Sprint and Niantic have struck a partnership that promotes Sprint’s network and provides additional Poke Stops and Pokemon Gym’s at Sprint’s 10,500 locations in the US. Tucked within the Sprint announcement today Niantic reveals new experiences and in-game events before the end of 2016! Tucked within this update is a rather quiet line of news referencing December 12, 2016 announcement for “new Pokemon” being added into Pokemon Go! Could this be our next-gen launch date? Certainly seems so!
The Sprint announcement details a special experience being added to Sprint’s locations around the US. Sprint and their affiliates (Boost and Sprint at Radioshack stores) will become gyms and Pokestops! Seems nothing unique to those locations as Niantic says that it provides more locations to get the usual Poke balls and Razz Berries specifically. This announcement also provides some information on what trainers can expect if the partnership with Starbucks being rumored is also true.