All signs point to Gen 2 Pokemon being released in to the game tomorrow, Friday February 17th, 2017. Beyond the blog early yesterday from Niantic referencing the launch of Gen 2 “this week” we have some very specific events that point to tomorrow being the big day. Further evidence will show that tomorrow will be the day Trainers have waited months for, the launch of Gen 2 Pokemon!
First the update – Android users reported seeing updates to their PokemonGo apps yesterday and today iOS users received their updates. This update brought us the refined capture window with the carousel layout, clothing tweaks, and minor text edits. It also prepped Trainers for the server side changes required to actually roll the 80 new Gen2 Pokemon out to the game.
Second and largely the bigger evidence of tomorrow being the big day we have this press release by Sprint indicating a “Lure-a-thon” at all their Sprint and Boost Mobile locations. It goes on to say they are inviting Trainers to celebrate the new features and 80 new Pokemon in Pokemon Go nationwide on Friday, February 17th! It goes on to say that the company will have Lures up on all their locations nationwide to help attract Pokemon such as “Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile” as well as obtain the new berries (Pinap and Nanab). Definitely looks like this announcement is confirming what we all hoped and expected for tomorrow.
Tomorrow’s gonna be a great day for Pokemon Trainers all over the world!