Thanks to being comparatively leisurely to get , and being a freaking animate being when battling at Gyms , Vaporeon has largely dominatedPokémon Go . But now , a immense computer software update this weekend appears to equilibrate – or as they say in gamer parlance , " nerf " – the Water eccentric Pokémon ’s powers , along withseveral other substantial changes to the secret plan . Hold on to your Bulbasaurs , folks .
As excuse in areportby Kotaku , Pokémon Goplayers took to Reddit on Saturday after the game ’s developer , Niantic Labs , quietlyreduced the major power of Vaporeon ’s killer Water Gun tone-beginning from 10 to 6and increased – or " buffed " – its Hydro Pump attack by 50 % . The variety effectively efface much of your Vaporeon ’s badass border over other Pokémon in battle , although it take care like its other stats like stamen remain the same . Unfortunate as it may be , the pinch to Vaporeon is likely just one of many changes to several Pokémon in the plot , as detailed ina helpful chartbyArchangelus on Reddit .
Worse yet , Kotaku reportsthat another quiet modification under the biz ’s strong-armer appears to have brokenPokémon cut through mapsand tools likePokévision , which essentially use the biz ’s raw datum to avail players pinpoint all the nearby Pokémon real meter . The most late tweet from Pokévision is , well , not very hopeful :
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Just last week , Niantic Labs CEO John HanketoldForbesthat such third - party Pokémon tracking tools would soon cease to body of work , which really should n’t derive as a surprise considering they belike outrage the biz ’s terms of table service and are widely regarded as cheat . But attend as the in - biz Pokémon hunting shaft is basically useless , you really do n’t have much assist on your quest tocatch ‘em all .
In plus to the quiet updates to the plot ’s intimate workings , the actual software update available for the biz via Apple ’s App Store and Google Play brings several more changes , such as the ability to finally delete your avatar , among others . Here ’s a abbreviated summary of the changes via the update release note :
The bottom occupation : just a few week afterPokémon Gofirst launch , it looks like Niantic is finally making some serious change to the game , now that it appears to have the waiter crashing issues under control . And , well , it ’s safe to say that like Pidgeys and Rattatas , you could expect many , many more .
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