this update. At least, that’s what the patch notes indicate.
Patch notes 0.57.4 Android / 1.27.4 iOS
After patch 0.57.2 made several significant changes to the game and the 2nd generation was released in the game, the new patch 0.57.4 is more for “polishing”. The patch notes state only:
- Minor text corrections.
Some players from the Pokémon GO community already interpret these text corrections as a running gag of the developers, who generally summarize bug fixes and other minor changes.
If there are further changes in an update that the developers withhold from the patch notes, data miners will find out. TheSilphRoad regularly engages in data mining of the new game data and has already been active with this update.
In the new GAME_MASTER file, the only change was the date of the patch. There were no move or stat changes or similar adjustments to the various Pokémon. The 0.57.4 APK showed no changes to the game. Therefore, the experts from TheSilphRoad assume that it really remained only at minor text corrections in this update.
Forced updates (i.e., updates that you must install before you can play the game) without new features and functions also indicate that there are new anti-bot measures intended to keep bots and cheaters out of the game. The cheater warnings that some trainers receive after the update at least suggest measures in this direction.
The wait for special monsters from the 1st generation will soon be over. Mewtwo, Mew, and other legendary Pokémon will be available in Pokémon GO this year.
