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Generation 2 Mega Thread

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Confirmed
  • Lures last 6 hours until Feb 18 and Pokemon storage upgrades are 1/2 price (100 coins) until Feb 28
  • 5 candies and 300 stardust when catching a stage 1 evolution. 10 candies and 500 stardust for a stage 2 evolution.
  • Hitmon (lee/chan) candies have been unified into Tyorgue candies.
  • Hoothoot, Sentret and Yanma can be Ditto in disguise
  • Gen 1 Pokemon with new Gen 2 evolutions may have their candy requirements changed (ex. Zubat now takes 25 candy to evolve
  • You can name your Eevee "Sakura" to evolve it into an Espeon and "Tamao" to evolve it into an Umbreon. Like the Sparky, Rainer, Pyro trick, this only works once.
  • Many moves have been rebalanced.
  • Only one type of berry can be used at a time when catching a Pokemon
  • Togetic CAN be encountered in the wild but has a 1% base capture rate.
  • If you capture a Pokemon with your first throw, you are awarded 50 XP. Catches on GO+ also have the first throw bonus applied.
  • Gen 2 Pokemon can be hatched
  • Johto medal and Delinquent medal (dark types) have been added
  • Evolution items drop at low rates from Pokestops
  • Some Generation 1 Pokemon have new movesets
  • You can purchase new clothing items and accessories for Pokecoins
  • Critical catches are now implemented. You will see arrows rising from your Pokeball after a catch if it is a critical catch.
  • Charge moves can have at most 3 charge bars
  • Base catch rates have been changed for many Pokemon
  • Nanab Berries are unlocked at level 14, Pinap Berries are unlocked at level 18
  • Evolution items are unlocked from Pokestops at level 10
  • Smeargle is not yet available.
Currently Being Tested
  • Walk 10 KM with Eevee as buddy and evolve during Day for Espeon and Night for Umbreon. Preliminary evidence
  • Heracross may be a South America region exclusive
  • When evolving Tyrogue, the evolution depends on the highest IV. Attack = Hitmonchan, Defense = Hitmonlee, HP = Hitmontop
Confirmed Glitches
  • When using a Pinap berry, the caught Pokemon screen will sometimes show you earning 1 less candy than actual (ex. 5 for Pidgey, 9 for Pidgeotto, 19 for Pidgeot). You will still be awarded the double candy if you check the Pokemon page (6, 10, 20 respectively).