The update 0.133.0 has caused quite a stir in the Trainer battles of Pokémon GO. Especially the attacks have received a revision.
What happened? The new Pokémon GO update is currently rolling out and the first players have downloaded the APK file. There, they noted some changes to the PvP mode.
The attacks used for battling now have their own values that are displayed. This means that the attacks have two different values:
- Once for arenas and raids
- and then also for PvP.
This is new with the update
What does this change in attacks look like? Each attack has different damage values in Pokémon GO. The attacks, regardless of their effectiveness, deal different amounts of damage to opponents.
The values already dealt different amounts of damage, but were never displayed with the Pokémon. There were now the values for raids and arenas. Now each Pokémon has two different classifications for its attacks: once for arenas and raids and now also for PvP.
What does this change bring? This change is purely cosmetic. There has been no change in gameplay as the values in the code were already changed. Now it is better clarified for the players.
Charge attacks, such as Shadow Ball, now have only one bar instead of two. However, the bars did not play a significant role in PvP and were more of interest in raids.
This is also new in Trainer battles: For players who have regularly turned the game sound on, there is now something new to hear. The music playing in Trainer battles has changed.
There is now a completely new melody, fitting for the PvP mode. However, the music has no impact on the battle itself.
What else is new in the update? Data miner Chrales also searched for innovations in the update and found some. He came across:
- gender-specific evolutions
- Sounds of the following new attacks: Fire Whip, Mud Sludge, Lime Blade
- A medal named “Photobomb”
- 12 new forms of Pandir
There are new raid bosses in Pokémon GO. Here you can find a complete list:
