Pokemon go update news: next big niantic patch includes team changes?

Another part of this update is apparently going to see Gyms share links over distances, which could feed into the next big feature. Team Missions are apparently another gameplay tweak being

worked on, which according to a source talking to Slash Gear, could feed into a single goal worldwide. This could reportedly be the roadmap toward releasing the first Legendary Pokemon into

the game, although Niantic have yet to confirm officially how they plan to do this. However, while this new Pokemon Go update could be released later this year, it could also be rolled into

some kind of new special event release, with teamwork as its theme. Senior product manager Tatsuo Nomura has spoken more on the company’s plans to expand Pokemon Go’s lore, revealing that

while plans were in place, other bigger priorities were keeping resources away. Niantic currently has around 70 people in all departments, who have been focused more on launching Gen 2

Pocket Monsters and providing more multiplayer features. Whatever happens in the future, the recent Pokemon Go Water Festival has proven that fans are still hungry for new challenges.

Pokemon Go players caught more than half a billion Magikarp during the week long event. "Great work, Trainers! Collectively, you caught over 589 million Magikarp during the #PokemonGO

Water Festival,” a message from the Niantic support team. The Water Festival increased the spawn rates for water-based Pokemon, and also introduced Shiny Magikarp and Gyarados variants.

Fortunately, just because the Water Festival is over, Pokemon Go fans can still catch Shiny variants. Niantic confirmed as much in a recent statement, telling fans that the Shiny variants

were still out there.