Informational
April 1, 2019
- Ash Hat Pikachu arrived in an unannounced event for April Fools Day. Ash Ketchum was photobombing GO Snapshot photos in place of Smeargle and unlocking an Ash Hat Pikachu spawn, which could be shiny!
- Redditor u/KristenOuO has a checklist to help you keep track of those shinies.
- No new Research Tasks this month, and Spinda didn't change at all, courtesy of u/danielrg98.
- An APK update for Android to 0.139.2 fixes the PvP bug that caused crashes.
April 2, 2019
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Safari Zone info for Dortmund, Germany has been found through an announcement made by Westfalen Park. More information is said to be released in May.
- Shiny Scyther is released for the beginning of the Bug Out event!
- Our Lord and Savior Tier 3 Shuckle returns.
- Pokemon in raids are gender-locked, so hunting for that female Combee is pretty easy! Thanks, u/_Mr_Brightside_.
April 3, 2019
- An update for iOS rolls out that features news about "Lucky Friends", but the feature remains unreleased.
- The Bug Out event seems to have lower spawn rates than a usual event, according to u/sugo2009.
- u/ct9876 shows off what a Giratina Origin Forme can do.
April 4, 2019
- Pokemon GO Fests all over the world are announced! Chicago, Dortmund, and Asia are all confirmed, as well as when the next few Community Days will be.
April 5, 2019
- Got a friend you just can't raise your friendship levels with? u/zwei2stein has you covered.
April 6, 2019
- Another Android update rolls out(0.139.3), and u/martycochrane has the details, including references to a new Mewtwo form?
- PokeBattler creator u/celandro shares their experience taking down a Deoxys Attack Forme solo, which was ruined by some bugs we know all too well.
Ideas / Humor
April 1, 2019
- An amazing-looking task interface from u/plastikwar gets a lot of attention!
April 3, 2019
- u/stangill shows off what a Weedle can do.
- A spawn point idea gets a bit of traction from u/Jason2890.
April 4, 2019
- A showoff from u/lazyboy0337, except this time, it's Shuckle's time to shine!
- u/YourSpideyRoommate thanks Niantic for doing what we all wanted; announcing Community Day dates in advance!
