Monday: Pokémon GO - New Update
23-07-2018 19:12 BST / 14:12 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 19:43 GMT
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The new Pokémon GO update has been pushed to devices. This update, Version 1.83.3 adds the feature of Lucky Pokémon, a new special feature where Pokémon when traded can become Lucky Pokémon. These have half Stardust requirements to Power Up. It also has the following features a
Friend List - You now have the ability to nickname your friends. There's also a new Sorting feature where you can sort friends by Name, Friendship Level or if they have a Gift for you. You can also check the PokéStop a received gift is from on the map
Gifts - You can now discard gifts if you do not wish to give a gift from a certain location or if you just want to clear your inventory. Sending gifts now gives 200XP and Stardust can now be received in gifts
Raid Battles - The list will now allow you to scroll if there are more than 6 Raid Battles nearby. The list will also now display the time remaining for raids which are active without you having to check the Gym
Pokémon List - You have the ability to search specifically for Traded Pokémon
Edit @ 19:43: Created a page for Lucky Pokémon
Edit @ 21:01: It has been confirmed that the longer Pokémon have been in storage when traded, the more likely they are to become Lucky Pokémon. The images also show that the discount can be even more than half. The feature is coming soon
Edit @ 22:08: The support site for the game also notes that Lucky Pokémon are more likely to be "strong opponents" in battle
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