Whilst the new Zelda game has taken up most of the spotlight at Nintendo’s E3 presentations, Pokémon hasn’t been left behind, with the first official gameplay of Pokémon Sun and Moon being shown off during some time with Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori from GameFreak, as well as some other new Pokémon.
But lest we forget, Pokémon have another major release in the works. Pokémon has plans to break into the growing mobile market with Pokémon Go, and after months of hush-hush and rumor mongering, we finally have something to go on, and some of it might surprise us.
First, Pokémon Go Plus, the previously announced add-on for Pokémon Go, will connect to your smartphone and tells you if there’s a Pokémon around by flashing Green. The Plus device makes it so you can watch for Pokémon without having to pull out your phone and focus on your surroundings.
The Plus device will flash green when a Pokémon is nearby, will osculate to decide if a Pokémon is caught and flash with rainbow colors if you are successful. Meanwhile, if you are not successful in catching the Pokemon then The Plus device will flash red. It is primed for a late July release and will cost $34.99.
The game itself focuses on catching Pokémon, and you earn more experience for using different techniques, such as a curve ball.
Generation One Pokémon will be the first available in the game to celebrate the 20th anniversary though more Pokémon will eventually be added. Evolution will be handled differently to the main games, as when you get a new Pokémon, you will receive candies. If you use these candies then you can evolve the Pokémon. For example, using 25 Squirtle candies will evolve it into Wartortle.
As with the Plus add on, the game itself will be primed for release, but only tentatively, in July.
