Get ready to say good bye to some bonuses in Pokemon GO.
It has been tough to play some aspects of Pokemon GO since March. After all, the COVID pandemic has made it difficult to leave the house when most places have been on various degrees of lockdown. It is because of these restrictions that Niantic has put in some bonuses to make it easier to play Pokemon GO from home.
Though, players of Pokemon GO will some some of these bonuses removed starting on Thursday, October 1st. Meanwhile, some of these updates will be adjusted.
Bonuses Being Removed or Modified
Below are some of the temporary bonuses that will be removed or modified.
- Hatch Distance will return to normal for Eggs.
- The increased effectiveness of Incense will now apply only while walking.
- Your Buddy Pokémon will now bring you Gifts only when you have nearly run out. This will happen only once per day.
- You will still have a higher chance of getting a Gift when you spin a PokéStop. However, you won’t be guaranteed to get a Gift.
Two of the biggest removes will involve the hatch distance for eggs being returned to normal and increased effectiveness of Incense.
Due to not being able to walk as much or working from home, people have been walking less. The less that a person walks means less eggs to be hatched. The idea behind half Egg hatch distance was to allow players to continue to hatch Eggs at a regular rate.
Meanwhile, Players have been depending on the increased Incense effectiveness since March due to being unable to go to parks and putting Lures at PokeStops. This is especially true for events and Community Days. The increased Incense effectiveness have gotten players to expect Pokemon to be coming out as long as the Incense is activated. Now it seems like that will lessen after October 1st.
Bonuses That Will Remain
Below are the bonuses that are expected to remain after October 1st.
- The maximum number of Gifts you can carry in your Item Bag at a time will remain at 20.
- You will continue to receive three times the Stardust and XP for your first Pokémon catch of the day.
- Incense duration will remain at 60 minutes.
Many players have gotten use to these bonuses and certainly have enjoyed them. One of them included being able to hold 20 Gifts in their bag. Though, it seems as if Niantic are hinting that we could see these be removed one day. Only time will tell if these will eventually stay permanently.
Stay safe Pokemon GO players and keep catching!
Source: Pokemon GO
