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Pokémon GO Halloween Promotion Will Fix Buddy Pokémon for a Week & Add More Ghosts

Still trying to land yourself a Gengar or Hypno in Pokémon GO—or any other Pokémon, for that matter? The holiday of spookiness and candy is bringing an extra dose of both to your gameplay for a week!

Upcoming Pokémon GO Update Will Improve Gym Training, Help Catch Rare Pokémon

Niantic is adding in a system that incentivizes you to keep capturing common Pokémon. Every time you do, your chances of capturing a rare Pokémon increase. Also, they're changing the way gym training works.

Pokémon GO Update Restores Lost Feature—Not Tracking—and Promises New Ones

Pokémon GO is fresh of finally receiving the Buddy Pokémon feature in the middle of last week, but with the Pokémon GO Plus now available and fall upon us, the developers at Niantic are hard at work adding new features. A new update brings back one of the game's early, lost features as well as adding even more support for the Plus peripheral, with promises of even more on the way.

It’s Like Printing Money: Pokémon GO Plus Accessory Way Better Than Previously Expected

If you're still playing Pokémon GO, then it might behoove you to check out what's going on with the Pokémon GO Plus accessory that launched yesterday—y'know, in case you didn't have it already.

Pokémon GO Is Still Tentacool Despite Losing 1/3 of Users

It's been reported that Pokémon GO, which recently launched a buddy system and the Plus wristband, has lost over a third of active players since August 12th—about 20 million.

Pokémon GO’s Buddy System Is Stingy but Adorable

Here's everything you need to know about Pokémon GO 's new buddy system.

Pokémon GO Players Already Finding Ways Around Jailbreaking Ban, Others Looking for Refunds

Pokémon GO's latest update—which already faced more than its share of ire after Niantic tweeted that it was coming on Saturday and then took several days to finally release—had a strict new anti-cheating measure: "jailbroken" and "rooted" devices, smartphones with their software cracked for additional customization, are no longer allowed. The point of the update was to stop cheaters from faking their GPS location, but it's left a lot of perfectly innocent users looking for a solution.

Pokémon GO Lets You Choose a Pokémon Buddy in New Update

Moving forward, part of playing Pokémon GO will resemble something like a buddy system for your Pokémon-catching experience. That's because, with its newest update, Pokémon GO is finally instituting that "Buddy Pokémon" perk.

UPDATED: Pokémon GO’s Upcoming “Buddy Pokémon” Will Let You Walk Your Pokémon for Candy

We're still waiting for an updated Pokémon tracking system, but an upcoming Pokémon GO feature may breathe new life into the game even without it. A "Buddy System" has been noticed in the code that will let you choose a Pokémon to walk (fly, etc.) alongside you, but it's far more than a graphical gimmick. Your walking distance will be tracked just like hatching an egg, and it will award you with the all-important candy in return.

Be the Very Best: Pokémon GO Team Leaders Can Tell You How Strong Your Pokémon Are

Niantic has rolled out a new feature for Pokémon GO that will put your team leaders to work. You'll be able to ask them about the strength of your various Pokémon.